What do today’s pastors think about science? What views do they hold on creation and evolution and how strongly do they hold them? How do origins issues impact their ministries? These were just a few of the questions that motivated us at BioLogos to commission a survey of pastors on… [more]
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Seeing unseen things
Scientists are in the business of seeing unseen things. I’ve noticed that whenever I learn about the discovery of something that’s never been seen or known before, I feel a sense of epiphany and elation - an instinctive, illumining kind of joy. It makes me think that I’m made to… [more]
Children of atom, children of Eve
Are you smarter than the average American, at least when it comes to science and religion? Following separate surveys in recent years on those two topics, the Pew Research Center has made quiz versions available online for the public. Now you can weigh your own knowledge on science and religion… [more]
The woolly idea of reviving extinct species
When resurrecting extinct species was just a plot device in a Steven Spielberg movie that grossed its way to the top of the charts (and made tons of money, too!), it merited a few moments of fanciful chatter over a brewski. But, goodness, scientists have now met and actually conferred… [more]
Smart drugs: playing fair or playing God?
Last month, Will Oremus wrote a piece in Slate about his pill-a-day habit. Oremus, like many Americans, has been diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which is marked by poor attention span, impulse control and hyperactivity. Many people with ADHD take drugs like Ritalin and Adderall, which manage these symptoms… [more]
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Jordan Ballor Ok, so it's a symptom of broken trust. Who broke the trust? There's plenty of blame to go around, surely, but where's the critique of the "priestly" voice of science?
Children of atom, children of Eve
coryzipperle Christ was a healer to propagate the Gospel. He didn't simply heal sick people - there was a more important purpose in his healing. Are we furthering the Gospel with our pharmaceutical practices?
Smart drugs: playing fair or playing God?
paulvanderklay I think a more honest approach to all of them is to recognize that these texts create an interpretive framework from which these highly complex religious-cultural communities approach these matters.
Historical Adam: Wrestling with Romans 5
KoryPlockmeyer While Paul's theology is certainly normative for Christians, I don't believe we need to limit ourselves to Paul's cosmology.
Historical Adam: One possible scenario
Adrian deLange You can assume an historical Adam and Eve - or not - but the assumption that the Bible's primary concern is to accommodate our modern scientific and historical worldviews just might be the most destructive dimension of this whole argument.
Historical Adam: Wearing the genes
ggoodfellow What a great way for us to view nature, as a parallel revelation with the scriptures!
Historical Adam: Embracing the questions