The Challenges of the Pentecostal, Charismatic and Messianic Jewish Movements: Tensions of the Spirit. By Peter Hocken . Ashgate Publishing Company, 2009. 156 pages. $99.95 cloth (original) (raw)

2011, Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions

an evolutionary biologist, speaks on behalf of warfare. The claims of science and religion conflict with one another and the battle has long since been won by scientists. M. Rudge, a History and Philosophy of Science professor and an agnostic, affirms independence instead, noting that the proper spheres of science and religion seldom overlap. The Rev. H. Wallace, pastor of a Southern Baptist megachurch, affirms dialogue between science and religion. (As he is a young-earth creationist who disparages all talk of evolution, however, his sincerity is repeatedly called into question.) Finally, the Rev. E. Matthews, an Episcopalian priest and process theologian, affirms integration, endorsing a holistic approach to both science and religion. Rife with historical and scientific facts, as well as useful philosophical distinctions, this book is sure to be a valuable tool in the classroom. Those who hold more conventional scientific views and also embrace relatively orthodox theism (i.e., the common core of the Abrahamic traditions) will not, however, find themselves represented in this discussion. This is surely a shortcoming.