Recommended Books (Fall 2017)
“Words are the progeny of the soul,” states Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 150-215).[1] As our bodies produce children for posterity, so do our souls. Just as we all wish to produce good children to build up the coming generation, Clement argues we should be careful to leave only the best words to those who come after us. In this way of thinking, “wisdom is a communicative and philanthropic thing.”[2] For this reason, Clement cautions us...
Science and Hermeneutics: Reading Scripture with Isaac Newton
Christians, especially in the Reformed tradition, have often been cautious toward and even suspicious of natural theology. This approach to theology derives knowledge about God not primarily from revelation, but reasoned reflection on nature [1]. Many theologians hasten to highlight the limits of where reasoning from nature can take us with respect to knowing God. Many Christians after Darwin, Freud, and Einstein have felt deep...
Faith Versus Science?
by Benjamin Banks Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749-1827), a French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, was most known for applying Newton’s theory of gravitation to the solar system. The product was a complex system of planetary movement that extended and supplemented Newton’s theory. Presented with the work, Napoleon remarked, “They tell me you have written this large book on the system of the universe, and have never even mentioned...
Science & Knowledge: Clearing the Air
The story of Western thought is rich, but fraught with twists and turns when we turn back the pages. Most of the time these changes were prompted by sudden discoveries, new inventions, and revolutionary theories. But all of these are somehow related to what we call science. Far from being focused on test-tubes, scientific thought and activity was originally a much more integrative activity. After all, the word science itself refers to...
Mapping the Origins Debate: A Book Review
A quick Google search for the word evolution will yield countless atheistic and naturalistic proponents encouraging readers toward their side of the argument. Equally true, a search for creationism will navigate you to an arena where “intelligent design” and “young earth” are buzz words. The debate (or war) between these two ideas is heated to say the least. While we as conservative, evangelicals have a rooted position here, it hasn’t...
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