Books
In recent years, Stenger's books and articles have been mostly written for the wider educated public. These writings explore the interfaces between physics and cosmology, and philosophy, religion, and pseudoscience. The following books have all been published by Prometheus Books.
- 1988. Not by Design: The Origin of the Universe. ISBN 0879754516
- 1990. Physics and Psychics: The Search for a World Beyond the Senses. ISBN 087975575X.
- 1995. The Unconscious Quantum: Metaphysics in Modern Physics and Cosmology. ISBN 1573920223.
- 2000. Timeless Reality: Symmetry, Simplicity, and Multiple Universes. ISBN 1573928593.
- 2003. Has Science Found God? The Latest Results in the Search for Purpose in the Universe. ISBN 1591020182.
- 2006. The Comprehensible Cosmos: Where Do The Laws Of Physics Come From?. ISBN 1591024242.
- 2007. The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows that God Does Not Exist. ISBN 1591024811. New York Times bestseller.
- 2009. Quantum Gods: Creation, Chaos and the Search for Cosmic Consciousness. ISBN 1591027136.
- 2009. The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason. ISBN 1591027519.
Peer-reviewed articles
- 1964 (with W. E. Slater et al.), "K-N Interactions in the I=0 State at Low Energies," Phys. Rev. 134, B1111. Publication of Stenger's Ph.D. thesis results.
- 1984, "The Production of Very High Energy Photons and Neutrinos from Cosmic Proton Sources," Astrophys. J. 284, 810.
- 1985, "Photinos from Cosmic Sources," Nature 317, 411.
- 1986, "The Extraterrestrial Flux Sensitivity of Underground and Undersea Muon Detectors," Il Nuovo Cimento 9C, 479.
- 1990, "The Universe: the ultimate free lunch," European Journal of Physics 11: 236-43.
- 1999, "Bioenergetic Fields," The Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, Vol. 3(1).
- 2000, "Natural Explanations for the Anthropic Coincidences," Philo 3: 50-67.
Other articles
- 1993, The Myth of Quantum Consciousness," The Humanist 53(13).
- 1996, "New Age Physics: Has Science Found the Path to the Ultimate?” Free Inquiry 16(3): 7-11.
- 1996, "Cosmythology: Was the Universe Designed to Produce Us?" Skeptic 4(2): 36-40.
- 1997, "Quantum Metaphysics.”" in Laurence Brown, Bernard C. Farr, and R. Joseph Hoffmann, eds., Modern Spiritualities. Amherst NY: Prometheus Books: 243-53. Also published in 1997, The Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine 1(1): 26-30.
- 1998/99, "Has Science Found God?" Free Inquiry 19(1): 56-58.
- 1999, "Bioenergetic Fields.” The Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine 3(1).
- 1999, "The Anthropic Coincidences: A Natural Explanation," Skeptical Intelligencer 3(3): 2-17.
- 1999, "Anthropic Design: Does the Cosmos Show Evidence of Purpose?" Skeptical Inquirer 23(4): 40-63.
- 1999, "“Energy Medicine,”" (with David Ramey, DVM) in Alternate Therapies in the Horse. New York: Howell Book House: 55-66.
- 2000, "The Pseudophysics of Therapeutic Touch" in Béla Scheiber and Carla Selby, eds., Therapeutic Touch. Amherst NY: Prometheus Books: 302-11.
- 2001, "Humanity in Time and Space," Free Inquiry 21(2):42-69.
- 2001, "Time's Arrows Point Both Ways: The View From Nowhen," Skeptic 8(4): 90-95.
- 2001, "The God of Falling Bodies," Skeptical Inquirer 25(5): 46-49.
- 2001, "The Breath of God: Identifying Spiritual Force" in Skeptical Odysseys, Paul Kurtz, ed. Amherst NY: Prometheus Books: 363-74.
- 2003, "Anthropic Design: Does the Cosmos Show Evidence of Purpose?" in Kurtz, Paul, ed., Science and Religion: Are They Compatible? Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books: 47-49.
- 2003, "The Premise Keepers," Free Inquiry 23(3).
- 2004, "Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Us?" in Matt Young and Taner Edis, eds., Why Intelligent Design Fails: A Scientific Critique of the New Creationism. New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press: 172-84.
- 2005, "Flew's Flawed Science," Free Inquiry 25(2): 17-18.
- 2006, "The Scientific Case Against a God Who Created the Universe" in Michael Martin and Ricki Monnier, eds., The Improbability of God. Amherst NY: Prometheus Books.
- 2006, "Do Our Values Come from God? The Evidence Says No," Free Inquiry 26(5): 42-45.
- 2007, "Physics, Cosmology, and the New Creationism" in Scientists Confront Creationism II. W.W. Norton.
- " Is the Brain a Quantum Device?" Skeptical Briefs (March 2008).
- 2008, "[Where Can God Act? The New Quantum Theology,]" Free Inquiry 28(5): 1-36.
- "Reality" and "Clock Time." Entries for the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed. To be published by Macmillan Reference USA(Thomson Gale).
- "Time, Arrow of," "Time, Asymmetry of," "Time, Operational Definition of," "Universe, Origin of," "Planck time," Time, Symmetry of," "Time, Units of." Entries for The Encyclopedia of Time to be published by Sage Publications.
Columnist
Since 1998, Stenger has written a column, called "Reality Check," for
Skeptical Briefs, the quarterly newsletter of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI). Physics and Psychics, the Paranormal