As the West becomes more and more secular, and the discoveries of evolutionary biology and cosmology shrink the boundaries of faith, the claims that science and religion are compatible grow louder. If ...

In 1644, the French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician René Descartes formulated several “laws of nature,” which helped lay the groundwork for classical physics and the Scientific Revolution.

Goshen College will host its 25th annual Conference on Religion and Science on March 6-8, featuring keynote speaker Wesley J. Wildman, professor of philosophy, theology and ethics and of ...

“Mr. D, how can you be religious if you are a physics teacher? Can’t you not be religious and scientific at the same time?” As a high school physics teacher, my students already know that I love ...

Since science defines death as final, it is then within the purview of theology and philosophy to come to an understanding of what happens prior to death and postmortem. After all, we don’t stop to ...

Philosophy, the journal of The Royal Institute of Philosophy is published by Cambridge University Press quarterly in January, April, July and October. The editorial policy of the journal pursues the ...

Richard P. Sloan makes a distinction that is too hard to be helpful: “Religion and science,” he says, “are independent approaches to knowledge ... with the former relying on faith as a source of ...

Attentive readers of this blog may have noticed that those who post comments to my entries often show two interesting and complementary attitudes: a fundamental distrust of (if not downright contempt ...

THIS book is an able study of the various attempts which have been made since the beginning of the great scientific movement of the nineteenth century to comprehend science and religion in one system.