Genesis 2

Karl Giberson offers a cultural history of the Bible's first human. It's an intriguing and unsettling story.

Karl Giberson offers a cultural history of the Bible's first human. It's an intriguing and unsettling story.

Karl Giberson offers a cultural history of the Bible's first human. It's an intriguing and unsettling story.

A recent Templeton Foundation program sought to cultivate local conversation on science and faith. We asked some pastors to describe their experience.

Fireworks this Friday will celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence almost 250 years ago. The founders' assurance "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" was authorized by "the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God." But the meaning of that phrase has been the subject of heated debate for some time.

Is there any chance that people will not sin?

When you grow up with a grandmother who insists that you thank the hens every time you gather their eggs, gratitude becomes second nature.

I have lived in the U.S. for nearly three years now, and there is so much to love: the beauty and the grandeur of the landscape, the welcome and hospitality I’ve found in one city after another, and so many new friends.

But there is one thing I don’t love so much.

What might God have to say about the creatures most people don’t think of as lovable?

How is it possible to read the first chapter of the Bible and not be an environmentalist?

In my church we've been exploring the idea that God is fully present in each person of the Trinity. Recently our focus has been on the Holy Spirit. On Trinity Sunday, a week after Pentecost, it might be fruitful to consider the implications of this full presence of God in the Spirit.