Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
Progressive Christian

science

Select a Category 1 Corinthians 1 John 1 Peter 1 Samuel 1 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Corinthians 2 Kings 2 Peter 2 Samuel 2 Thessalonians 2 Timothy academia Acts of the Apostles afterlife Akhaten Alcatraz American Academy of Religion Amos Anglican Arabic Aramaic archaeology art artificial intelligence astronomy atheism atonement Babylon 5 Baptists Battlestar Galactica Bible Biblical Studies Carnival biblioblogging Black Mirror Blade Runner Book of Job book review Buddhism Call for Papers China Christianity Christmas Christology Chronicles Coptic creation Daniel Deuteronomy Doctor Who Dune Easter Ecclesiastes economics education Eldad Keynan Enoch Seminar Ephesians eschatology Esther Evangelicals evolution Exodus Expanse Ezekiel Ezra fantasy Fringe fundamentalism Galatians games Ge'ez genealogy Genesis Gnosticism Gospel of Jesus' Wife Gospel of John Gospel of Judas Gospel of Luke Gospel of Mark Gospel of Matthew Gospel of Peter Gospel of Thomas Greek Harry Potter Hebrew Hebrews Hinduism historical Jesus history Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Holidays horror Hosea humor incarnation India inerrancy information literacy inspirational Intelligent Design Ireland Isaiah Islam Israel Italy James Jeremiah John the Baptist Jonah Joshua Judaism Jude Judges Judith Lamentations languages Latin Leviticus libraries literature Lord of the Rings LOST Mandaeans Mandaic memes Methodism Micah monotheism morality Mormons movies music mythicism NASSCAL Nehemiah new perspective New Testament news Numbers Orthodox paganism panentheism pantheism Patheos Paul and his letters Pentecostals Philippians Philippians 2:6-11 philosophy physics Planet of the Apes podcast politics Progressive Christianity Protestantism Proverbs Psalms pseudoscience racism religion Revelation Roman Catholicism Romania Romans Ruth scams science science fiction Secret Gospel of Mark Society of Biblical Literature Song of Songs Star Trek Star Wars Stargate Swahili Syriac Taoism technology Terminator The Handmaid's Tale The Hobbit The Matrix theodicy theology theory Timeless Titus tomb Torchwood travel TRON Uncategorized United Kingdom Westworld X-Files young-earth creationism Zechariah

Select a Month October 2026 September 2026 August 2026 July 2026 June 2026 May 2026 April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 December 2025 November 2025 October 2025 September 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 February 2007 January 2001

May 2015

May 21, 2015

The One True Religion, With Evidence

IO9 shared the above comic, depicting a future in which people have found a way...

May 18, 2015

Science Saints

A while back, Nerdist shared some stained-glass images of scientists. I think the depiction is...

May 07, 2015

A Textbook Case of Addiction

Or should that be "a case of textbook addiction"? From the webcomic series Cyanide and...

May 06, 2015

Not Anti-Science

This cartoon from today's New Yorker puts a positive spin on opposition to mainstream science, one...

May 03, 2015

Acts 8 (Enterprise Edition)

Unvirtuous Abbey shared this on Facebook. This isn't what I have pictured when I have...

April 2015

April 15, 2015

God So Loved The World

This came to my attention recently. You can purchase the bumper sticker and other items...

April 06, 2015

One Soul Or Two?

When I saw this graphic, I knew I had to share it. I actually raise...

March 2015

March 28, 2015

Those Arrogant Scientsts

I've seen the image above in several places, including Open Parachute. I think there is...

March 17, 2015

Biblical Geocentrism

The above photo appeared on Reddit. I was going to post it without much comment,...

March 16, 2015

Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora

There are a lot of nice elements in the Doctor Who episode The Masque of...

March 16, 2015

The Dark Ages

The above image was left by a commenter on my blog. It reflects a common...

March 13, 2015

Review of The Lost World of Adam and Eve

I'm delighted to be a participant in the Patheos Book Club about John Walton's latest...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Inhofe Disproves Poverty and Hunger

On Facebook, Chris Code offered the following comment about Senator James Inhofe's misguided attempt to...

January 2015

January 26, 2015

Some Say

Historically, there have been a variety of explanations for the way things are. Most of...

January 25, 2015

Importing Modern-Day Science Into Ancient Texts

I shared a long quote from Mike Beidler a while back, and a discussion occurred...

January 07, 2015

Embracing Science as a Christian

The quote comes from an article Hannah Birky wrote for BioLogos, "How Science Led Me...

December 2014

December 17, 2014

LOST Rewatch: Man of Science, Man of Faith

The season 2 premiere of LOST is wonderfully mind-bending, and showed the kinds of surprising...

December 03, 2014

Science Denial Mad Libs

Also note how well this works: The scholarly consensus regarding the historical Jesus leaves something...

November 2014

November 17, 2014

Ahead of its Time Knowledge in the Bible?

Ross MacKenzie has a nice breakdown of what motivates - and what is wrong with -...

November 13, 2014

The Wonder of the Universe and the Language of Science and Faith

I am long overdue to blog about several books that IVP has sent me on...

October 2014

October 20, 2014

That’s a Fact

From Joe Heller via Open Parachute. I don't think the scientist does a good job of...

October 11, 2014

Dangerous Debates?

Some predicted that the overall harmful effects of debates such as Bill Nye's with Ken...

September 2014

September 12, 2014

David Wilkinson’s ASA Lectures

St. John's College in Durham shared links to the ASA Lectures by David Wilkinson, the...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

The Unity of Truth

The quote comes from a blog that I had drawn to my attention for the...

August 22, 2014

Different Views on Human Origins

Via God of Evolution

August 08, 2014

Science Denial Tactics

Ken Perrott shared this useful image with Sean Carroll's list of tactics used by science-deniers...

July 2014

July 26, 2014

Ray Comfort Hates Science and the Bible Equally

I am pretty certain at this stage that Ray Comfort is someone who is intentionally...

July 20, 2014

Trust in God and in the Human Mind

I recently came across this meme image with a quote from Ken Miller. I also...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

“Just a Theory”

Jerry Coyne shared the above video, which features professor Tim White addressing with what a...

June 21, 2014

Michael Dowd: Reality Reconciles Science and Religion

In the above TED Talk, Michael Dowd discusses personification, religion, and science.

Related posts from Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath

Family

Faith in Your Team

Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath

Family

Knox College Undergraduate Conference in Religious Studies

Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath

Family

The Evil of the Murder of Charlie Kirk

Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath

Family

The Assault on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Subscription Support Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In

Follow Patheos