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  • 1 | Faith and Science Foundations

1 | Faith and Science Foundations


    Resource Information

    Title:

    Faith and Science Foundations

    Corequisite science:

    Nature of science

    Number of modules:

    6

    Teaching time:

    2:00-3:30 hours

    Format:

    Digital download

    Language:

    English


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    Prepare your students to engage tough questions.

    Your students are constantly bombarded with conflicting messages and competing narratives in the ever-growing marketplace of ideas. How can you prepare them to navigate all this noise and the questions that inevitably result from exposure to a diverse world?

    Essential Questions

    • How do we faithfully engage tough questions?
    • How does humility help us to learn new things about God?
    • What factors shape how people respond to questions that can be addressed by both science and faith?
    • How does God reveal himself in both Scripture and nature?
    • How do Christianity and science interact?
    • How do we stay grounded in truth as we ask questions?

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    Learning Outcomes

    What will students know or be able to do after this unit?

    • Discuss how Christlike humility equips Christians to learn from God and others.
    • Prepare and conduct an interview on select science and faith questions.
    • Articulate how various factors like experience and worldview shape others’ thinking on difficult science and faith questions.
    • Categorize specific examples of revelation as general revelation or special revelation.
    • Explain how the two books metaphor provides complementary knowledge.
    • Identify claims based on the conflict thesis and evaluate whether conflict or dialogue more accurately describes the historical and contemporary relationship between science and faith.

    Modules Included in this Unit

    1.1 Meet: Astronomer Deborah Haarsma

    Dr. Haarsma shares about her research on black holes and the importance of gracious dialogue in talking to others about faith and science.

    1.2 Grow: Humility

    In this brief devotional, students reflect on the kind of humility God calls Christians to display when interacting with others and how Christlike humility prepares us to pursue truth when we face hard questions.

    1.3 Experience: The Intersection of Science and Faith

    Students interview others to discover how a person’s expertise, experience, convictions, and values shape thinking when it comes to questions about science and faith.

    1.4 Engage: God’s Two Books

    Students learn about the difference between special revelation and general revelation and about the “two books” metaphor, the idea that God reveals himself through both Scripture and nature.

    1.5 Engage: Unraveling the Conflict Thesis

    Students critique the conflict thesis and hear Christian scientists articulate how science and Christian faith can complement each other.

    1.6 Integrate: Pursuing Truth with Boldness and Humility

    Students reflect on the alleged “slippery slope” of pursuing scientific knowledge and how this pursuit could potentially affect their faith. Students are encouraged to think about orthodoxy: How can we avoid extremes? How can we avoid becoming so rigid in our beliefs that we refuse to think about questions that threaten our views? And for that matter, how do we keep from becoming so undiscerning that we accept all claims about the truth as equally valid?


    INTEGRATE is a creative, inspiring, and deeply faithful teaching program, bringing together the Christ-following mind with the scientific mind to more deeply understand how to think Christianly about God and creation. I strongly commend it to schools and home educators alike.

    Chris Barrigar, Philosopher; Pastor of the Church of St Mark & St Peter, Montreal, Canada

    What’s Included

    • Unit lesson plans (PDF download, 31 pages)
    • User Introduction and Overview (Google Doc)
    • 2 student handouts (Google Docs)
    • 1 presentation (Google Slides)
    • 10 images for printing or projecting (JPEG)
    • INTEGRATE Glossary (Google Docs, 64 pages)
    • NGSS Alignment (Google Doc)

    INTEGRATE is definitely bridging the science and faith gap in our curriculum. It is exactly what we need.

    Home Educator, Athens, AL

    NGSS Alignment

    The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are research-based, cutting-edge K–12 science standards. They set expectations for what students should know and be able to do. To date 44 states have adopted NGSS or have standards based on the underlying framework.

    While not an NGSS curriculum, BioLogos INTEGRATE has many points of alignment with NGSS. To aid instructors who refer to NGSS in their lesson planning, we have aligned all INTEGRATE science activities with the standards. Please see the NGSS Alignment for BioLogos INTEGRATE.

    About BioLogos INTEGRATE

    After years of getting requests for curricula, BioLogos began developing INTEGRATE in 2017. Focus groups with educators revealed they weren’t looking for a brand-new, full biology curriculum, but rather quality, vetted resources to help students make deeper connections between their Christian faith and the science they were learning. INTEGRATE has been designed to accomplish that goal in a flexible, easy-to-use format. It spans not just one or two hot-button issues but the full range of topics covered in a typical biology course. The modular format enables easy team teaching with Bible, English, and even Art teachers.

    BioLogos INTEGRATE is a flexible teacher’s resource for exploring biology from a Christian worldview. It presents science in conversation with biblical faith. Designed for classroom teachers and home educators, INTEGRATE can be used alongside any science curriculum, or even on its own. It addresses common questions and concerns related to bioethics, creation care, origins, and other topics, and emphasizes virtues such as humility, wisdom, wonder. INTEGRATE helps Christian young people grow in their faith in Christ as they develop a deeper love and stronger understanding of the world God has made.

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    8 | Bible Interpretation and Science

    Learn the principles and methods Christians use to understand and apply the meaning of Scripture, paying special attention to the Bible’s ancient context.

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    Get the sure footing you need to approach faith and science with humility and discernment and see ways God can use scientists to serve the church and the world. Includes Units 1-3.

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    Build a strong foundation for the integration of Christian faith and science as you consider ethical and theological questions raised by various areas of science and technology. Includes Units 1-15.

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