Monthly Archives: August 2012

Ignorance: Does It Drive Both Science and Theology?

Posted on August 30, 2012 by rjs5

Stuart Firestein, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University has recently published a book with the provocative title Ignorance: How It Drives Science. This book derives from a popular class that Dr. Firestein teaches at … Continue reading →

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Evolution and the Sting of Death

Posted on August 28, 2012 by rjs5

The latest installment of the BioLogos series Southern Baptist Voices, published earlier this month, explored the troubling issue of the role death plays in evolution. John D. Laing, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s … Continue reading →

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Qualia, Consciousness, and Zombies

Posted on August 23, 2012 by rjs5

I am currently reading Christof Koch’s memoir Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist. Christof Koch is a Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology at CalTech. You can find the first two posts of his book here and here. In chapter 3 … Continue reading →

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…Or Eruptions of Conflict

Posted on August 21, 2012 by rjs5

I occasionally receive e-mail after posts when readers agree, disagree, or just have questions. The e-mail address I include at the bottom of each post is there to allow this kind of communication. An e-mail message after the post last … Continue reading →

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Wither the Fig Tree, Whither the Wandering Saints?

Posted on August 16, 2012 by rjs5

One of the most significant questions for Protestants, and perhaps for other Christians as well, is the view of scripture as inspired by God. A significant class of problems involved in the discussion of science and the Christian faith hinge … Continue reading →

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The Wellsprings of Conflict

Posted on August 14, 2012 by rjs5

I am currently reading Christof Koch’s memoir Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist. Christof Koch is a Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology at CalTech. Raised in a Roman Catholic family, son of a German diplomat, born in Missouri, growing up … Continue reading →

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Even The MacBook Air Is Not Sentient

Posted on August 9, 2012 by rjs5

A question that has intrigued me for a long time is the question of “will”. I leave off the word “free” here because free seems to convey a libertarian freedom without constraint. This is nonsense. We a fully embodied creatures … Continue reading →

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Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me

Posted on August 7, 2012 by rjs5

Scot made a rather sobering comment on one of his posts last week – Douthat, Bass and Christianity’s Culture Wars: Here’s an interesting one: a pastor called me the other day, we got into a conversation about “gospel” and what … Continue reading →

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Context is Key

Posted on August 2, 2012 by rjs5

Ted Davis, Professor of the History of Science at Messiah College, had an excellent post on the BioLogos Forum this week. Professor Davis is a senior Fellow for BioLogos and writes for the Forum approximately every other week. All of … Continue reading →

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