Faith and Science

A Better Story About Faith, Science And Invisible Children

Victor Udoewa | Posted 04.18.2012

Victor Udoewa

Invisible Children's faith, infused with prophetic imagination, not only causes the organization to live towards a different story, but has clearly invited others to join in living just such a better story.

'Crazy, Wacko' Rabbi Responds To Biology Professor

Rabbi Alan Lurie | Posted 05.18.2012

Rabbi Alan Lurie

I'd like to publically respond to Dr. Coyne's blogs, not to win or to fight, but to address some of the common misconceptions and stereotypes about religion and faith that his views demonstrate.

Who Created God?

Rabbi Alan Lurie | Posted 05.12.2012

Rabbi Alan Lurie

We need to recognize that one need not accept simplistic and false binary choices. These drive a wedge in the possibility of true communication and understanding, and can lead to dismissing the other.

Why Faith Claims Should Be 'Corrected': A Professor's Argument

Paul Pardi | Posted 02.27.2012

Paul Pardi

What role should faith play, if any, in the way we think about the conversation in the classroom or an ordered society? According to one professor, it should be relegated to personal preference.

The Different Roles Of Science And Faith

Victor Udoewa | Posted 01.31.2012

Victor Udoewa

Doubt has many roles. We sometimes forget that God is mystery and a life of faith is one that is lived in the tension of never fully knowing.

Peace Breaks Out In The War Between Religion And Science

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. | Posted 01.03.2012

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.

The message that people do not need to choose between many religious beliefs and scientific understanding is not new -- but it has been spreading.

On Not Being A Scientific Simpleton

Karl Giberson, Ph.D | Posted 11.14.2011

Karl Giberson, Ph.D

Contemporary science and Christian faith co-exist peacefully in Polkinghorne's worldview. Neither science nor religion has to be distorted to get all the ideas into the same head

The Common Ground Between Science And Religion

Jeffrey Small | Posted 10.30.2011

Jeffrey Small

Critics of religion enjoy pointing out how many wars and how much suffering has been caused in the name of religion. But only science has given us the tools to kill each other in ways never before imagined.

A Reasonable Argument For God's Existence

Rabbi Adam Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

Rabbi Adam Jacobs

I posit to you that all the evidence points, in an obvious and inextricable way, to a supernatural explanation for the origin of life -- a perfectly reasonable position.

The Purpose Of The Universe

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 05.25.2011

Rabbi David Wolpe

Is it not arrogant to imagine that something as puny as a human being can have a purpose, but to assert that something as grand as the universe cannot?

Science and Faith: Does Belief Soothe the Worried Mind?

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Wray Herbert

Psychological scientists are exploring the idea that religious belief may have emerged to satisfy a basic human need to comprehend and explain a complex and unpredictable world.