Category Archives: science vs. religion

Review of Evolution of Adam by Peter Enns (a final reflection)

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Last week I wrote a 3-part review of Pete Enns’ Evolution of Adam.  Many others have been chiming in as well, with reviews all across the spectrum as you might expect, given the nature of the book. Some have labeled … Continue reading →

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Review of The Evolution of Adam by Peter Enns (post 3)

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

This is the final post of my 3 part review of Peter Enns’ newest book, The Evolution of Adam. I hope that you all are also enjoying other reviews from the tour, which has supported my point that the book’s … Continue reading →

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Review of The Evolution of Adam by Peter Enns (post 2)

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

I have enjoyed being a part of the Brazog blog tour and reading other bloggers’ reviews of The Evolution of Adam, in particular James McGrath’s posts. It’s very rare that I am reading a book that many others are also reading and blogging … Continue reading →

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Review of The Evolution of Adam by Peter Enns (post 1)

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

“Attempts to reconcile Genesis and evolution are understandable, but they invariably lead to making some adjustments in the biblical story, and these adjustments always move us away from a strictly literal/historical reading of Genesis toward something else – call it … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Adam blog tour

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Friend Pete Enns’ book, The Evolution of Adam, is now out and being promoted with a blog tour. I’m honored to be a part of it, especially when I look at the other bloggers involved.  All next week Brazos will … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical interpretation, Evangelicalism, Evolution, Evolution of Adam, Pete Enns, science vs. religion | 1 Comment

Typologies, categories, and the myth of science and religion at war

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

The predominant method for relating science and religion is the 4-fold typology created by Ian Barbour. In a series of posts last year, I wrote about each of the models (Conflict, Independence, Dialogue, Integration) and how they relate to popular and academic views … Continue reading →

Posted in science vs. religion, Scientist-Theologians | 5 Comments

False faith claims and faith as a cognitive sickness

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

I happened upon a post on Huffington yesterday that caught my eye. “Why faith claims should be ‘corrected’: A Professor’s Argument” by Paul Pardi.  It’s a post about Peter Boghossian, a philosophy instructor at Portland State who wrote an essay for Inside Higher Ed that … Continue reading →

Posted in Materialism, Philosophy, Philosophy of science, science vs. religion | 7 Comments

Science vs religion (cartoon form)

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Philosophy of science, the relationship between science and religion, the issue of miracles, and a jarring reminder of how often our struggle to reconcile the supernatural with the natural comes at the price of ignoring that, “The blind receive sight, … Continue reading →

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Science and Theology 1 – Science as Context (RJS)

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

RJS has a knockout post over at the Jesus Creed on Polkinghorne’s Theology in the Context of Science.  An excerpt… Do you think science should provide a context for theology? The first, and perhaps the most important point is that … Continue reading →

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Can Evangelical Theology Evolve with Science

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

I just saw this post by Brandon Withrow on the Huffington Post. It’s a nice recap of what’s been in the news regarding science and Evangelicalism in the last couple of months, but it’s the last paragraphs that I want to note. … Continue reading →

Posted in consciousness, Evangelicalism, Evolution, Human nature, Mind, science vs. religion | 3 Comments