Items included on this page come from a variety of sources. The perspectives conveyed may or may not express a Lutheran ethos. They can serve our instruction as discussion-starters, examples (positive and negative), and illustrations of intersections between God’s two kingdoms, intersections sometimes characterized by tension, sometimes by congruence. Inclusion does not imply endorsement.
The Logic of God and Why Metaphysical Proofs Still Matter: A helpful article to take students through the basic discussions they find in popular claims about God, arguments, and proofs. The piece may be helpful for courses in science, rhetoric, logic, writing, apologetics, journalism, and culture.
Scientific Regress: The problem with science is that so much of it simply isn’t. The Open Science Collaboration announced that it had tried to replicate one hundred published psychology experiments sampled from three of the most prestigious journals in the field. Of the studies that had originally reported positive results, an astonishing 65 percent failed […]
Reasoning badly and reasoning well: A primer on practical reasoning — There are two difficulties. One lies in the intellect, because students may not know how to reason well. The other lies in the will, because they may not want to. Those who do want to reason well can be taught how to do so, although […]
Why Math Rocks: The natural sciences are about identifying patterns in nature that we then call “laws.” These laws have some form of mathematical expression (Newton’s laws of motion and gravity). Laws are so essential to our understanding of the universe that many scientists believe that math goes beyond human invention, being the fundamental language […]
‘Body Hacking’ Movement Rises Ahead Of Moral Answers: Body hackers view the world differently. They believe technology has reached a point where it can improve the human body instead of just fixing what’s broken. From pacemakers to color cameras for the brain of the color-blind, the goal is the human body augmented by devices. Students can […]
The Science of Injustice–a book review: Author and law professor Adam Benforado contends that injustice “is built into our legal structures,” and “its origins lie . . . within the mind of each and every one of us.” He argues against the Enlightenment view that we are rational beings in control of our thoughts and beliefs. Because […]
The Messy Secrets of Perfect Pitch: Genesis does not say that God created the world “perfect,” though we often insert that word. This article, written in popular style on the science and musicology of perfect pitch, uses the topic to examine this misnomer and its implications for our life in this world and our life with […]
30 Years After Explosion, Challenger Engineer Still Blames Himself: A shuttle engineer for the Challenger has carried a burden of guilt for thirty years. Says Bob Ebeling, “That was one of the mistakes God made. He shouldn’t have picked me for that job. But next time I talk to him, I’m gonna ask him, ‘Why me? You […]
The Einstein-Bergson Debate: In their 1922 debate, Bergson held that relativity was not a theory that addressed time on its most fundamental, philosophical level but a theory about clocks and their behavior. Bergson called Einstein out for missing the distinction. Bergson was not criticizing Einstein’s theory. He was attacking a philosophy being passed off as part of […]
A Seismic Shift in Bioethics: How moral norms trump even scientific evidence and technology — This position paper can serve as an introduction or polemic piece for examining how scientific and technological developments influence social norms and ethical perspectives. Useful for courses in bioethics, science and technology, sociology, religion, and business.
True Paradox: How Christianity Make Sense of Our Complex World by David Skeel (Veritas Books IVP, 2014)
David Skeel teaches corporate law at the UofPenn Law School. This book calmly presents five chapters in 160 pages that explain the Christian account of life to a skeptical, distracted, yet still-interested society. No simple answers here to human complexities. Rather, Skeel discusses how these complexities point us toward Christ.
