June 2017
The Autonomous Veneer of Scientific Innovation
Research has pushed the bounds of knowledge and understanding to great lengths, addressing some of the most complex issues in physics, engineering, and medicine, but for what purpose?
Chris Korenczuk | University of Minnesota Between Cities | Fall 2016
The Climate Change Distraction
For me to simply say that the climate is changing does not address the greater issue. The problem is that people are not motivated to care for the environment.
Brad Gordon | University of Minnesota Between Cities | Fall 2016May 2017
April 2017
An Interview with Prof. Anand Gnanadesikan
"Dealing with uncertain environmental problems, where we only see part of the system, has helped me appreciate what we do in a faith sense."
Gabrielle Moss | The Johns Hopkins Dialectic | Fall 2016
Petitionary Prayer: Why it Matters
Why is petitionary prayer necessary? And how are we, if at all, to determine its efficacy?
Jiaying Lim | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Fall 2016March 2017
February 2017
December 2016
4 Take-Aways from the Veritas Forum: Does Science Point to Atheism?
Both panelists agreed on the constant thirst for truth present in both science and religion, and the “obvious tension” in their differences.
Monica Perez | The Brown & RISD Cornerstone | Spring 2015
A Defense of Leibniz’s Cosmological Argument from Contingency
Cosmological arguments attempt to demonstrate the existence of a deity based on the mere existence of the universe.
Luke Dickens | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2016October 2016
August 2016
The Trinity of Physics, Christianity, and Life
I have come to think that science and religion are complementary pictures of truth, answering the questions of ‘how?’ and ‘why?’
Vitaly Andreev | MIT et Spiritus | Spring 2016
Why Truth Matters: A Christian’s Role in the Pursuit of Knowledge
With these (mostly) postmodern developments, one would think that discerning the truth is a uniquely postmodern conundrum.
Jennifer Schmitt | UMinnesota Between Cities | Spring 2016July 2016
June 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
The Dilemma of Faith in a Secular Age
Likewise, ours is an age in which believers and non-believers alike struggle with doubt about whether our beliefs are indeed the right ones.
Micaela Walker | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2016
Genetically Modified Crops and a Christian Worldview
Modern food production has come a long way since the times recorded in Genesis, but the issues farmers face today are the same.
Megan Stevens | University of Minnesota Between Cities | Spring 2016May 2016
Quasars, Pulsars, Black Holes, and God
In addition to the idea of causality, the seemingly inexplicable order and structure of the universe puzzled me.
Isaac Bautista | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Fall 2015
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 2015March 2016
Faith and Learning
Does Christianity pose a challenge to intellectual inquiry?
Trevor Davis | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2015
The Implications of Naturalism and the Problem of Divine Hiddenness
An interview with Dr. Michael Rea, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, who specializes in metaphysics and the philosophy of religion.
The Dartmouth Apologia Staff | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2015February 2016
January 2016
September 2015
How Christians Navigate College and Career
I talked with six Christian seniors at Harvard, each with varying concentrations and potential career paths, to understand how Christians at Harvard think about their faith, academics, and future careers.
Brooke Dickens | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2015
The Religious Beliefs of Scientists
At first glance, there seems to be no doubt that scientists as a whole affiliate less with religion than the general public.
Joshua Tseng-Tham | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2015
To Become the One Who is Near to Others
Beneficent action does not entail benevolent action, does not entail that we learn to genuinely love the good of others for their sake,
Michael Spezio | The Claremont Ekklesia | Spring 2015August 2015
July 2015
This Fine-Tuned Universe
The fact that our universe is life-permitting doesn’t give us evidence for the Many Universe Hypothesis. It does, however, give us evidence for a fine-tuning God.
Nathan Otey | The Harvard Ichthus | Spring 2015 blog
Review of The Clockwork Universe by Edward Dolnick
Science and religion may never ever get back together in the same way, but Dolnick reminds us that in the not-so-distant past, they were once brothers.
Jordan Monge | The Harvard Ichthus | Spring 2015 blogJune 2015
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December 2014
Reflections on the Writings of William Jewett Tucker
William Jewett Tucker holds a special place in Dartmouth College history as a graduate of the class of 1861 and as the College’s ninth president.
Sara Holston | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2014
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
Can Robots be Saved?
If we are ever successful in developing a synthetic consciousness, will the Christian gospel extend to them as well?
Michael Toy | Princeton Revisions | Spring 2014October 2014
September 2014
The Lost Letters
Here lies a pair of letters reported to have been torn from a devil’s handbook. These writings were composed by the crafty demon known as Screwtape, who makes his unforgettable debut in The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. These letters, like the ones before them, shed light on the enigmatic essence of human nature, as […]
Olugbenga Joseph | The Brown & RISD Cornerstone | Spring 2014
Law, Craig, and Lewis on the Problem of Evil
The philosophers William Craig (a theist) and Stephen Law (an atheist) met in Westminster Central Hall to debate the existence of God. Within the discussion was an exchange on the Problem of Natural Evil.
Josh Tseng-Tham | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2014
Debunking Galileo’s Science v. Faith Controversy
Despite the end result of unresolved dispute, both the Church and Galileo approached every stage of the conflict with an understanding that both science and faith contained indisputable truths.
Macy Ferguson | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2014August 2014
The Limitations of Science, and the Necessity of Faith
All this to say, I consider science an important part of my identity, and I do not demean the discipline lightly. That said, we will examine four of science’s limitations.
Seong Min (Daniel) Yoo | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2014
Screwtape on Prefrosh
Unseat the desire for truth in your patient and replace it with a desire for academic respect, and your job is half done.
Judith Huang | The Harvard Ichthus | Summer 2011 - Special issue for the incoming class of 2015
An Interview with Professor Jeffrey Reimer
"[On science and faith:] It’s like living with your brother. You’re different but you’re close, and that’s how conflict can arise too."
Jonathan Chan & Chloe Ng | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2014
Re-meeting God
According to the Gospel, God doesn’t want to be on stage all the time. He wants to come down and be with the audience.
Mitch Akutsu | The Brown & RISD Cornerstone | Spring 2014July 2014
June 2014
On Olber’s Paradox
The question my dad posed was this: “Does there necessarily have to have been a beginning?”
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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
A Response to “Anatomy of the Soul: The Neuroscience of Christian Spirituality”
Thompson is careful to make sure readers understand this nuanced dance between brain and behavior, for he maintains that once people do understand it, they can begin to change how they approach their relationships with God and other people.
Richard Lopez | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2013
The Science of Christianity
I am currently a third year and studying Integrative Biology because I am fascinated by science, work in a research lab that focuses on genetics and evolution, and I am a Christian.
Noah Cho | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2014May 2014
UC Berkeley’s TAUG Hosts Cafe Night
"Each Cafe Night is based on the theme of the journal. This semester's Cafe Night was called "To Know in Part" because the theme of our Spring 2014 issue is Science and Faith."
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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