Monthly Archives: September 2010

Science and Christian Virtue 2

Posted on September 30, 2010 by rjs5

I put up a short series of posts just about a year ago that dealt with the science of sin, Christian virtue, and the importance of viewing ourselves as fully embodied persons. You can find the posts here: Science and … Continue reading →

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Being Human After Darwin 1

Posted on September 28, 2010 by rjs5

I am slowly working through a series looking at the impact that the evidence for evolution has on our theology. This series is based on a book of essays, Theology After Darwin (available from amazon UK or, as pointed out … Continue reading →

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Evolution and Environmentalism

Posted on September 23, 2010 by rjs5

I am reading through a book of essays, Theology After Darwin (available from amazon UK or, as pointed out by a commenter, a search of Abebooks.com on author = Berry and title = Theology After Darwin will yield a USA-based … Continue reading →

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Theology After Darwin 3

Posted on September 21, 2010 by rjs5

I am slowly working through a series looking at the impact that the evidence for evolution has on our theology. This series is based on a book of essays, Theology After Darwin (available from amazon UK or, as pointed out … Continue reading →

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What Do You Mean By Literal?

Posted on September 16, 2010 by rjs5

A common question raised any time the question of creation and evolution comes up is the impact of this discussion on our understanding of scripture. After all, if we can’t take Genesis 1 literally why take any other part of … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Tone and Approach

Posted on September 14, 2010 by rjs5

I (almost) always add an e-mail address to my posts, an opportunity for readers to make more specific (or lengthy) comments or ask questions off-line. I received a several interesting messages last week – and would like to put forth … Continue reading →

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What About Intelligent Design?

Posted on September 9, 2010 by rjs5

I began a series last week looking at issues in theology and the impact that the evidence for evolution has on our theology. This series is based on a book of essays, Theology After Darwin (available from amazon UK or, … Continue reading →

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A Reply to an Open Letter

Posted on September 7, 2010 by rjs5

Patheos is developing a forum for conversation exploring many areas of faith in our culture. Inevitably this will touch at times on issues of science, reason, and faith – an article by James Hannam on his book God’s Philosophers, a … Continue reading →

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Prism and Rainbow

Posted on September 3, 2010 by rjs5

Joel W. Martin, Chief of the Division of Invertebrate Studies and a curator at the National History Museum of Los Angeles County, published a book earlier this year: The Prism and the Rainbow: A Christian Explains Why Evolution Is Not … Continue reading →

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