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 ...

Society and religion were born, the author argues, as “twins.” Though religion as we understand it today arrived late.

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.

I haven’t blogged here for a while, but am back today with the intent of breathing some new life into ‘From Darwin to Eternity.’ Over the past several months I’ve become increasingly interested in a ...

Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), Republican presidential hopeful and one of the three candidates who, at a recent debate, raised his hand signifying that he did not believe in evolution, recently ...

What scientific knowledge is and is not presumed in legal reasoning, and what are the differences between what is and what is ...

For centuries there has been tension—in churches, the academies, and the public square—between science and religion. Each makes truth claims and addresses essential questions. Science looks at the ...

HT spoke at length with Fr Richard via an email interview about his appointment, his responsibilities and how faith and ...

Q: Even if many people can reconcile religious and evolutionary world views, it seems that many evolutionary biologists cannot. Biologists seem much more likely to express hostility toward religion ...

When discussions about science and religion turn into debates about science versus religion, Buddhism mostly gets a pass. Thanks to the work of the Dalai Lama and others, Buddhism can seem far ...

A recent visit to the Washington National Cathedral, started with a tour guided by its Dean Randy Hollerith, who showed me the fragment of a lunar rock brought to one of its windows in 1974 by Apollo ...

Three centuries ago, Italian scientist, Galileo was publicly denounced by a Catholic priest. He had been dubbed an enemy of true religion. And he would be remembered as the man that started the debate ...