Theology and Science in Copernicus’ Universe

Science and Theology: A Working Synthesis

Science and Theology: A Working Synthesis

Toward a Covenant Theology of Science

This paper is born out of many years of thinking about the issues relating science and theology. I started out as an undergraduate, pondering such questions as those regarding the nature of physical law and the puzzle of why mathematics works in describing nature. Over the years of reflection, I have come to believe that if Christians are to take their faith seriously into the realm of science,...

The Human Person in Contemporary Science and Theology

Questioning what it means to be human is perennial, going back millennia. The Psalm often quoted is, “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” (Ps. 8:4, NIV). It is an analytical as well as an existential question, with implications for understanding not only what we are (descriptively) but also what we are to become (ethically) in light of our purpose...

Science and Belief in a Contingent Universe

In preparing for tonight’s talk, I was impressed upon reading that part of the Cosmos and Creation Mission Statement that acknowledged that scientists often “develop their own cosmology a cosmology that ... is in touch with the feel of contemporary science”. I see that as truly what should be our task in science – each to develop his/her own cosmology, contingent upon one’s own personal experie...