Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Theology as interdisciplinary inquiry : the virtues of humility and hope / Robin Lovin, Peter Danchin, Agustín Fuentes, Friederike Nüssel, and Stephen Pope -- Looking at humans through the lens of deep history : a transdisciplinary approach to theology and evolutionary anthropology / Celia Deane-Drummond -- The moral life and the structures of rational selves : theology and science on habitus, imitatio, and the valuation of self and other / Michael Spezio -- The divine (mental) image : theological anthropology and the structures of cognition / Colleen Shantz -- Nicholas of Cusa's mystical theology in theological and scientific perspective : textuality, intersubjectivity, transformation / Andrea Hollingsworth -- Religious persecution and religious freedom : the witness of Russia's new martyrs and holy elders / John P. Burgess -- Law, theology, and aesthetics : identifying the sources of authority / Mary Ellen O'Connell -- Conclusion: A collaborative manner of theological reflection / Douglas F. Ottati.

Can a neuroscientist help a theologian interpret a medieval mystical text? Can a historian of religion help an anthropologist understand the effects of social cooperation on human evolution? Can a legal scholar and a theologian help each other think about how fear of God relates to respect for the law? In this volume leading scholars in ethics, theology, and social science sum up three years of study and conversation regarding the value of interdisciplinary theological inquiry. This is an essential and challenging collection for all who set out to think, write, teach, and preach theologically in the contemporary world. - from publisher.