In a recent blog posted on the Huffington Post web site (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/connor-wood/do-science-and-religion-c_b_9829960.html), blogger Connor Wood suggests that the recent increase in what might be termed ‘tribalist’ violence is the result of people losing a sense of connection with their past. Wood also states that, in Western societies, science has become a source of moral authority […]
Exploring the limits
The theme for this year’s Science & Religion Forum conference has been Are there limits to science? (see blog post from 1 September 2016). As the conference progressed into its second day, it seemed that we had moved from that question to asking, “Are there limits to God?” At first glance, this might seem a […]
Day One of the Science and Religion Forum Conference
This is the third time I’ve attended the Science and Religion Forum conference, and once again I am already finding myself (on day one) challenged and inspired. The theme of the conference this year is ‘are there limits to science?’. The implied answer is ‘yes’, and this first day of the conference has delivered two […]