... scientific, legal, reli-gious, and ethical issues: the understanding of life and death, the definition of a human person, therights of the mother and the fetus, and the impact of new scientific discoveries ... I. McCord Professor of Theology and Science,Princeton Theological Seminary EDITORSNancy R. HowellAssociate Professor of Theology and Philosophy of Religion,Saint Paul School of Theology ... truly globalcharacter of the dialogue has been one of the main goals of this Encyclopedia. The Encyclopedia of Science and Religion highlights for our readers thedynamic and ongoing discussion...