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Is Ecology Enough?
I recently read a popular science book called Life on a Young Planet by Harvard’s own Andy Knoll. The majority of the book was a decently interesting synopsis of current thought on paleobiology. But because every popular science book must have sappy epilogue (or a sappy prologue, or both), Knoll took a few pages at… more »
Two Problems with Evolution
Last week, John Joseph Porter opined on why combining conversion to Christianity with criticism of evolution is bad. I’d like to address on his fourth point. One of the things that I’ve noted after the distribution of The Origin of Species on campus is that most people at Harvard think anyone who questions evolution is… more »
By Any Other Name?
Yesterday, free copies of a new edition of Darwin’s groundbreaking On the Origin of Species were distributed at the entrances to Harvard Yard on Massachusetts Avenue.
I was pleasantly surprised to receive the book (even though the text is available online), because it may be one of the most influential works of all time.
But I was… more »
Scripture and Science – Part II of II: A Plea
Last week, I pointed out a recurring inconsistency in contemporary Evangelical thought. The inconsistency was this: many Evangelicals accept as valid or even base historical arguments on the results of scientific inquiry, while at the same time denying the relevance of scientific findings in certain fields (e.g. biology, geology, astrophysics). Today I want to press… more »
Scripture and Science – Part I of II: A Paradox
To what extent should science inform our understanding of scripture?
Always and not at all, if we are to believe the pronouncements of most contemporary Evangelical thinkers. I present as a starting point the following series of short excerpts from a systematic theology by John Feinberg, Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical… more »
What Is Science?
“[R]ejection of the supernatural should not be a part of scientific methodology…. [S]cientists should be free to pursue hypotheses as they see fit, without being constrained by a particular philosophical account of what science is…. If science really is permanently committed to methodological naturalism, it follows that the aim of science is not… more »
Regarding Functional Creationism – Part I of II
I can’t imagine a more beautiful place to write than where I’m currently sitting, in the lounge of Grand Teton Nation Park’s Jackson Lake Lodge. The view from here steals your breath away, especially at sunset when the mountains glow from behind with a golden halo and the sky turns a profound royal purple. If… more »
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