David Hume (1711–1776) was a Scottish philosopher and historian well known for his arguments against traditional Christian theism that had a great impact on the Enlightenment. Read more…
Snapshots of “Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles?”
I recommend Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles? An MIT Professor Answers Questions on God and Science by Ian Hutchinson (and related videos) as a resource for personal questions, conversation, an interactive discussion group, and / or presentation preparation.Read more…
Science Book Club: When Science & Christianity Meet Ch 9
The Easter season is a natural time for Christians to reflect on miracles, as the resurrection of Jesus is the central miracle of our tradition.Read more…
Science Book Club: When Science & Christianity Meet Ch 4
Start talking about morphallactic regeneration and now you’ve really got the attention of this biologist.Read more…
Science Corner: Does Science Rule out Resurrections?
I don’t think understanding the mechanism by which God accomplishes his goals makes them any less miraculous.Read more…
Book Review: The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life and Imagination in the Work of C.S. Lewis
The book should be called, “Why we think it is ok for evangelicals to like Lewis.”Read more…
Miracles: As You Wish
This is the fifth in a 5 week series exploring the relationship between miracles and science. See this Science Corner post for a prelude, this post for part 1, this post for part 2, this post for part 3, and this postRead more…
Miracles: A Donkey and His King
This is the fourth in a 5 week series exploring the relationship between miracles and science. See this Science Corner post for a prelude, this post for part 1, this post for part 2, and this post for part 3. Three weeksRead more…
Miracles: Chaos in Control
This is the third in a 5 week series exploring the relationship between miracles and science. See this Science Corner post for a prelude, this post for part 1 and this post for part 2. Two weeks ago, we started ourRead more…
Miracles: When Miracles are Against the Law, Only Outlaws Will Perform Miracles
This is the second in a 5 week series exploring the relationship between miracles and science. See this Science Corner post for a prelude, and this post for part 1. Last week, we started our exploration of miracles by looking atRead more…
Miracles: Is God to be the King?
This is the first in a 5 week series exploring the relationship between miracles and science. See this Science Corner post for a prelude. Are miracles intrinsically anti-science? I’m nearly certain someone is making that claim somewhere on the InternetRead more…
Science Corner: Theoretical Tinker Toys
This would normally be my longer end-of-month post, but I’m switching things around during this Lent season. For the following 5 weeks, I’ll be ruminating on the topic of miracles and how they interact with our understanding of nature and science.Read more…
Science In Review — Christmas Craft
At a neighborhood Christmas party, I had a lively and stimulating conversation about some of the technical elements of filmmaking–editing, cinematography, action choreography, and the like. . . . Now, if you’ve made it this far, you’re possibly wondering why I’m talking so much about art in a column nominally about science. I think it helps to illuminate how I think about magic, and how that relates to miracles. . . .Read more…
Science Corner: At the Turn of the Tide
‘Tis the season to throw the word “miracle” around. There are many notions of what constitutes a miracle, and to be honest I’m not entirely certain I have a good working definition. God’s power is certainly involved, but if GodRead more…
Book Review: Where the Conflict Really Lies
Most people think there is a basic antagonism between faith and science that has to be overcome if one is to be both a theist and a scientific practitioner. Alvin Plantinga [1] says, au contraire. It is in fact the naturalistRead more…
Week in Review: Challenges of Higher Education
What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here’s a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you’d like us to consider for theRead more…
Miracles and the Definition Science
How do you define science? What are its boundaries? Does the scientific mind have any space for miracles? Came across a BioLogos Forum series on Miracles and Science by the physicist Ard Louis.* Below’s a quote on defining science, fromRead more…