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In the Dizionario interdisciplinare di Scienza e Fede(Rome: Urbaniana University Press and Città Nuova, 2002), you will find the following entries, which cover a fairly complete overview of topic, and where you will find an extensive bibliography:
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Biologia (pp. 215-226), by A. Guerritore
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Chimica (pp. 227-237), by G. del Re
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Complessità (pp. 259-265), by G. del Re
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Determinism/Indeterminism (pp. 373-381), by A. Strumia
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Finalità (pp. 652-664), by M. Artigas
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Informazione (pp. 740-753), by E. Sarti
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Leggi naturali (pp. 783-804), by G. Tanzella-Nitti
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subject (pp. 849-866), by A. Strumia (available on line)
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Materialism (pp. 866-875), by G. Morra
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Meccanica (pp. 876-892), by A. Strumia (available on line)
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Natura (pp. 1027-1043), by G. Monastra
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Riduzionism (pp. 1231-1236), by J. Polkinghorne
An English version of some of the entries of the "Interdisciplinary Encyclopaedia of Religion and Science" (originally in Italian) are available at http://www.disf.org/en/default.asp.