Religion and Science Public Dialogue
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Wisdom's Light refers to books and movies that touch on the religion and science dialog. Since you may wish more information on these items, a hyperlink is provided to the item at Amazon.com. Wisdom's Light receives a commission at no cost to you if you purchase the item from Amazon.com through the links on this site. This commission helps to support this web site and the ministry.

Check out Anne Foerst's book God in the Machine: What Robots Teach Us About Humanity and God and an associated review in Science and Theology News.

Wisdom's Light's reading list provides an extensive list of books on the subject of science and religion. If you are new to this dialog or wish a systematic analysis of it, Ian Barbour's When Science Meets Religion is an excellent overview.

Many movies touch on the subject of science and religion. One such movie is Blade Runner based on Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Will the day come when robots dream? What would this imply about personhood?

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Our 21st Century world is dominated by science and technology. Their efficacy in understanding the world, curing disease, and providing social and living improvements is well-known. Science and technology are ubiquitious and challenge our faith almost daily. For example:

  • Is stem cell research ethical?
  • Is cloning moral?
  • What should our faith response be to care for the environment?
  • Did God create the universe or is the universe self-generating?
  • Is the bodily Resurrection just a myth?
  • What should be our faith response to weapons of mass destruction?
  • Is God creating anew in the Internet?

Scholars of the interaction of science and faith have addressed these issues in academic conferences and publications. But how can ordinary believers cope with the faith challenges presented by science and technology? How can they reconcile the use and abuse of science with God's will? is a ministry designed to provide ordinary folks the opportunity to understand 21st century science and technology and the ethical issues raised by them. And most importantly it allows them to engage in fruitful discussion of the issues. Such discussions often lead participants to a deeper understanding of their faith and a rich appreciation of what God is doing for us through science and technology. The underlying belief of these discussions is that science and faith are two sides of God's reality and that if properly engaged can mutually enrich each other. Science and technology are gifts of God; our faith is our call to use these gifts wisely. Faith challenges science to face the moral dilemmas it invokes. Science challenges faith to renew traditions within new understandings of creation.

is available to your faith community or organization to conduct one or more discussions on topics of your choice. Currently designed classes are listed at notes.

Unlike a typical lecture where the presenter speaks and subsequently entertains questions, the sessions are interactive dialogs for ages 14 to 114. The facilitor presents the science and issues in a short introduction and then the group is encouraged to raise questions and concerns for discussion. Confirmands as well as adults will find these discussions worthwhile. To arrange session times and topics at your faith community or organization: Contact Rev. John A. Mills at wislit@worldnet.att.net.

If you would like to join our electronic mailing list to receive notices of our events and to receive various viewpoints on the religion and science dialogue, please send us e-mail at wislit@worldnet.att.net.
  • Notes for currently designed classes are available at notes.
  • Essays on various religion and science topics are available at essays.
  • The dialogue between religion and science is in great ferment. Other sites addressing this dialogue are listed at other sites.
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  • Sermons that specifically address science and religion are listed at sermons
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  • A religion and science reading list is available at reading list.
  • A religion and science movie list is available at movies.
  • A history of the classes held over the years is available at history.
  • Summary of the Toms River Interfaith Stem Cell Panel
  • The pedantic philosophy of these dialogues is illustrated at framework.

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