Every major field of human discourse spawns a literature proportional to the intensity of the conversation. Science and religion is no exception. Fascinating topics, historic and contemporary, have arisen at the intersection of these two very different fields, and a periodical literature has emerged, both to facilitate communication among scholars who have entered into this conversation, and to report the conversation to a larger audience.

Given the diversity within science and among religions, it is no surprise that the field's periodicals address the disciplines differently. In some journals religion means theology, and the editorial approach is primarily theoretical. Some periodicals intend religion to include all world religions, whereas others intend it as a synonym for a particular brand of faith. Still other publications address issues of applied religion, meaning spirituality or public morality, and...