Why should a Christian want to learn
and use science? The
pages below look at this question in two ways, by addressing possible concerns
about the
spiritual effects of science — if you learn and use science, will
this weaken your faith? — and by finding reasons to be excited about
science,
which can help us understand a world created by God, using minds given by God.
a personal perspective: I'm a Christian
and a scientist, a learner and a teacher. My goal,
in these pages, is to decrease your concerns about the negatives of science (*) and increase
your appreciation of the positives.
* Yes, there are rational reasons
for concern, but if we distinguish between science and scientism — and
use science to answer only the questions it is designed to answer — the
potential dangers of science can be minimized.
Below is a set of pages (about Christian
Education, Science-Christianity Interactions, and Scientific Methods) originally written for a multi-author book project by ASA in 2004,* containing ideas — especially "Education for the Whole Person" — that I thought might be useful for the book. {* But I've made major revisions in "The Logic of Science" since 2004.}
Wisely
Using
the Two Books of God
1. Using Information from Scripture and Nature
Realities and Interpretations (in Scripture & Nature, Science & Theology)
General Interactions (between Science
and Theology)
Specific Interactions (between Science
and Theology)
2. When we disagree, what should we do?
Understanding and Respect
Understanding (in Science and Theology)
Respect (combining Truth and Love)
Essential Theology
The
Logic of Science
Reality Checks (the simplicity of science)
Experiments and OBSERVATIONS
THEORIES and PREDICTIONS
THEORY Evaluation
THEORY Generation
Designing a Scientific Theory
The Methods of Science
A Model of Science (the complexity of science)
Historical Science — Is it scientific?
Also, a page about Science and
Religion — Is it a relationsip of Conflict (as with Galileo?) and
Warfare? contains excerpts from Science and
Christianity: Are they compatible? including all of Section 1 and,
in the appendix, condensed versions of 1, 2, 3, and 4.
CHRISTIANS
IN SCIENCE ( pages by other authors ) |
This page is
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/science/cnsci.htm
Copyright © 2004 by Craig Rusbult
all rights reserved
Whole-Person
Education for Science and Faith
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