Category Archives: Karl Giberson

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

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

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Saving Darwin (Karl Giberson), post 3 (Illuminating quotes)

On Tuesday I provided an introduction and “why I was wrong” post about Karl Giberson’s Saving Darwin and then posted a chapter-by-chapter review of the book on Thursday. Today, we’re going to look at a number of the illuminating or … Continue reading

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Saving Darwin (Karl Giberson), post 2

On Tuesday, I introduced Saving Darwin by Karl Giberson. Today we’ll continue by going through the body of the book. Before we start, let me first mention that Giberson is an outstanding writer. His writing seems effortless and the teacher … Continue reading

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Saving Darwin (Karl Giberson)

Last summer I had the pleasure of meeting a number of wonderful folk at the BioLogos conference at Gordon College. There were plenary sessions, small group discussions, and conversations over meals in Chester’s Place. In addition, I went to a … Continue reading

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