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Between Christian Rock & Science Hard Place
Yesterday on NPR, Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan conducted a fascinating interview (Christians Divided Over Science of Human Origins) with Daniel Harlow, religion professor at Calvin College, and...
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Seeing Catholic: Design, Adaptation & Teleology
If I understand my Catholic friends and scholars correctly, God created the cosmos, earth, and life. This God sparked the original organism and designed an evolutionary process that has resulted in...
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“Theological Anthropology”
What is the meaning of this dubious concatenation? I’m not sure but am sure that it should be bracketed with scare quotes at all times. I first became aware of “theological anthropology” while browsing...
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Creation Myths: Not Just Stories
Over the past few weeks I’ve been thinking about creation myths. By calling them “myths” it allows us to overlook, dismiss, or ignore them. This is a mistake. We should think hard about what these...
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Commencement Creationist at Emory University
For its commencement speaker this year, Emory University has chosen John Hopkins neurosurgeon and humanitarian Ben Carson. Carson’s personal story and scientific accomplishments are extraordinary (as...
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Genetic Hardwiring for God
Over the past week I was hiking the Four Corners area and visiting ancestral Puebloan sites spanning the entire range of culture history for the region — from early Basketmaker (1200 BCE) through...
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Evolution of Creationism
In GSA Today, geologist David Montgomery has published a splendid article (open pdf) on “The Evolution of Creationism.” It’s a useful primer for those who don’t have the time or inclination to read...
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Musing on Modernity
There were several items in the news last week that got me thinking about the mythic typology that dominates so much of our thinking: Ancient Epoch Modern Epoch...
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Barash, Biology & Balderdash
I feel sorry for David Barash’s undergraduate students at the University of Washington. Why? Because when Barash teaches his animal behavior class, which is grounded in evolutionary theory, he feels...
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Plains, Rocks & Cosmos
In anticipation of a summer touring the Great Plains, I took some time off from the blog to immerse myself in a surprisingly rich literature on the subject, which of course has nothing to do with...
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