science and religion
Rescuing faith from scientific imperialism
Kara Slade’s scathing yet incisive volume abounds with examples of modern hubris.
Yaa Gyasi’s beautiful novel embraces faith that changes and grows
Transcendent Kingdom explores an immigrant neuroscientist’s complicated relationship with evangelical Christianity.
by Lance Morgan
A physicist explores mystical experience
Alan Lightman asks great questions about science and religion. His answers are sometimes frustrating.
by Amy Frykholm
The spirit of Madeleine L’Engle
Sarah Arthur captures the beloved Christian author’s appeal.
Crossing the boundary between theology and science
Essays that consider the natural order as God's creation—in a way scientists might recognize.
Is evangelicalism at war with science?
It depends which evangelicals you’re asking.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's theological trouble
The Jesuit scientist questioned whether humans are descended from Adam. It got him exiled.
A playwright's quest for a missing Pierre Teilhard de Chardin file
The Jesuit archives in Rome didn't know if they had the document. But they said I could come look for it.
by Paul Bentley
The value of apocalypse
Why scientific thinking matters for society
Andrew Shtulman's book isn't just about understanding data. It's about moral concern.
The complex, beautiful history of science
Microscopes reveal countless worlds inside the world, from cells to tiny structures within cells diligently performing mysterious tasks.
The myth of a religion/science conflict
Are science and religion enemies or friends? Neither, says Peter Harrison—but they're both forms of virtue.
by Jeff Levin
God’s dice: Randomness can have purpose
Randomness is distinct from the Greek concept of chance. Conflating the two imports to science the sense that random events are gratuitous.
Faith and Wisdom in Science, by Tom McLeish
Why do scientists turn to questions traditionally reserved for the humanities? Tom McLeish argues for a deep kinship between the two spheres.
reviewed by J. B. Stump
Scientists and seminarians: Theologian Lea Schweitz
"Students don't have time for electives. Rather than change the curriculum, we embedded a discussion of religion and science in the classes they already take."
by Amy Frykholm
God’s Planet, by Owen Gingerich
Stephen Jay Gould regarded science and religion as addressing different kinds of questions. Owen Gingerich goes a step farther with a more nuanced approach.
reviewed by Russell Stannard