Science and Religion in Schools: An Introduction to the Guides
What is in the guide? An overview of resources for teachers tackling science and religion in schools.
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Science and Religion in Schools in the UK
The aim of the Science and Religion in Schools Project, which is “to encourage open minded and informed debate on the claims of science and those of the major world religions,” is to bring the “Science and Religion” debate into schools.
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The Science and Religion Debate in Schools Across the World
How to promote open minded and informed discussion concerning the ‘science and religion debate’ into schools around the world? An introduction by Martin Rogers to the UK initiative which does just that.
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Science Education for All: Moving from a Specialization Approach to a Holistic Approach
Examining several attempts to change the way in which science is taught in the K–16 levels.
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Metanexus: What’s In a Name?
The contemporary encounter between science and religion is intrinsically one of the most fascinating conversations going on in this corner of our galaxy. It may also be one of the most important for our future well-being.
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Conversation with John Haught on Evolution, Intelligent Design, and the Recent Dover Trial
The trial was the first to explicitly consider the presentation of intelligent design in U.S. public schools. John Haught testified as an expert witness.
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Beyond Intelligent Design
The core of the evolution wars is whether a scientific understanding of biology allows room for religious and philosophical commitments to purpose in human life, purposes that somehow also must connect to the unfolding history of the universe.
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The Spirit Hovers Over the World
Christian theological thinking on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit raises questions about the relationship between “spirit” and science. There are a wide array of uses of the concept of spirit. This essay presents a preliminary typology of such uses.
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Where-to and Why: Discernment in the 21st Century
We are tiny creatures on a small planet some 10 billion-plus years along the way in what we sometimes call “cosmic evolution.” And we want to ask, where it will all lead?
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Ten Reasons for the Constructive Engagement of Science and Religion
1) Cultural Ambivalence 2) Definitional Ambiguity 3) Metaphysics Matters 4) Relational Revelations 5) Science as a Spiritual Quest 6) The Sciences of Religion Revisited 7) Healthy Semiotics 8) Innumerate Nescience 9) Philistine Fideism 10) Moral Muddles