Category: Faith & Science
The Eight Meanings of “Evolution”
“Though God is the grandest and most difficult of all subjects, the meaning of the word ‘evolution’ is actually a lot harder to nail down.”
Atheist 1, Rabbi 0
In scoring this dispute between atheist and rabbi, I give the point to the atheist.
Darwin’s First Theist: Charles Kingsley and the Problem of Coherence
Darwin had already won his man over — reading the book was almost superfluous. Of course Darwin was delighted by Kingsley’s fawning support.
Vanity, Thy Name is Venema
Soon the frowning and furrowing turned to even more riveting and action-packed gestures. Like putting a book down, picking up other papers, flipping pages, standing up, putting things down on his desk, sitting back down.
Over a Thousand Convene to Hear John Lennox Challenge Hawking’s Atheism
Lennox’s endearing, yet firm, presence on stage was a far cry from the shrill and raucous behavior that commonly arises when the topics of science and religion intersect.