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The 2009 Gifford Lectures, “A Fine-Tuned Universe: Science, Theology and the Quest for Meaning”, presented by Alister McGrath, are all up online in PDF format. Lecture 1: Yearning to make sense of things - 2009 Gifford Lecture 1.pdf Lecture 2: Why we still need natural theology – 2009 Gifford Lecture 2.pdf Lecture 3: The mystery of the constants of nature – 2009 . . . → Read More: 2009 gifford lectures The problem with questions like is God “real?” or does God “exist“? is that the most basic understanding of God (let’s assume monotheistic belief for the moment) is that the sum total of existing reality (the Bible says ‘all things’) was created (caused, desired, effected, brought about) by Him. If this stretches the mind (not to mention language) – then . . . → Read More: god and reality miscellaneous thoughts… if the time we spend is to be at all worthwhile, we need to accept that words matter enough to use them and work at our use of them (some key words in science/faith include: ‘knowledge’, ‘evidence’, ‘explanation’, ‘natural’, ‘reality’, etc). it occurs to me that aiming for mutual understanding is infinitely more helpful than aiming to ‘win’. . . . → Read More: on science/faith blogging… “Holy rusted metal, BArT ehrMAN!” (yes, I just typed that; many cheese-ness awards shall I win…) Respected (and prolific! given the rate he publishes blogs and books!) New Testament Scholar Ben Witherington III is doing an astoundingly in-depth review of Bart Ehrman’s ‘Jesus Interrupted’ (parts 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 and 5) and see Ehrman being humorously . . . → Read More: ben on bart Prof. John Stackhouse’s post (here) on the recent “bus campaigns” is quite good and balanced I think. Apparently, the board of a Vancouver bus company has the following regulation on bus ads: “No advertisement will be accepted which promotes or opposes a specific theology or religious ethic, point of view, policy or action.” . . . → Read More: buses, religion and life I’ve checked out a book from the Carey Baptist library that’s proving to be very interesting: The Future of Atheism: Alister McGrath & Daniel Dennett in Dialogue It’s essentially a written copy of a 2007 conference including the McGrath/Dennett debate and the other papers presented – plus a few additional chapters and an introduction by the author/editor, Robert B. Stewart. . . . → Read More: the future of atheism This is not a helpful way to explore the issue, methinks… ((photo from my blog stats – showing search terms that brought people to my blog)) TANSAA (Theology and Natural Sciences Aotearoa Auckland – a group emerging from Laidlaw-Carey Graduate School) is finalising their programme for 2009, and it’s looking great. I’m particularly chuffed about the Conference planned for August 1, hosted by my church, Northcote Baptist. Details: . . . → Read More: tansaa events in 2009 Cambridge Geophysicist, Professor Robert (Bob) White is coming to New Zealand to take part in 3 events. The first and second are the same talk both in Wellington and Auckland – a Christian Response to Global Warming (I’m planning on attending the Auckland talk). For the third event (which I am sad to miss, due to a wedding up north), . . . → Read More: bob white in new zealand I recently enjoyed these 3 videos featuring pysicist/priest John Polkinghorne… |
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