Psychology and the Enneagram
Several psychologists try to clarify what is known about personality and faith and how best to help the church understand it in this article for CT.
The Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science, and Technology
The Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science, and Technology is an independent Lutheran organization dedicated to expanding awareness, encouraging conversation, and promoting action regarding the implications of science and technology for Christian faith and life.
Who Is Forgiveness For?
In scientific studies on forgiveness, it’s not uncommon to hear that the benefits come to the one doing the forgiving. Is that the whole picture? Is forgiveness a sort of self-serving act?
Science vs. Religion and Religion vs. Science
What do scientists actually think about religion? And what do religious people actually think about science? The stereotypical answers to these questions will come up short once you’ve looked at sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund’s books.
Some New Complexity in the Conflict Thesis
You have heard of the White and Draper “conflict thesis” about the historical relationship between religion and science, right? It is a myth historians have debunked, but recent scholarship suggests that in debunking it they have missed some fascinating complexity.
Peter Harrison Unpacks the History of the Conflict Thesis
Does history show a conflict between religion and science? According to Peter Harrison, a careful study of history finds a very different narrative.