Covalence for August 2022
Covalence for August: Swimming in the deep end
This month we have published one of our longest and most comprehensive features looking at the history of the academic developments often discussed in faith and science circles. James Miller once again has provided us with a road map, but this time he breaks down the...
Of artichokes and onions: Trouble at the foundations: (Part 2 – Relationality and uncertainty)
In this post, Part 2 of “Trouble at the foundations,” I will try to show why I believe developments in genetics and in physics further contribute to the vision of a contingent historical "onion” world. A creation that is “self-made,” though within...
Look up for a new view, new perspective
Earlier this summer, the world welcomed the initial images from the James Webb Telescope, and just as awestruck as the rest of us was Vatican Astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno. “The science behind this telescope is our attempt to use our God-given intelligence...
CTNS to research ethical implications of AI
The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences at The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif. kicked off last month a $445,000 grant from the John Templeton Foundation to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its ethical implications. “Virtuous AI?...
University of Waterloo studies digital religion
A new study from the University of Waterloo in Canada concluded that the growing trend of digital religion among U.S. and Canadian millennials mostly complements rather than substituting in-person participation in organized religion. The study, Digital Religion...
Hinman named director for AAAS DoSER program
Katharine “Katy” Hinman will succeed Jennifer Wiseman, who is stepping down as director of AAAS’ Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion (DoSER). Wiseman is now director emeritus after serving the DoSER Community over 12 years. Hinman had been the program’s...
