Scientias Religionis

In this article I hope to shed some light on those areas in which behavioral biology actually has a lot to say about the religious experience.

Hailey Reneau | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2017

Insights from Professor Chuck Huff

"Do you have any particular examples from your classes where people have really thought through or wrestled with the issues of religion and science?"

Avodah Editorial Staff | St Olaf Avodah | Spring 2015

Veritas Forum: Selfish Genes, Generous Soul?

Columbia Prof. Hughes then asked UNC Chapel Hill Prof. Sethupathy how there could be no evidence of God. The universe, to Hughes, didn’t seem to require a God.

Crystal Ren | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Fall 2015 (blog)

In the Beginning, [Insert Here] Created the Heavens and the Earth

In fact, as an important parallel, the vast majority of Christians in fields of theology have abandoned a literal interpretation of the Book of Revelation in favor of a more symbolic and poetic account.

Collin English | The Hopkins Dialectic | Fall 2016

An Interview with Robert Horner: Science and Religion

"So would you say that science and religion, for you personally, have been two separate lives?"

Sam Paek | The Hopkins Dialectic | Spring 2016

Is Genesis 1 Really About Creationism?

A quick confession: I used to be really, really creationist.

Colin Aitken | MIT et Spiritus | Spring 2016

For the Good of All Creation: A Christian Ecological Ethic

Ecological crisis, whether as dramatic as some predict or not, means we must reconsider the beliefs implicit in a system that exploits humans, creatures, and natural resources.

Nicole Newell | St. Olaf Avodah | Spring 2015

A House Built on Sand: Spirituality and Intellectual Honesty

College can be a great place to seek a faith that is both communal and individual, brought on by sincere reflection rather than indoctrination.

Pieter Hoekstra | Claremont Ekklesia | Spring 2015

Does God Play Dice?

How could God (knowingly, deliberately) create a process that brings about outcomes that He Himself does not know and cannot predict?

Stephen Mackereth | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2014

Intelligence and Dogma: A Letter from a Sheep

One study found that, even when controlling for sex, race, education, earnings, and religion, more intelligent children are significantly more likely to grow up to be atheist seven years later.

Nathan Otey | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2013

Finding Oneself Beyond the Empirical Fence

But wouldn’t everybody act more or less the same if there were no religion and instead most of the same rules were held on a purely secular basis?

Nicholas Zahorodny | Swarthmore Peripateo | Fall 2013

The Personal Journey of a Faith-Filled Scientist

My college pastor once asked me, “What does Christ have to do with chemistry?”

David A. Vosburg | The Claremont Ekklesia | Fall 2014

Christian Materialism in Philosophy of Mind: Combining the Worldviews of Freud and Lewis

If there is a soul, why do mental states have a gradient quality? Why do animals have mental states approaching the same type as human beings?

Jordan Monge | The Harvard Ichthus | Spring 2012

Meeting God in the Classroom

God takes delight when we take delight in His creation; if we would prefer to study philosophy instead of medicine, Caribbean wildlife instead of law, or Slavic poetry instead of business, we should ask ourselves if that desire comes from God. If it does, maybe He gave us that desire for a reason.

Calvin Jennings | UPenn Common Subjects |

The Idea of a Christian Soul and Its Intelligibility

An interview with Dr. Mark Harris, professional physicist, ordained minister, and lecturer in the Religion and Science program of The University of Edinburgh’s Divinity School.

Conducted by Christopher Hauser | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2013

When Things Stop Making Sense

At the very least, I hope to convince you that the philosophy of materialism is not at all obvious, and should not be accepted unquestioningly. After all, why should electrons go whizzing around subject to mysterious mathematical laws?

Stephen Mackereth | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2012, Volume 8, Number 3

A Review of John Lennox’s Seven Days that Divide the World

If we fail to address the seeming inconsistencies between science and the Bible, we risk reinforcing the widespread belief that science deals with reality while the Bible deals with fantasy.

Bryan Padilla | The Harvard Ichthus | Volume 8, Number 1, Spring 2012

Can We Talk? America’s Troubled Science and Religion Conversation

How is it that ‘science' is allowed to toss its historical baggage, but religion must forever be defined by the ancient baggage carried by its least informed?

Karl Giberson | The Harvard Ichthus | Volume 8, Number 1, Spring 2012

Wisdom in the Inward Parts

For a long time, I never strayed into discussions about the relation between science and religion; however, ten years ago, I found myself in a position where I had to say something.

Professor John Huth | The Harvard Ichthus | Volume 8, Issue 1, Spring 2012

Thoughts on New Atheism

Every worldview makes truth claims and faith assumptions to show its uniqueness and superiority over other worldviews, and New Atheism is no exception.

Jabez Yeo | U Penn Lamp Post | Issue 01, Spring 2012

August 2018