PHYSICS AND FAITH

dEfininG faitH and faitH PraCtiCES

recent studies demonstrate an overlapping relationship between faith practices of individuals, family functioning, and the corporate faith of congregations. this study reports on the psychometric properties of the Christian faith Practices Scale (CfPS), which was created to empirically measure dykstra’s faith behaviors or “practices.” analysis of a large purposive sample (n=7,403) indicates ini...

Faith, Hope and Doubt

Faith healing and faith in healing.

Sarkar and Seshadri have presented an interesting paper in this issue on the ethical approach that a physician should take when faced with requests for faith healing (1). The paper describes four approaches that the physician can take. These are rejecting the request, keeping oneself detached from the issue, endorsing the request and trying to understand the practices concerned so as to make a ...

N ov 2 00 6 Remarks on the relation between physics and faith

It is a quite common view among people, that are not aware of the developments in modern physics, that it is part of human nature to substitute religious faith in places where there is no knowledge. Therefore, an increase in knowledge would lead to a decrease in the necessity of faith. Further, it is argued that, ideally speaking, a full knowledge of the laws of nature would make obsolete any s...

Put Out Into the Deep: Perspectives on the Relationship Between Christian Faith and Contemporary Physics

Often portrayed as archrivals, physicists and theologians have much in common. Physicists and theologians are both embarked on a quest which is the pursuit of truth. Relations have at times been strained, often due to a lack of understanding of the ‘other’. In this paper we search out meeting points between physics and faith in order to promote respectful dialogue and understanding between the ...