Category Archives: Resources for Discussion

An Exciting Opportunity!

Posted on January 13, 2015 by

Are you interested in questions of science and Christian faith? Perhaps not quite sure what to think? Want to enter into a conversation and learn some more? On this blog we’ve been carrying on a conversation about the relationship between … Continue reading →

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What Is Religion Anyway?

Posted on December 2, 2014 by

The first three interviews in Science and Religion: 5 Questions are with fairly outspoken skeptics of religion (something of a coincidence as the order is strictly alphabetical) – Simon Blackburn, Susan Blackmore, and Sean Carroll. The views they put forth … Continue reading →

Posted in Problems for Faith, Resources for Discussion, Science and Faith

NOMA and Rocks of Ages

Posted on October 23, 2014 by

A topic that comes up often in the discussion of science and religion is Stephen Jay Gould’s concept of non-overlapping magisteria or NOMA. I’ve read many papers and books that refer to this principle – sometimes agreeing, more often  disagreeing … Continue reading →

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Dealing With Darwin

Posted on September 2, 2014 by

Often times we forget the importance of place and time on the way ideas are received and processed. David Livingstone, Professor of Geography and Intellectual History at Queen’s University, Belfast makes it his business to study the relationship between the … Continue reading →

Posted in Evolution, Problems for Faith, Resources for Discussion, Science and Faith | Tagged

How Our Creator Shapes Us

Posted on August 26, 2014 by

How can we reconcile human evolution with the view of humans created in the image of God? How can we even introduce the topic and address the questions students may have? A month ago or so I introduced a project … Continue reading →

Posted in Creation, Evolution, Image of God, Resources for Discussion

The Author of Life

Posted on July 22, 2014 by

I had the privilege of being in Oxford last week (UK! not OH or MS). The picture to the right was taken from the top of the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin. You can click on the image … Continue reading →

Posted in Creation, Resources for Discussion

The Historical Adam

Posted on May 15, 2014 by

One of the most contentious issues involved in the discussion of the intersection between Christian faith and evolutionary biology is the question of Adam: historical, unique, mythical, archetypal, representative, something else? The recent clarification of the statement of faith at … Continue reading →

Posted in Adam, Genesis, Resources for Discussion