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Science and the Sacred

If St. Augustine of Hippo were alive today to read Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, would he consider it the faith destroying work that many evangelical Christians accuse it of being?  In his article “Augustine’s Origin of Species,” Alister McGrath looks at Augustine’s theological writings, especially his work The Literal Meaning of Genesis, to…

Genesis 1:26-27 reads: “Then God said, `Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’ So God created man in his…

Source: sweetcaroline / Flickr / All Rights Reserved Acts of altruism seem to pose a problem to the idea of a strict “survival of the fittest.”  After all, how does a soldier throwing himself on a grenade to save others increase his chances of passing on his genes?  Why would a man risk everything to…

Source: http://library.thinkquest.org The Galileo affair, depicted above in a painting by Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury, is a favorite example of how science and religion are destined to be in perpetual conflict.  According to the popular retelling, the trial pitted Galileo, the champion of science, against the Catholic church, upholders of scripture and faith.  If these two sides…

Source: National Cancer Institute “We can look high or we can look low in books or in journals, but the result is the same. The scientific literature has no answers to the question of the origin of the immune system.” -Michael Behe, author of Darwin’s Black Box and Intelligent Design Proponent The image above shows…

Copyright: Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2) The image above is of Barnard 72, known as the “Snake Nebula” because of the dark snake-like pattern it forms.  The shape comes from a concentration of dust and dark matter that blocks escaping visible light.  Most likely, these mysterious dark clouds are the birth place for new stars. The…

“How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.” – Psalms 104:24 Even in the depths of the ocean, the beauty and function of God’s creation shines through.  Oceanographer David Gallo presents footage of sea creatures who have evolved astounding adaptations to match their…

What is the most fascinating question in all of science? My vote goes to the meaning of the so-called “anthropic principle,” and, judging from the traffic to www.biologos.org, the apparent design of the universe intrigues a lot of people. The “anthropic principle” derives from a profound recognition on the part of science in the past…

Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/P.Slane, et al. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” – Psalm 19:1 The “hand” shown above is created by energy emanating from the nebula around the dying star PSR B1509-58.  While it is certainly not the literal “Hand of God,” His hand is certainly quite…

On April 28th, The BioLogos Foundation celebrated the launch of its new website (www.biologos.org) with an evening event held in Washington DC.  As described in Tuesday night’s presentations, as well as yesterday’s inaugural blog entry, the original inspiration for biologos.org was to provide responses to the most frequently asked questions about science and faith. The…
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