Do emerging adults see the relationship between science and faith in a different way?   Dale speaks with Greg Cootsona, author of Mere Science and Christian Faith: Bridging the Divide with Emerging Adults, to talk about modern views on the intersection of science and faith, and how the emergence of technology and the internet is transforming our perceptions of the relationship? 

Greg Cootsona teaches in the department of comparative religion and humanities at California State University at Chico.  Greg directs Science for the Church, a project designed to bring the resources of science to strengthen congregational life. From 2016 to early 2019, he directed the Science and Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries at Fuller Seminary. Greg served as a pastor for 18 years, and he is published on numerous topics, recently focusing on the intersection of science and faith. He has authored the book Mere Science and Christian Faith: Bridging the Divide with Emerging Adults, which was published in 2018 by InterVarsity Press, and his book Negotiating Science and Religion in America: Past, Present, and Future will be published by Routledge Press next month. Greg also serves as an advisor to Biologos, DoSER (Dialogue on Science Ethics and Religion from the AAAS), Sinai and Synapses, and the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences.

Book and resource recommendations from the episode (Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that if you click through and make a purchase, Disciple Science will receive a small commission.  All of those funds will go into production of educational resources exploring the intersection of science and faith).  

Book: Mere Science and Christian Faith: Bridging the Divide with Emerging Adults

Book: Religion vs. Science: What Religious People Really Think

Book: Secularity and Science: What Scientists around the World Really Think about Religion

Book: You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving Church and Rethinking Faith

YouTube Playlist: Dichotomies Down in Dayton (insights on the Scopes Monkey Trial)

While assigning blame for a problem may provide a sense of relief, it won't necessarily make the issue go away.  However, as we finish our brief tour of the history of the relationship between science and faith, we will find that both the Christian and scientific communities have missed steps.  We should learn from those stories as we work to carve a way forward into a future where the two worlds can coexist and even overlap more peacefully.

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Modern science assumes that no divine intervention is needed to explain the ways of the world.  Will this approach to answering scientific questions leak into our psyche as we explore ideas of meaning and purpose?  Listen in as Dale, Joel an Matt explore the concept of methodological naturalism as it is applied in the scientific method and how extrapolating from science into life can lead us into a naturalistic worldview.  Be sure to watch our first video on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptRedo--XTWgHyUc0SsAIA). Also check out our website (https://www.disciplesciencecom) for more resources on science and faith.  

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Study after study confirms that the public believes there is tension or conflict between science and faith.  But is the tension real and has it always been there?  This week, Joel, Dale, and Matt begin to discuss some of the history of the intersection between science and faith.  Be sure to watch our first video on our youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptRedo--XTWgHyUc0SsAIA). Also check out our website (https://www.disciplescience.com) for more resources on science and faith.

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This week on the Disciple Science Podcast, hear Matt, Dale, and Joel discuss why they formed Disciple Science and their goals for honest and responsible discussion of difficult and important topics. Make sure to check out our website disciplescience.com for more resources on science and faith.

Welcome to the Disciple Science Podcast! Disciple Science exists to explore the intersection of science and faith and this podcast is one of several Disciple Science resources for that purpose. In this first episode, you'll get to meet hosts Dale Gentry, Joel Jueckstock and Matt Gill. You'll also get to hear about what we hope to accomplish through this podcast. Make sure to check out our website disciplescience.com for more resources on science and faith.