Arthur Peacocke in Zygon
From 1973 through 2004 Arthur Peacocke published 15 articles
in Zygon. As secretary of the Science and Religion
Forum he also worked to bring to Zygon's December
1976 issue the papers from the Forum's 1975 meeting on the
Problem of Consciousness as well as being the guest editor
for the June 1984 issue that presented the papers from the
Forum's 1983 meeting on "The Ethical Challenge of Contemporary
Biology." Zygon also devoted a Profile feature to
his work in our December 1991 issue.
- "The Nature and Purpose of Man in Science and Christian
Theology," pp. 373-394 in the September-December 1973
double issue.
- The "Introduction" to the section of Papers from the
Meeting of the Science and Religion Forum on the Problem
of Consciousness, p. 306 in the December 1976 issue.
- "Reductionism: A Review of the Epistemological Issues
and Their Relevance to Biology and the Problem of Consciousness,"
pp. 307-334 in the December 1976 issue. [The section on
the Problem of Consciousness also included articles by
Mary Hesse, Tim Appleton, H. M. Robinson, and J. W. Bowker.]
- "Chance and the Life Game," pp. 301-322 in the December
1979 issue. [In this article, Peacocke established himself
as a foremost interpreter of the work of Prigogine and
Eigen and their significance for the religion/science
discussion. The current interest in complexity and emergence
is indebted in part to his work in the 1970s. See also
item #7.]
- The "Editorial" for the June 1984 issue (pp. 115-116).
- "Sociobiology and Its Theological Implications," pp.
171-184 in the June 1984 issue. [The section on the Challenge
of Sociobiology to Ethics and Theology also included articles
by Michael J. Reiss, Peter Singer, William A. Rottschaefer,
David L. Martinsen, Philip Hefner, and Peter Baelz.]
- "Thermodynamics and Life," pp. 395-432 in the December
1984 issue. [This is another example of Peacocke's path-breaking
works that prefigures today's concern for complexity and
emergence—see item #4.]
- "God's Action in the Real World," pp. 455-476 in the
December 1991 issue.
- "From DNA to DEAN," pp. 477-493 in the December 1991
issue.
- "Concluding Reflection," pp. 527-540 in the December
1991 issue. [The Profile on Arthur Peacocke's work also
included articles by Lindon Eaves, Robert John Russell,
and James S. Nelson.]
- "Science and God the Creator," pp. 469-484 in the December
1993 issue.
- "The Religion of a Scientist: Explorations into Reality
(Religio philosophi naturalis)," pp. 639-659 in
the December 1994 issue.
- "Biology and a Theology of Evolution," pp. 695-712 in
the December 1999 issue. [Part of Zygon's "Teacher's
File" series.]
- "Science and the Future of Theology: Critical Issues,"
pp. 119-140 in the March 2000 issue. [This article was
part of the section "Rethinking Christian Theology in
Light of Science" where Philip Hefner, Arthur Peacocke,
David A. Pailin, and Vítor Westhelle carry on a discussion.]
- "'The End of All Our Exploring' in Science and Theology,"
pp. 413-429 in the June 2004 issue.
Of his longer works, Zygon has reviewed Creation
and the World of Science (Eugene Klaaren pp. 191-194
in June 1981), The Sciences and Theology in the Twentieth
Century (Robert John Russell pp. 458-464 in December
1985), Intimations of Reality: Critical Realism in Science
and Religion (Nancey Murphy pp. 464-466 in December
195), Theology for a Scientific Age (Ted Peters {1990
Basil Blackwell edition} pp. 350-352 in September 1992 and
James E. Huchingson {expanded 1993 Fortress Press edition}
pp. 352-355 in June 1996), and Paths from Science towards
God: The End of All Our Exploring (James E. Huchingson
pp. 244-246 in March 2005).
Arthur Peacocke has been a fruitful contributor to Zygon.
In addition to these published articles, he served for twenty
years as an Associate Editor. His presence will be missed.
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