Growing up with an interest in science, particularly biology and ecology, means I view the world somewhat differently than some other people. I didn’t realize this until I started having theological conversations with people. To over simplify, most biologists see the world as a web of connections and relationships. From biochemical processes to ecosystems, nothing exists in […]
Tag: Human
Christmas, Incarnation and Emmanuel 2
Yes friends, it is still Christmas and we are still thinking about the Incarnation. We’ve spent some time thinking about how in the Incarnation, God shows us what it means to be human. In addition, the Incarnation shows us that God understands what it is like to be human. We, at least I, need to […]
Christmas,Incarnation, Emanuel
Two weeks ago during Advent,we started thinking about the Incarnation as the way God shows us what we are supposed to be. In Jesus, God shows us what it is to be human. Now it is Christmas and Christmas is a good time to think about Jesus. There is a lot Jesus shows us about being human. […]
important or not?
We humans are important but not, perhaps, in the way we might imagine. We tend to think everything revolves around us. Last week, I suggested that we are not the sole reason for the creation of the cosmos. But even so, surely we are an important part of creation? Maybe even indispensable? After all, we […]
What does it mean to be a human being?
This is my monthly science and religion post at the Presbyterian Bloggers site. Most of us believe that humans are different than other animals. We know that fish are different than birds, which are different from reptiles. There are distinctions between these animal groups, which is why we can call some creatures “Swordfish” and other […]
Bodies and Souls, or Spirited Bodies, reflections on the book by Nancey Murphy
Here is a quiz for you. Don’t worry it’s only one question. Which of these choices best describes what you think human beings are. * 1. Humans are composed of one “part”: a physical body. 1a. Human beings are “nothing but” our physical bodies. (materialism) 1b. Human beings are complex physical beings, […]
Agreement on our place in the Universe?
Last October I wrote about the book, The View from the Center of the Universe: Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos by Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams. You can read my original post here and you can find the book’s website here. Well, I finished that book and then read, Thank God […]
