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 BIOS: evolution and biology
Bios deals with various aspects of religion in conversation with evolution and biology.  The word is Greek for “life”.

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1 Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny    
2 Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny    
3 Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny    
4 Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny    
A Critique of "Theistic Evolution" as a Supplementary Model of the Relationship between Darwinian Theory and Religion    
A Matchmaker's Advice for Evo    
A Primer on Human Embryonic Stem Cells    
A Review of Robert Pollack's The Faith of Biology and the Biology    
Arguing for Evolution    
Being Mean to Stephen Jay Gould    
Beyond Intelligent Design    
Book Review: Robert Rosen's "Life Itself"    
Classics Corner: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion    
Classics Corner--The Advantages of Varied Knowledge & The Origin    
Confessions of an Evolutionary Biologist    
Conversation with John Haught on Evolution, Intelligent Design, and the Recent Dover Trial    
Critiquing the Creation of Knowledge in the Liberal Arts: An Interdisciplinary Course on Death    
Disciplinary Realities and Interdisciplinary Prospects    
Disgust, Morality, and Human Identity    
Distributed and Shared Genetic Value    
Does Nature Suggest Transcendence?    
E. coli at the No Free Lunchroom, Part 1/4    
E. coli at the No Free Lunchroom, Part 2/4    
E. coli at the No Free Lunchroom, Part 4/4    
Ecotheology as Transdisciplinary Knowledge of Religion    
Ellis acceptance of the Templeton Prize, March 17, 2004    
ESSSAT Conference: Barcelona, 1-6 April, 2004    
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Evolution and Intelligent Design    
Evolutionary Biology & the Meaning of Life    
Facing the Challenges of Transhumanism: Philosophical, Religious, and Ethical Considerations    
Field Analysis on Competitive Dynamics and Cultural Evolution of Religions and God Concepts    
Finding a Mate for Evolution    
Frogs and God    
Genes and the Adapted Mind    
Genes, Genesis, and God Discussion    
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Glorious Contingency 3    
Glorious Contingency 4    
Glorious Contingency 5    
GOD AFTER DARWIN: Haught response to Behe    
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God and the Galapagos?    
Intelligent Design Debate and the Rehabilitation of Analogical Knowledge    
Is Evolution Just another Religion?    
Is Philosophy Useless? The Case of Human Cloaning    
Kenosis and Nature    
Konrad Lorenz, National Socialism, and Epistemology    
MISTAKE: Applied Evolutionary Epistemology    
Multiplying Non-Zero: Review of Robert Wright's Nonzero    
Not the Baker, but the Bake-off - part of the Genes, Genesis, and Gods discussion    
Of Flagella and Outboard Motors: A Response to John Bracht    
Of X-Men and the Anthropic Principle    
Possibility Space in Evolution    
Preface - Paths from Science towards God: The End of all Our Exploring    
Review of E.O. Wilson's "Consilience"    
Review of God and Evolution: A Reader, ed. by Mary Kathleen Cunningham    
Review of David Ray Griffin's "Religion & Scientific Naturalism"    
Review of Delvin Lee Ratzsch's "The Battle of Beginnings: Why neither side is winning the Creation-Evolution Debate"    
Review of Evolution's Workshop by Edward J. Larson    
Review of Holmes Rolston's "Genes, Genesis, and God"    
Review of John Haught's "God After Darwin"    
Review of John Haught's "God After Darwin"    
Review of John Maddox's "What Remains to be Discoverd"    
Review of Kenneth Miller's "Finding Darwin's God"    
Review of Loyal Rue's "Everybody's Story"    
Review of Michael Ruse's "Monad to Man"    
Review of Nicholas Gillham's 2001 biography A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics.    
Review of Richard Dawkins' "A Devil's Chaplain"