Science and the Sacred

We’re Moving

The BioLogos Foundation — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Science & the Sacred is moving to our new home on The BioLogos Foundation's Web site. Be sure to visit and bookmark our new location to stay up to date with the latest blogs from Karl Giberson, Darrel Falk, Pete Enns, and our various guests in the science-religion dialogue. We're inaugurating our new site with today's guest...

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Shiny Scales, Silvery Skins, and Evolution

The BioLogos Foundation — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Source: Physorg.comIridescence -- a key component of certain makeup, paints, coatings of mirrors and lenses -- is also an important feature in the natural world. Both fish and spiders make use of periodic photonic systems, which scatter or reflect the light that passes against their scales or skin to produce an iridescent camouflage. Previously, scientists knew that...

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A Stellar Advent Calendar

The BioLogos Foundation — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Looking for a unique way to mark the days of the Advent season? The Web site Boston.com offers an Advent calendar composed of images from the Hubble Telescope, both old and new. Each day, from now until the celebration of the Nativity of Christ, the calendar will offer a beautiful...

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Belief, Guidance, and Evolution

kgiberson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Recently BioLogos' Karl Giberson was interviewed by Marcio Campos for the Brazilian newspaper Gazeta do Povo's

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Let’s Come at this From a Different Angle

Pete Enns — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Every Friday, "Science and the Sacred" features an essay
from a guest voice in the science and religion dialogue. This week's
guest entry was written by Peter Enns. Enns is an evangelical Christian
scholar and author of several books and commentaries, including the
popular

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The Drama of Life

The BioLogos Foundation — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Often in discussions of science and religion, creation is viewed in terms of design. Some view the complex design on the natural world as proof of an intelligent creator. Others, however, claim that flaws in nature show that a divine creator does not exist, or else made a number of mistakes.

In his article "Darwin, God, and the drama of life", theologian John Haught argues that...

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Are Creationism and Intelligent Design Movements?

The BioLogos Foundation — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:30:00 +0000

Despite the existence of organizations like Answers in Genesis and The Discovery Institute, should creationism or intelligent design be called unified movements? In their study Doubting Darwin: Creationism and Evolution Scepticism, public theology Theos sought to test this assumption. Their conclusion, based on interviews with 50 prominent anti-evolutionists, found that rather than a...
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Layers of a Bubble

The BioLogos Foundation — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

As I drank my coffee and munched on my toast I felt a little lonely as I adjusted to this new person sitting across from me. She was bitter. The Church, she felt, had lied to her. Having purposely distorted the real world, it had kept her enclosed in the bubble. Upon emergence, she looked back and saw the layers around it, not as a protective shield, but as impenetrable barriers which...
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One Hundred and Fifty Years…and Counting

Darrel Falk — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Every Monday, "Science and the Sacred" features an essay from
one of The BioLogos Foundation's co-presidents: Karl Giberson and
Darrel Falk. Today's entry was written by Darrel Falk.

This past Tuesday marked the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species, undoubtedly one of the most influential books of...

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Mesopotamian Myths and “Genre Calibration”

The BioLogos Foundation — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Every Friday, "Science and the Sacred" features an essay
from a guest voice in the science and religion dialogue. This week's
guest entry was written by Peter Enns. Enns is an evangelical Christian
scholar and author of several books and commentaries, including the
popular

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