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Obstacles for Pentecostals Engaging Science

In a previous blog, I offered five reasons I think the Pentecostal tradition is one of the most exciting voices in the science and theology dialogue. Now I want to explore three obstacles still to be overcome by Pentecostals who want to deepen and extend the dialogue.

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The Pentecostal and Science Promise

The Pentecostal tradition offers one of, if not the, most exciting conversation partners in the science-and-religion dialogue. Pentecostalism brings several assets to the conversation table.

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Christians Care about Science and Theology

For some Christians, the science-and-theology dialogue is peripheral to their faith. The heat from disagreement, conflict, and unresolved questions repels them. By contrast, I think Christians should care deeply about science. And they should intentionally engage the theology-and-science dialogue.

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God in an Open Universe

A new book, God in an Open Universe: Science, Metaphysics, and Open Theism, has just been released. The book offers essays on the interconnections between Open theism and the natural sciences.

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The Consequences of Love

The upcoming morality of evolution/evolution of morality conference at Oxford I’m attending has me thinking more about science and love.

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The Language of Science and Faith

Can Christians affirm the general theory of evolution and believe God is Creator? A new book from Karl Giberson and Francis Collins answers this question with a resounding YES!

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Evangelicals Accept Evolution

I chose my blog title to acknowledge that a growing number of Evangelicals accept evolution as compatible with Christianity. I also chose my title to argue that Evangelicals should accept evolution as compatible with faith.

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Biology and the freedom to love

In recent decades, biology has moved to the fore of love research.  The role of evolution, the function of genes, selection pressures, and group interaction play a prominent role in contemporary biological discussions of the possibility and nature of love. 

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What Would Jesus’ Brain Look Like?      Love, Exemplars, and Brain Structures III

Jesus’ brain must have made a difference in who he was and how he loved. Recent neuroscience offers research and theories that prompt us to think anew about Jesus of Nazareth.

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Love, Exemplars, and Brain Structure II

Exemplars are unique and they don’t become exemplars overnight. They are proof of the old saying, practice makes perfect.

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Love, Exemplars, and Brain Structure

Love is primary for any adequate ethic. But can the human brain – especially the brains of those who love often and well – tell us anything about love?

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Polkinghorne’s Twin Concerns

A vegetarian butcher. That’s the combination some people think analogous to being both a scientist and theologian.

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Christian and Scientific Fundamentalism

I spend a great deal of time engaging fundamentalists. And I’ve learned a few lessons over the years.

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Creatio ex Creatione a Natura Amoris: A new doctrine of creation

I previously identified some problems inherent in creatio ex nihilo. I believe a new doctrine of creation, God’s creating out of creation with a nature of love (creatio ex creation a natura amoris), is more adequate for Christians.

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Creatio Ex Nihilo: The Problem

I believe God created the heavens, the earth, and every living thing. But I think Christians should reject the idea that God created the universe from absolutely nothing.

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A Theologian Evaluates Intelligent Design: Part 3 of 3

In my past two installments, I noted five things I like about Intelligent Design and five things I don’t. I conclude with my final (and apparently unique) criticism of ID.

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A Theologian Evaluates Intelligent Design: Part 2 of 3

Having pointed out five things I like about Intelligent Design, I turn now to five things I don’t like. 

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A Theologian Evaluates Intelligent Design: Part 1 of 3

I’ve been thinking and reading about the Intelligent Design (ID) movement and its ideas for some time.  I’m ready to put my evaluation in writing.

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An Evangelical View of Science

At the recent American Academy of Religion meeting, I was asked to present a scholarly overview of Evangelical theology and science. I assumed the task would be easy. I was wrong.

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Evangelicals Navigating Science

Prominent Evangelical Christians are working together to reconcile apparent differences between science and religion. A recent workshop of such Christians in which I participated agreed to the following statement:

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