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Evolution and Christian Faith Grantees Announced

Evolution and Christian Faith Grantees Announced

Congratulations to the 37 winners of the Evolution & Christian Faith (ECF) grants competition! ECF is a new BioLogos program designed to support projects and network-building among scholars, church leaders, and parachurch organizations.
Feb 13, 2013 
Kathryn Applegate 
Science & Worldviews, Biblical Interpretation, Creation & Origins, Education, Evolution - Evidence, BioLogos
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Evolution, the Enlightenment, and Worldviews

Evolution, the Enlightenment, and Worldviews

In this video conversation, N.T. Wright discusses how the Enlightenment worldview -- which clearly separates God from the world -- has impacted our view of Scripture, and why cleaning the "spectacles" through which we view the world can help us see both Scripture and the world more clearly.
Feb 08, 2013 
N.T. Wright 
Science & Worldviews, Atheism & Scientism
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Can Science Ever Know Enough?

Can Science Ever Know Enough?

To say something is poetic is not to declare it ultimately untrue, futile and meaningless—it is to say it is more profound and meaningful and true than many other modes of expression.
Oct 29, 2012 
James May 
Science & Worldviews, Atheism & Scientism
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<strong>Series:</strong> From the Dust

Series: From the Dust

In this series, Ryan Pettey offers several clips from his powerful documentary "From the Dust". This feature-length film is divided up into various sections, each of which wrestles with the difficult problems that arise when reconciling Scripture with the theory of evolution. A light of hope dawns on the science-faith conversation, however, as scientists and theologians engage in honest dialogue about tough issues such as the interpretation of Genesis, the nature of the Fall, and the idea of random design. Their profound insights are sure to enlighten all minds, raise deeper questions, and provoke new thought.
Oct 19, 2012 
Ryan Pettey 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin, Science & Worldviews, Genesis, Atheism & Scientism
Shaping the Human Soul, Part 5

Shaping the Human Soul, Part 5

We need to have an account of Sin in terms of habit. A lot of Christians today think of “sins” and discreet choices, but historically Christians have thought of Sin as a habitual tendency and disordering.
Oct 05, 2012 
Curt Thompson, Smith, James K.A. 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin
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Are You There God? It's Us, Scientists (Infographic)

Are You There God? It's Us, Scientists (Infographic)

The BioLogos Forum is pleased to present this infographic about religious belief among scientists. The graphic uses data from the Pew Research Center, Rice University, and quotations from scientists assembled in a recent Huffington Post article.
Jun 24, 2012 
 
Science & Worldviews, BioLogos
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What is Scientism?

What is Scientism?

Scientism is a rather strange word, but for reasons that we shall see, a useful one. Though this term has been coined rather recently, it is associated with many other “isms” with long and turbulent histories: materialism, naturalism, reductionism, empiricism, and positivism.
Jun 11, 2012 
Thomas Burnett 
Science & Worldviews, Atheism & Scientism
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Jefferson’s Bible and the Tears of Christ

Jefferson’s Bible and the Tears of Christ

Predictably, "Jesus Wept" did not make into the Jefferson Bible. John 11 was cut out entirely, falling onto the floor of his Monticello home and discarded, along with Martha's confession.
Mar 31, 2012 
Makoto Fujimura 
Science & Worldviews, Worship & Arts
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<strong>Series:</strong> What Scientists Do

Series: What Scientists Do

Steve Benner, a Distinguished Fellow of The Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution in Gainesville, Fla., looks at what the role of a scientist should be. Benner looks specifically at "falsifiability", the acceptance of uncertainty, and the place of the scientist in public discourse.
Dec 17, 2011 
Steven Benner 
Science & Worldviews, ID Movement
Life and Death

Life and Death

If you go back into the Genesis account, it says “now do not eat this or you will surely die”. There is a whole chain of events that happens when Adam and Eve decide they want to walk away from God.
Nov 15, 2011 
Michael Ramsden 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin, Genesis
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<strong>Series:</strong> Reviewing

Series: Reviewing "Why Evolution is True"

In this three part series, Robert C. Bishop provides a helpful review for Evangelicals of the book Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne. He first debunks many outdated ideas and myths about the theory of evolution and its implications. He then goes on to critique Coyne’s conclusions about God as a “bad designer.” He further addresses how Christianity and science overlap as well as how to have a meaningful discussion between two individuals with radically different views.
May 19, 2011 
Robert C. Bishop 
Science & Worldviews, Evolution - How It Works, Randomness, Atheism & Scientism
Engaging Today's Militant Atheist Arguments

Engaging Today's Militant Atheist Arguments

In this paper, MIT professor Ian Hutchinson addresses the question of how to engage arguments put forward by the New Atheists. In doing so, he offers a critique of scientism, the assumption that scientific knowledge is all the real knowledge there is.
Apr 25, 2011 
Ian Hutchinson 
Science & Worldviews, Atheism & Scientism
Sorrow and Anticipation

Sorrow and Anticipation

This video offers a striking visual metaphor for the spiritual death of sin. The unsettling music and vivid depictions of decay remind us of what was at stake as Christ hung high on Calvary.
Apr 22, 2011 
 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin
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<strong>Series:</strong> Hutchinson on Atheism

Series: Hutchinson on Atheism

Ian Hutchinson draws a sharp line between science and scientism. Scientism holds that all truth emerges from scientific study and explanation. Hutchinson, however, disagrees as he points to science’s inability to establish truth about, for example, the events that have occurred in humanity’s history on earth. He specifically engages Richard Dawkins assertions (from the book The God Delusion) that God is a scientific hypothesis that has been essentially disproved by science and that evolution explains religion as nothing more than a natural phenomenon.
Mar 02, 2011 
Ian Hutchinson 
Science & Worldviews, Atheism & Scientism
<strong>Series:</strong> Addressing Christian Concerns about the Implications of BioLogos’ Science

Series: Addressing Christian Concerns about the Implications of BioLogos’ Science

In this series, Ard Louis addresses concerns that Christians may have about the BioLogos view that stem from specific misconceptions. Among these are misunderstandings about the nature of science, God’s action in the universe, and natural theology. In addition, there is unwarranted mistrust towards the academic world. Finally, he encourages the BioLogos team to carefully confront “the ways we in the church have all been shaped by the spirit of the age” and to patiently listen and speak about these issues.
Feb 25, 2011 
Ard Louis 
Science & Worldviews, BioLogos, ID Movement
<strong>Series:</strong> Human Evolution in Theological Context

Series: Human Evolution in Theological Context

Physicist, theologian, and minister George Murphy offers a theological look at human evolution and the implications it has for Christianity.
Nov 20, 2010 
George Murphy 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin, Christ & New Creation, Genesis
Paul’s Perspective on Adam

Paul’s Perspective on Adam

In this video Conversation, Rev. N.T. Wright responds to the question of how Adam functions theologically in the Old Testament and whether a historical Adam is central or important for the “Adam theology” in Paul’s letter to the Romans.
Sep 15, 2010 
N.T. Wright 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin, Genesis
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Darwin: The Father of Modern Racism?

Darwin: The Father of Modern Racism?

Alexander notes that while the biological theory of evolution is not itself an ideology, it has been used for ideological purposes since 1859 to defend everything from eugenics to capitalism to racism to atheism.
Aug 25, 2010 
Denis Alexander 
Science & Worldviews, Atheism & Scientism
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Daniel Harrell on Adam and Eve

Daniel Harrell on Adam and Eve

In this video, the Rev. Daniel Harrell discusses how there may be some "middle ground" in the way that Christians understand Adam and Eve. Harrell points out that the historicity of Adam and Eve does not necessarily conflict with science.
May 05, 2010 
Daniel Harrell 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin
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A "Historical" Adam?

I’m prepared to accept the basic facts of human evolution. I'm also prepared to consider generously the views of the many fine theologians and scholars concerning a non-"literal" Adam. However, I’m not prepared to suggest that these facts elide any possibility of a “historical” Adam.
Apr 15, 2010 
David Opderbeck 
Adam, the Fall, and Sin
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