Rescuing faith from scientific imperialism
Kara Slade’s scathing yet incisive volume abounds with examples of modern hubris.
science and religion
Yaa Gyasi’s beautiful novel embraces faith that changes and grows
Transcendent Kingdom explores an immigrant neuroscientist’s complicated relationship with evangelical Christianity.
A physicist explores mystical experience
Alan Lightman asks great questions about science and religion. His answers are sometimes frustrating.
The spirit of Madeleine L’Engle
Sarah Arthur captures the beloved Christian author’s appeal.
Crossing the boundary between theology and science
Essays that consider the natural order as God's creation—in a way scientists might recognize.
Is evangelicalism at war with science?
It depends which evangelicals you’re asking.
The Jesuit scientist questioned whether humans are descended from Adam. It got him exiled.
The Jesuit archives in Rome didn't know if they had the document. But they said I could come look for it.
The value of apocalypse
An end-of-the-world scenario, whether scientific or religious, should reorient us—but toward what?
Why scientific thinking matters for society
Andrew Shtulman's book isn't just about understanding data. It's about moral concern.
The complex, beautiful history of science
Microscopes reveal countless worlds inside the world, from cells to tiny structures within cells diligently performing mysterious tasks.
The myth of a religion/science conflict
Are science and religion enemies or friends? Neither, says Peter Harrison—but they're both forms of virtue.
Randomness is distinct from the Greek concept of chance. Conflating the two imports to science the sense that random events are gratuitous.