Includes bibliographical references.

Introductory. An overview of the issues / Paul Kurtz
Are science and religion conflicting or complementary? : some thoughts about boundaries / Kendrick Frazier
I. Cosmology and God. A designer universe? / Steven Weinberg
Anthropic design : does the cosmos show evidence of purpose? / Victor J. Stenger
From the anthropic principle to the supernatural / David A. Shotwell
"God's goof," and the universe that knew we were coming / Owen Gingerich
Big-bang cosmology and atheism : why the big bang is no help to theists / Quentin Smith
Holy wars : an astrophysicist ponders the God question / Neil deGrasse Tyson
II. Intelligent design : creationism versus science. Creationism versus evolution / Kendrick Frazier
Skepticism's prospects for unseating intelligent design / William A. Dembski
Design yes, intelligent no : a critique of intelligent-design theory and neocreationism / Massimo Pigliucci
The 'science and religion movement' : an opportunity for improved public understanding of science? / Eugenie C. Scott
A world designed by God : science and creationism in contemporary Islam / Taner Edis. III. Religion and science in conflict. Science and religion in historical perspective / Vern L. Bullough
The Galileo affair / Timothy Moy
Uniting the world
or dividing it : which outlook is truly universal, which parochial in the extreme? / Sir Hermann Bondi
Why getting it right matters : how science prevails / Daniel C. Dennett
The dangerous quest for cooperation between science and religion / Jacob Pandian
Science versus religion : a conversation with my students / Barry A. Palevitz
Credo / Arthur C. Clarke
IV. Science and ethics : two magisteria. Nonoverlapping magisteria / Stephen Jay Gould
You can't have it both ways : irreconcilable differences? / Richard Dawkins
Where the two worlds tangle : there is a conflict in metaphysics
but not in ethics / Richard Feynman
V. The scientific investigation of paranatural claims. Examining claims of the "paranatural" : life after death / Paul Kurtz
After-death communication studies / Richard Wiseman and Cirán O'Keefe
Near-death experiences / Antony Flew
Does the soul exist : from the mythological soul to the conscious brain / Jerome W. Elbert
Efficacy of prayer / Irwin Tessman and Jack Tessman
Science versus shroud science / Joe Nickell. VI. Scientific explanations of religion. Why do people believe or disbelieve? / Paul Kurtz
Supernatural power and cultural evolution / Anthony Layng
The biological roots of religion / Morton Hunt
Whence religious belief? / Steven Pinker
Searching for God in the machine / David C. Noelle
VII. Accommodating science and religion. Science and the unknowable / Martin Gardner
A way of life for agnostics / James Lovelock
Celebrating creation / Chet Raymo
Science and religion in an impersonal universe / Matt Young
Afterthoughts / Paul Kurtz

Despite marked public interest, many leading scientists remain sceptical that there is common ground between scientific knowledge and religious belief. This book discusses topics such as the Big Bang and the origin of the universe, the nature of the 'soul', and near-death experiences.