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soli deo gloria: August 2015
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Thoughts on theology, science, and culture. Monday, August 31, 2015. Empathy for the voiceless. Not being able to communicate with others can be a frustrating and humiliating experience. This is particularly so if you are a "successful" individual who is normally "in control" of your circumstances. I recommend the movie English Vinglish. Ross H. McKenzie. Saturday, August 22, 2015. You cannot love God and money. Paul Tyson [who is in the group] has a brief and helpful summary of the book here. Although I...
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soli deo gloria: October 2014
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Thoughts on theology, science, and culture. Thursday, October 23, 2014. Videos on Genesis and Science. Today we watched and discussed several excellent videos that deal with the issue of how science is related to Genesis. Featuring John Polkinghorne, Alister McGrath, N.T. Wright, and others. This Babylonian creation myth contrasts with the Genesis text. The videos are not online. You have to buy them. But snippets are available on Youtube. Ross H. McKenzie. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Ross H. McKenzie.
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soli deo gloria: November 2014
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Thoughts on theology, science, and culture. Wednesday, November 26, 2014. A cogent case for Christian Platonism. The next book for the monthly theology reading and discussion group is Returning to Reality: Christian Platonism for our times. By Paul Tyson. One thing that is a little different is that the author is a member of the discussion group! Ross H. McKenzie. Sunday, November 23, 2014. From revolution to disillusion. A historian who helped to overthrow the Soviets in Poland, once said:. I got The Hi...
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soli deo gloria: February 2015
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Thoughts on theology, science, and culture. Saturday, February 28, 2015. The end does not justify the means. My family is watching the final season. Of Foyle's War as it is currently available on ABC iview. Foyle was a police detective in WWII, but after the war he works for the security agency, MI5. The cold war has begun and the UK government is trying to position itself in the Middle East. Besides the entertainment I like the show for several reasons. Ross H. McKenzie. Saturday, February 21, 2015.
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Science & Religion - Nicholas Higgs
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Lionfish in the Bahamas. I am particularly interested in how evolutionary biology informs our understanding of pain and suffering in the world. And science doesn't "give back". I don't mean this in a patronising way- it is something that I genuinely struggle with because when your job is also your hobby the distinction becomes blurred. The fact is that my job is not the most important thing in my life. It is so easy to forget this and my faith helps keep me in check. More information and resources. Their...
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soli deo gloria: Environmental conservation and poverty alleviation are intertwined
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Thoughts on theology, science, and culture. Friday, July 24, 2015. Environmental conservation and poverty alleviation are intertwined. I found this video quite inspiring. I thank Ross van Vuuren for bringing it to my attention. Wildlife conservation benefiting Kenya’s coastal poor. From A Rocha International. Ross H. McKenzie. August 6, 2015 at 1:39 PM. A as a space scientist with a faith I have written extensively on this relationship . Our task on this planet is to support those who study and provi...
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People | The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
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Skip navigation to content. The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. Email: rwhite@esc.cam.ac.uk. Professor Robert (Bob) White is Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge (since 1989) and was. White, Robert (2001). Science: Friend or Foe? The Church of England Newspaper, Friday August 24, 2001, p. 11 (also published on Christians in Science web site www.cis.org.uk. White, R. S. (2002). The age of the earth. Evangelicals Now, December 2002, 18. White, R. and McKe...
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soli deo gloria: How might I move towards a Christian perspective on my academic discipline?
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Thoughts on theology, science, and culture. Thursday, July 9, 2015. How might I move towards a Christian perspective on my academic discipline? I am giving at talk/workshop with this title on saturday as part of the Write workshop. For Christian academics, sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Science, Religion, and Society. At Emmanuel College and the Simeon Network. This will be a workshop in which participants will be encouraged to complete a questionaire. Here is the current version of the slides.
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soli deo gloria: December 2014
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Thoughts on theology, science, and culture. Tuesday, December 30, 2014. The complexities of the trial of Galileo. A popular narrative about Galileo and the Catholic church is it was a simply case of science versus religion, freedom of thought versus censorship and persecution, truth versus superstition, reason and evidence versus blind faith, . However, the reality is much more complex. This is nicely described by Lawrence Principe in his lecture course on Science and Religion. A few random points. Galil...
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soli deo gloria: September 2014
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Thoughts on theology, science, and culture. Monday, September 29, 2014. The meaning and significance of the secular. In the theology reading group this month we discussed. How (not) to be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor. James K.A. Smith. The 140 page book is a synopsis of the 900 page tome. It makes that work more accessible, particularly through the glossary at the end of the book. Previously, I discussed the three senses of the secular. Other important terms include the following. It refreshing and en...