by George L. Murphy | Mar 15, 2020 | Commentary
In his “Evolution and Mystery: Confessions of a Darwinian Skeptic,” Shedinger doesn’t define the “growing and respected intellectual movement” to which he refers in his first paragraph. On further reading, however, it seems likely that it’s the intelligent design...
by George L. Murphy | Feb 10, 2020 | Commentary
The extent to which religious beliefs of public school students should be respected in science classes has long been debated. Attempts to prohibit teaching of evolution or other controversial topics have been rejected by the courts. But of course that doesn’t mean...
by Susan Barreto | Dec 11, 2019 | Commentary
Photo by Frank V. via Unsplash Alexa seems to know what I want to watch and when, Google search seems to know my wishes too when I search for my favorite restaurant online and perhaps even more interesting is that even the success of my 401(k) investments will...
by Susan Barreto | Nov 7, 2019 | Commentary
Photo by Greg Razoky via Unsplash As many Covalence readers already know, our theological editor George Murphy is not only a frequent contributor to this newsletter but uniquely wears two hats — one of pastor and another of physicist. While I have watched him jot down...
by Bruce Booher | Oct 17, 2019 | Commentary
Photo by Chromatograph via Unsplash From time to time, someone will say something like “One of these days, science will be able to explain everything and we won’t need religion.” This idea badly misunderstands both science and religion. Let’s examine what this idea...
by Susan Barreto | Jul 12, 2019 | Commentary
Photo by N. Manginas via The Echumenical Patriarchate As the song goes, so it is in today’s world. But that doesn’t mean theologians, seminarians and churchwide organizations are not up to the task of “greening” how they do what they do in the faith...
