Category Archives: Theology

It is a Defiling Skin Disease … Say What?

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Over the last year or so I have been listening to scripture straight through in large chunks during my commute (20-25 minutes each way depending on traffic). The Bible Gateway App for my phone has a great feature that permits … Continue reading →

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Why is the Universe Unfathomably Large?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

I wrote a post a while back Why would God use 4.6 Billion years? This post arose in response to a reflection of Ben Witherington’s with respect to the creation of the earth and received quite a bit of comment. … Continue reading →

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Theology … The Queen of the Sciences?

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

In today’s post I would like to put forth a few ideas for discussion, all related to the claim that theology is the queen of the sciences and how this could or should play out. This isn’t a polished argument, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science and Faith, Theology

Science and Theology 3 – A Matter of Time

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Last week I began a discussion of a recent book by The Rev. Dr. Polkinghorne, Theology in the Context of Science. This is a rather academic book – but the kind of book that someone who wants to move beyond … Continue reading →

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Science and Theology 2 – What Has Science Taught Us?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

On Tuesday I began a discussion of a recent book by The Rev. Dr. Polkinghorne, Theology in the Context of Science. This is a rather academic book – but the kind of book that someone who wants to move beyond … Continue reading →

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Science and Theology 1 – Science as Context

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Over the course of the next month or so I am going to look at three recent books by The Rev. Dr. Polkinghorne. The first, Theology in the Context of Science, I will begin today. The other two,  Testing Scripture: … Continue reading →

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Adam, Sin, and Death … Oh My 1

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Several weeks ago (here) I posted on the book by Karl Giberson and Francis Collins The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions and posed a few questions… specifically What arguments against evolution do you find convincing? … Continue reading →

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Evolutionary Creation 2

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

The second chapter of  Denis O. Lamoureux’s book Evolutionary Creation: A Christian Approach to Evolution provides a sketch of five basic categories for common views on creation, Genesis, and human origins – young earth creation, old earth or progressive creation, … Continue reading →

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Evolutionary Creation 1

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

I am going to begin a new series of posts today – one post every week or so – centered around Denis O. Lamoureux’s book Evolutionary Creation: A Christian Approach to Evolution. Dr. Lamoureux is an Associate Professor of science … Continue reading →

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The Age to Come – New Creation After Darwin

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

We’ve been looking at the essays in a book Theology After Darwin centered around a simple question: What are the implications for Christian theology if Darwin was right? The Christian story and Christian worldview is often summarized as Creation, Fall, … Continue reading →

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