As the West becomes more and more secular, and the discoveries of evolutionary biology and cosmology shrink the boundaries of faith, the claims that science and religion are compatible grow louder. If ...
Goshen College will host its 25th annual Conference on Religion and Science on March 6-8, featuring keynote speaker Wesley J. Wildman, professor of philosophy, theology and ethics and of ...
Religion and science have a reputation for conflict. Religious institutions have long viewed scientific observation and discovery as threats to their authority, and the scientific community has long ...
Classroom in Simboli Hall, home of the School of Theology and Ministry. (Photo by Gary Wayne Gilbert) The Boston College School of Theology and Ministry has been selected to participate in the Science ...
In a column on “every other kind of truth,” I distinguished between theological truth and every other kind of truth. The methods of arriving at each kind of truth are different, but the two kinds of ...
I tend to agree with Charles Darwin. Why should his theories shock the religious feelings of anyone? Why should any conflict exist between science and religion? Steve Bunk's Perspective article "Is ...
Many people think that science is just another religion, no better than their own. Their reasoning is apparently something along these lines: “Beliefs about the unseen world are based entirely on ...
Though they both attempt to explain the world, religion and science are essentially opposites. Science relies on testable empirical evidence, while religion is subjective, meaning any “evidence” ...
My impression is that scientists are as likely to be religious believers as any other section of the community. Nevertheless there is a feeling abroad that somehow science and religion are opposed to ...
Gone are the days when the protagonist, Robert Langdon, was sent off on a globe-trotting adventure thriller. In the latest title, Langdon seems to have a less important role in the narrative, and his ...
Regarding your front-page article (“‘Intelligent Design’ Goes on Trial in Pa.,” Oct. 5, 2005), it should be noted that evolution is the only scientific and nonreligious explanation for the existence ...