Preaching with the Sciences project kicks off
Another John Templeton Foundation grant is seeking to weave together faith and sciences by bringing scientists and homileticians together to see in what ways science can be included in preaching. The “Preaching with the Sciences” program has posted five webinars so...
Lutheran World Federation highlights efforts to combat climate change
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) estimates that 44% of its constituency or 33 million people are living in the countries facing the greatest ecological challenges requiring urgent action. “The [climate] crisis is real,” LWF General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Martin Junge,...
E.T. and the doctrine of atonement topic for April 20 talk
Theologian Junghyung Kim will be presenting his findings around extraterrestrial life and what the challenges are to Christian faith at a free Zoom-based event on April 20 hosted by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences and the Graduate Theological Union....
Faith and science community mourns Polkinghorne, known for his ‘binocular’ vision of truth
“I’m a very passionate believer in the unity of knowledge. There is only one world of reality — one world of our experience that we are seeking to describe,” the Reverend Canon Dr. John Charlton Polkinghorne is often quoted as saying. Polkinghorne, who died at...
NIH Director Francis Collins headlines ASA event
The American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) hosted a talk by Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins on the “Scientific and Spiritual Lessons in the Time of COVID.”
