A few years ago I started a book project with my friend and
pastor Kerry Bender. He brought the idea to me because of a shared
interest in the evolving impact a scientific world view has had, together and
individually, on our personal faith. We
both had come to a realization that there was a real need to communicate a
perspective on Christianity that respected both the word of God and the
realities of the world around us. While
we had been encouraged by several books that beautifully articulated the mutual
truths of faith and science we saw a gap in what was available for young
people.
We set out those few years ago to create a book that would serve
a younger audience by telling our personal experiences with faith and science, while
teaching about how science works and how the Bible works. In general, the book’s goal is the development
of appropriate scientific and hermeneutical
approaches. In specifically, the book is designed to address issues of origins both
from scientific and Biblical perspectives. Origins are central to the book
because we have both observed the obstacles it can present for the acceptance
of a life of faith and for the acceptance of a life with science.
Over the last few
years we have had periods of productivity and spells of passivity toward the
project. Now in this season, where writing
is regular for me, I plan to leverage my keyboard time to perform double duty
for the purposes of blogging and making progress on the book.
My part for the book is primarily to articulate science. One of the biggest challenges for me has been
to formulate a balance between the essentials of the science and the essence of
the story that is science. I hope to use
this blog, and this series “The Essentials” to sort through what is important,
what is interesting and what should be left on the cutting room floor.
Again I look forward to feedback on these areas including what
you think is essential to the faith/science discussion. Please use the comment
section to get the conversation going.
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