Category Archives: Ian Barbour

A rough draft of videos illustrating science and religion models. Got others?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Tomorrow night we are going over models for the interaction of science and religion, using Barbour’s conflict, independence, dialogue, and integration models. I’ll probably also mention a few different typologies that have been put forth by others, but we’ll focus … Continue reading →

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Integration: it’s not just calculus and social science

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

We’ve been looking at Ian Barbour’s 4 models for the interaction of science and religion and will finish today by exploring the 4th and final model, integration. To help put some traction behind these models, we’ve used everyone’s favorite issue … Continue reading →

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The dialogue model of science and religion

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

di·a·logue [dahy-uh-lawg] –noun 1. conversation between two or more persons. 2. the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc. 3. an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue, especially a political or religious issue, with a view … Continue reading →

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One hack’s attempt at a syllabus for an undergrad course in science and religion

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

The week after next my first course in science and religion will begin. It’s a survey/topics-type course that is for 2 credits and is meeting on Wednesday nights for 3+ hours, which constrains the course design a bit but provides … Continue reading →

Posted in Evolution, Human nature, Ian Barbour, John Polkinghorne, Karl Giberson, Methods of science, science vs. religion, Scientist-Theologians | 6 Comments

The independence model of science and religion… the “enlightened” response to warfare

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

We’re looking at Ian Barbour’s 4 model typology for the interaction of science and religion and are using creation and evolution as our canvas. In our last post, we talked about the model of conflict, in which creation and evolution … Continue reading →

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Applying Barbour’s models to creation and evolution

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

At the end of this month I will be starting my first introductory course on science and religion. In addition to various essays, the primary text that we will be reading and discussing is Ian Barbour’s When Science Meets Religion, … Continue reading →

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Science and Religion: Barbour’s 4 models

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

In my last post , I linked to an article by Michael Fuller in which he provided an introduction to science and theology and Ian Barbour’s 4 models for the interaction between science and religion.  In this post, I’d like … Continue reading →

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