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The Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science, and Technology is dedicated to expanding awareness and promoting conversation about the implications of science and technology for Christian faith and life.
Since 1991, the Alliance has been an independent Lutheran organization recognized by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The membership includes scientists, science teachers, rostered leaders (clergy and lay), and other interested lay people.
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Latest Articles from Covalence, the Online Magazine of the Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
Writing humanity’s next chapter: Religion and science in the present moment
Editor’s note: These remarks were originally delivered in August 2020 as part of a Zoom lecture series sponsored by the Center for Advanced Studies in Religion and Science (CASIRAS). In these very days, our society has been ripped open by a public health disaster to...
Faithfully responding to COVID-19: An epidemiologist’s tale
University of Illinois epidemiologist Rebecca Smith jokes about how much of her day, even now, is spent staring at a computer screen and not in a lab coat or using nifty equipment like some might expect. Despite the lack of laboratory action shots, her workdays are...
ISSR Boyle Lecture explores contemplation
The U.K.-based International Society for Science and Religion recently held its 2021 Boyle Lecture, and due to the global pandemic, the event happened online and is now available on the group’s YouTube channel. The 2021 Boyle Lecture was given on February 3 by Tom...
New book explores the intersection of religion and astronomy
A book released early this year seeks to examine which cultural ideas about "the heavens" shape religious ideas, and vice versa. Published by Routledge, Intersections of Religion and Astronomy, was edited and authored by an interdisciplinary team of scholars from...
CASIRAS/LSTC to host third religion and science webinar
The Center for Advanced Studies in Religion and Science (CASIRAS) and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago will be hosting a free Zoom event on Friday, February 19 at 4 p.m. CST. Neuroscientist Michael Spezio will present, “Humility as Inclusive Empathy: Theory...
Covalence year in review
Yes, we are all already to put behind us this year of pandemic, but for many faith has been a source of comfort and has led some to have even greater respect for the healthcare workers and scientists among us. Looking back, we have seen in 2020 is confirmation that...
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