Russell, Robert

Bob is founder and Director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Science (CTNS) and Professor of Theology and Science at the Graduate Theological Union. An ordained minister with a Ph.D. in physics, his primary research areas are: Creation and cosmology / evolution; divine action and the laws of nature (quantum physics, relativity, chaos/complexity); theological anthropology and human genetics / /artificial intelligence; resurrection, eschatology, and the far future of the universe; ecology / environmental values and human need (ecojustice); Christian spirituality and nature; and philosophical elements in scientific theories. He is the author of Cosmology, Evolution, and Resurrection Hope, and co-editor of the journal Theology and Science and a five volume CTNS / Vatican Observatory series on science and divine action. The latter includes: Physics, Philosophy and Theology: A Common Quest for Understanding; John Paul II on Religion and Science: The New View from Rome; Quantum Cosmology and the Laws of Nature: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action; Chaos and Complexity; Evolutionary and Molecular Biology: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action; Neuroscience and the Person: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action; Quantum Mechanics: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action; and Resurrection: Theological and Scientific Perspectives.