Readings

The list below contains links to Featured Readings, Online Collections, and Online Journals.
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Featured Readings

  • How to Honor Science and Religion
    by Henry G. Brinton – February 16, 2009

    Pastor Henry G. Brinton looks at two men born on February 12, 1809 -- Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln -- and how their distinctive contributions to humanity relate to the harmony of science and religion.

  • Defenders of Faith
    by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum – July 14, 2009

    Mooney and Kirshenbaum discuss Francis Collins' nomination to be director of the NIH, and how scientists who blast religion are really hurting their own cause.

  • God vs. Science - A debate between Richard Dawkins and Francis Collins
    by TIME Magazine – Nov 5, 2006

    Can Darwinian evolution withstand the criticisms of Christians who believe that it contradicts the creation account in the Book of Genesis? Can religion stand up to the progress of science? Dawkins and Collins debate.

  • Science and Religion: A History of Conflict?
    by James Hannam – June 14, 2009

    Is the history of science and religion really one of violence as many believe? In this article for Guardian News, James Hannam argues instead that accommodation and cooperation, rather than conflict, have been the historical relationship between science and religion.

  • Augustine’s Origin of Species
    by Alister McGrath – May, 2009

    Alister McGrath looks at Augustine's interpretation of the Genesis creation account and how such "patient, generous, and gracious reflection" could be helpful in the ongoing debate over evolution.

  • Defecting to Faith
    by Charles M. Blow – May, 2009

    NY Times columnist Charles Blow looks at the "Faith in Flux" study conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and its finding that "most children raised unaffiliated with a religion later chose to join one."

  • God Talk
    by Stanley Fish – May, 2009

    Literary critic Stanley Fish reviews Terry Eagleton's Reason, Faith and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate, a book that explores why religion - and not "science, reason, liberalism, [or] capitalism" - has become a leading candidate for guidance in our modern world.

  • Religion in an Age of Science
    by John Polkinghorne | June 12, 2009

    John Polkinghorne discusses how faith can be embraced with seriousness and integrity in an age of scientific reasoning without compromising either science or religion.

  • The Selfish Gene Delusion: Science and Religion in a Post-Dawkins Phase
    by Nicholas Beale – February, 2009

    Strategic consultant and social philosopher Nicholas Beale discusses society’s need to engage between the scientific and spiritual approaches to understanding reality.

  • What’s Wrong With Science as Religion
    by Karl Giberson – July 31, 2008

    In this article for Salon, Giberson addresses the problems of scientific "preachers" and the assertion that science should be its own religion.

  • Darwinism and Original Sin: Frederick R. Tennant’s Integration of Darwinian Worldviews into Christ
    by Daniel K. Brannan - July 2007

    This article from the Journal for Interdisciplinary Research on Religion and Science looks at the work of 19th century theologian Frederick R. Tennant to reconcile Darwin's theory of evolution with an Irenaen -- rather than an Augustinian -- sense of original sin.

  • God, Providence, and the Evolutionary Theory of Cooperation
    by Sarah Coakley – November, 2008

    Prof. Sarah Coakley proposes a theological reflection on divine providence and its relation to neo-Darwinian theory. (PDF)

  • The Pursuit of Science in a Christian Context: Modeling Dialogue Rather Than Warfare
    by Randy Isaac – February, 2008

    "[When] science and religion meet, sparks often fly and headlines scream about the clash. […] But the headlines do not tell enough of the story."

Online Collections

Online Journals (subscription)