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Science and Grace (12)

I’ve said that the lack of a full discussion of creation is a weak point for Science and Grace. This comes out most clearly (to me) in the consideration of what it means to be a Christian in science and especially in relation to God’s renewal of creation. The book asks what difference, if any, …

December 18, 2008 – 10:52 pm | By Paul | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Wendell Berry on Science (2)

Another of Berry’s points in the CBC podcast interview is that there can be problems associated with the high specialisation in science. He is looking at how science is applied without that widely encompassing understanding that can fit things together and see the consequences. He relates this to the ‘healthfulness’ or ‘wholeness’ of the results. …

February 22, 2008 – 11:37 pm | By Paul | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Wendell Berry on Science

The Canadian Broadcasting Company currently have an interesting series of podcasts on ‘How to think about science’. (See the CBC podcast page). One of the podcasts is an interview with Wendell Berry. Berry’s book Life is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition is one of my favourite books related to science. The interview covers …

February 16, 2008 – 7:36 pm | By Paul | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments (0)