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Book review: Science and the Spirit: A Pentecostal Engagement with the Sciences edited by James K.A. Smith and Amos Yong
Halsmer, DM. 2011.  PSCF 63(4):284-285. CELD ID 24964

Abstract
This is a very interesting collection of articles that explore questions of spirituality in the light of contemporary science and technology. These are crucial issues for today with our culture seeking real answers as to how it can have an authentic and Spirit-empowered faith that is also consistent with the exciting discoveries of modern science and the challenges that arise with cutting-edge technologies. The contributors deliver insightful ideas on a wide range of topics at the interface of science/technology and Pentecostal theology. The book is divided into three sections, with three articles in "Part One: What Hath Azusa Street to Do with MIT?" There are four articles in "Part Two: The Spirit of Matter: Questions and Possibilities in the Natural Sciences," and three articles in "Part Three: The Human Spirit: Questions and Possibilities in the Social and Technological Sciences." Prior to these ten chapters, the editors provide a brief introduction to set the stage for this emerging conversation between Pentecostalism and science. The articles are meant to be comprehensible to the undergraduate student while also offering penetrating analysis of the tough questions facing this frontier from a scholarly perspective. They achieve a good balance in this regard.