Resources
Explore our content library for videos, articles, books, podcasts, and more.
Looking for a Specific Topic?
Articles and Blogs
Sarah Coakley on Cooperation in Evolution
“New discoveries about the phenomenon known to evolutionary theorists as ‘cooperation’ give us fresh reasons to regard evolutionary theory and classic Christian theism as entirely compatible, indeed richly and convincingly so.”
Wisdom on Gathering: How Science Can Help Your Church Make Decisions
Christianity Today offers thoughtful guidelines for how churches can make wise decisions about gathering while we live in the middle of an improving but not finished pandemic.
Rachel Held Evans on Making Peace with Science
Rachel Held Evans, who passed away in 2019, was a leading voice for progressive Christians and found that integrating science was critical for keeping her faith. In fact, when we surveyed our audience in 2020, we found she was one of the top voices who had influenced our respondants.
Books
The Voice of John Polkinghorne
The Rev. Dr. John Polkinghorne was and remains a preeminent voice in faith and science.
Where the Conflict Really Lies
Philosopher Alvin Plantinga’s 2011 book, Where the Conflict Really Lies, makes a case for the reasonableness of religious belief. As the publisher summary says, “The theme of this short book is that the conflict between science and theistic religion is actually superficial, and that at a deeper level they are in concord.”
Why Science and Faith Need Each Other
After decades of analyzing the religious perspectives of scientists and the views religous people have about science, Elaine Howard Ecklund has now written a book for the church. In it, she offers eight shared values that can help advance the conversaton about science in our churches.
COVID-19 Resources
Wisdom on Gathering: How Science Can Help Your Church Make Decisions
Christianity Today offers thoughtful guidelines for how churches can make wise decisions about gathering while we live in the middle of an improving but not finished pandemic.
Shepherding to Herd Immunity
For pastors, this really is the moment for us to protect our flock from the thieves and wolves that would steal the very health of our congregation and our individual members. It’s our moment to take on the role as shepherds of our flocks.
How Vaccines and the Immune System Work
Are you curious about how vaccines and the immune system work together to stop you from getting sick?
Podcasts
Rachel Held Evans on Making Peace with Science
Rachel Held Evans, who passed away in 2019, was a leading voice for progressive Christians and found that integrating science was critical for keeping her faith. In fact, when we surveyed our audience in 2020, we found she was one of the top voices who had influenced our respondants.
Disciple Science
Disciple Science is an organization dedicated to creating quality videos that would “reach those who feel forced to choose between science and Christianity and invite them to follow Jesus, know creation, and grow in faith.”
Krista Tippett On Science
Since the beginning of her Peabody Award-winning program, Krista Tippett has conducted dozens of interviews with scientists for all sorts digging into questions of faith, meaning, and purpose.
Race & Science
Humans and Race
Race continues to be an issue for American culture and the church. This 3-minute video, developed for use in religous settings, introduces some of the relevant science and can complement the work we are doing in the church to increase understanding about race and racism.
SftC Event: Science, Race, & the Church
American Christians have a complex relationship with two of the dominant conversations in American society: science and race. This is especially true when many Christians have compromised their...
Why does human skin color vary so much?
This video is a great tutorial on the biology of race. Why does human skin color vary so much? Anthropologist Dr. Nina Jablonski explains the evoluntionary trade-offs of our varied melanin.
Videos
The Purposeful Universe
When people think about evolution, what often comes to mind is randomness and chance. Certainly there are aspects of the evolutionary process that are random, but that’s not the whole story.
Sarah Coakley on Cooperation in Evolution
“New discoveries about the phenomenon known to evolutionary theorists as ‘cooperation’ give us fresh reasons to regard evolutionary theory and classic Christian theism as entirely compatible, indeed richly and convincingly so.”
The Voice of John Polkinghorne
The Rev. Dr. John Polkinghorne was and remains a preeminent voice in faith and science.
Websites
Denominational and Ecumenical Creation Care Resources
Are you curious what your denomination is doing when it comes to caring for creation? Or perhaps you’d like to connect with a local ecumenical or interfaith group committed to this work. Or maybe you want to see what other faith-based groups are doing to take care of the environment so that you can share some ideas with your home church. Creation Justice Ministries has put together a nice list of links representing several traditions.
Evangelicals of All Ages for Creation Care
The Evangelical Environmental Network seeks to inspire, equip, educate, and mobilize evangelical Christians to love God and others by rediscovering and reclaiming the Biblical mandate to care for creation and working toward a stable climate and a healthy, pollution-free world. They also work closely with the Young Evangelicals for Climate Action who have their own set of resources for younger disciples of Christ who care deeply for God’s creation.
A Rocha International’s Creation Care Resources for your Church
This website is perhaps the largest collection of creation care materials designed for the church. It includes articles, videos, music, prayers, and more designed to help with worship, sermons, Bible studies, and children’s ministry.