Robert John Russell is the current Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. Since 1981, Dr. Russell has served as both founding director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) and professor of theology and science at the … Read more about Robert J. Russell: Cosmology, Divine Action, & Eschatology
Norman Wirzba: Farm to Table Theology
Norman Wirzba was raised on a farm in Southern Alberta, Norman went on to study history at the University of Lethbridge, theology at Yale University Divinity School, and philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. Since then he has taught at Saint Thomas More College/University of Saskatchewan, … Read more about Norman Wirzba: Farm to Table Theology
David Wilkinson: an astrophysicist talks science & religion
David Wilkinson is Principal of St John’s College and lecturer in the Department of Theology and Religion. He holds PhDs in both theoretical astrophysics and systematic theology. Before turning to theology his research was in theoretical astrophysics, where he studied star formation, the chemical … Read more about David Wilkinson: an astrophysicist talks science & religion
Keith Ward: Religion in the Modern World
Keith Ward is a British philosopher, theologian, priest and scholar. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a priest of the Church of England. He was a canon of Christ Church, Oxford until 2003. Comparative theology and the relationship between science and religion are two of his main topics of … Read more about Keith Ward: Religion in the Modern World
From Southern Religion to Activist Theology: Stan Mitchell + Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza
This is a zesty LIVE episode, recorded live in Nashville. I am joined by two friends, Stan Mitchell and Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza. I get to ask them each 5 questions before we take questions from the people gathered for the fun. If you are wise you will get inspired to check out Robyn's new … Read more about From Southern Religion to Activist Theology: Stan Mitchell + Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
Guess what theology nerds? This is a special announcement. I have just accepted a position as Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. There I will be part of a John Templeton Foundation project, God and the Book of Nature: Building a Science-Engaged Theology of Nature. It is hard … Read more about SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
Michael Reiss: Evolutionary Ethics and the role of Religion
Michael Reiss is a British bioethicist, educator, and journalist. He is also an Anglican priest. Reiss is professor of science education at the Institute of Education, University College London, where he is assistant director, research and development. We had a fun conversation about his recent … Read more about Michael Reiss: Evolutionary Ethics and the role of Religion
Sarah Lane Ritchie: an Integrated Physicality and the Sacred
Get ready for a bunch of nerdy fun. Sarah Lane Ritchie is Lecturer in Theology and Science at the University of Edinburgh. She has a PhD in Science and Religion from the University of Edinburgh, where her doctoral work focused on the question of divine action in the human mind. A Michigander by … Read more about Sarah Lane Ritchie: an Integrated Physicality and the Sacred
Bruce Rogers-Vaughn: the Neo-Liberal Attack on the Soul
This episode is amazing. It is just super-duper spectacular. Oh, it is also packed with awesome sauce. I can't wait for all of you in helping professions to hear this and get yourself the book - Caring for Souls in a Neoliberal Age. Dr. Bruce Rogers-Vaughn is Associate Professor of the Practice … Read more about Bruce Rogers-Vaughn: the Neo-Liberal Attack on the Soul
Michael J. Murray: The Scientific Challenge for Faith
Dr. Michael J. Murray is the President of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and former Arthur and Katherine Shadek Chair in Philosophy and the Humanities at Franklin & Marshall College and Senior Vice President of Programs at the John Templeton Foundation. He received his BA from Franklin … Read more about Michael J. Murray: The Scientific Challenge for Faith
John Caputo: Tillich and a Radical Theology of Culture
John D. Caputo is a hybrid philosopher/theologian who works in the area of radical theology. Prof. Caputo has spearheaded a notion he calls “weak theology,” by which he means a “poetics” of the “event” that is harbored in the name (of) God, or that “insists” in the name (of) “God,” a notion that … Read more about John Caputo: Tillich and a Radical Theology of Culture
John Haught: the New Cosmic Story
For a long time I have been a fan of John Haught's work. He is a Catholic theologian, invested in the conversation between religion and science, who brings together two of my favorite thinkers - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Alfred North Whitehead. His recent award winning book, The New Cosmic … Read more about John Haught: the New Cosmic Story