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July 2014

July 03, 2014

Faith and Reason: Allies or Competitors?

Philosophy is rooted in reason and begins with detachment and skepticism. Theology is rooted in...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

Is There Room in the Middle? (RJS)

Karl Giberson has an interesting article at The Daily Beast - What's Driving America's Evolution...

June 09, 2014

NT Wright, Science and Religion

A collection of his public presentations, N.T. Wright's new Surprised by Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues, brings...

May 2014

May 06, 2014

The Endless Spiral of Faith and Action (RJS)

Most of the discussion of science and Christian faith focuses on the conflict or the...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Does Science Disprove God? (RJS)

Amir D. Aczel argues that the answer is no. Science does not disprove God. A...

April 08, 2014

And it Was Good … But Red in Tooth and Claw? (RJS)

One of the more common arguments against evolution is the requirement of death before the...

March 2014

March 20, 2014

Are Stage Props Necessary? (RJS)

The fourth and fifth chapters of Ronald E. Osborn’s new book Death Before the Fall:...

March 14, 2014

Needless (Faith) Casualties (by John Frye)

Needless Casualties I am going to write about Tyler and Brenda, a son and his...

March 11, 2014

Is Evolution a Random Process? (RJS)

A question that comes up quite frequently in discussions of evolution and Christian faith deals...

March 09, 2014

When the Faculty No Confidence Vote is this Clear, Listen

Professors are as difficult to herd as cats; they rise to their level of expertise...

March 07, 2014

BioLogos Responds to Bryan College Decision

By Deborah Haarsma: We at BioLogos are saddened over recent events at Bryan College, where a...

March 06, 2014

No Interpretation Needed!? (RJS)

On Sunday Scot put up a short post highlighting a shift at Bryan College tightening...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Death Before the Fall (RJS)

I recently received a copy of a new book Death Before the Fall: Biblical Literalism...

February 20, 2014

The Benefit of a Spirit-Breathed Perspective (RJS)

In the third chapter of The Spirit in Creation and New Creation: Science and Theology...

February 07, 2014

What do we lose?, Jack asks us

Jack Levison, at HuffPo, asks what we lose when we become obsessed with the creation

February 06, 2014

Ham, Nye and BioLogos

BioLogos, yesterday, posted responses to the Nye-Ham debate about evolution and creation. Here is BioLogos...

January 2014

January 16, 2014

Was It Wasted Time? (RJS)

My son celebrated his 18th birthday yesterday ... quite the milestone. Wow! It has been...

January 02, 2014

Most Americans Are Fine With Evolution (RJS)

Most White Evangelicals Are Not. The Pew Research Center recently released the results of a...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Neither Gods Nor Beasts (RJS)

Faith-based biology is not limited to conservative Christians and other theists. Neither is appreciation of...

December 10, 2013

Reason, Revelation, and Relationship (RJS)

Science, especially in the areas of molecular biology, biochemistry, and neuroscience, is changing the way...

December 06, 2013

All About Adam (RJS)

From The Economist All About Adam commenting on the ETS session at Baltimore (HT R):...

December 05, 2013

Super-Speed Evolution from AiG (RJS)

My post earlier today dealt with the Tower of Babel and some of the problems...

December 03, 2013

The Power of Ideas (RJS)

The nature of human beings, what it means to be human, extends beyond mere material...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

8 Facts about Evolution

From iO9: Homo sapiens evolved about 200-150,000 years ago in Africa, but our story as a...

November 12, 2013

How Free Am I? (RJS)

I am in the middle of a sporadic series of posts based on two recent...

October 2013

October 22, 2013

Is Faith a Threat to Science? (RJS)

Within the church we most often consider the intersection of science and faith from a...

October 01, 2013

God’s Creation … Chaos Creatures and What is “Good”? (RJS)

Over the last three or four years I have known six, make that seven, friends...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Why Should Christians Care About Science?

From Big Questions Online by Jennifer Wiseman. Dr. Wiseman is an astronomer. Her research uses...

September 17, 2013

Beware Neuromaniacs and Darwinitis (RJS)

Malcolm Jeeves is a Christian, an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of St....

September 10, 2013

One Endless Debate … (RJS)

This post wraps up our look at Gerald Rau's book Mapping the Origins Debate: Six...