Spring/Summer 2007
Featured
Does Religion Cause Violence?
Behind the common question lies a morass of unclear thinking. By William T. Cavanaugh
A Fateful Separation of Philosophy and Theology
The two disciplines, split by modernity, need to re-engage. By Louis Dupré
Embracing Earth while Facing Death
A Buddhist monk reflects on the limits of contemporary science. By Eshin Nishimura
Real Presences
The life of theological concepts. By Christine Helmer
A Family Rift and a Cautionary Tale
Two stories about venturing from the Orthodox fold. By Ben Westhoff
Dialogue
God and Evolution: A New Solution
Natural cooperation suggests a ‘bridging’ model between evolutionary biology and philosophical theology. By Sarah Coakley
Stem Cell Dissent
You can’t call for the fruits of science without confronting the facts of science. By Eric Cohen
Darwin Was Wrong
Rethinking the evolutionary biology of sex, gender, and sexuality. By Joan Roughgarden
Thinking Like a Feminist
As cultural norms evolve, so too can scientific possibilities. By Evelyn Fox Keller
In Review
Books
The Serpent’s Hiss
Jeffrey Kripal’s Serpent’s Gift. By Francis X. Clooney, SJ
Shelf Life
Channeling Dr. Johnson
W. Jackson Bate’s Samuel Johnson. By Peter J. Gomes
Books
Truth-Seeking or Truth-Finding?
John Polkinghorne’s Quantum Physics and Theology. By Kirk Wegter-McNelly
Required Reading
Family’s Changing Terrain
Religious and ethical perspectives on family. By M. Christian Green
Art
A Lasting Impression
Examining biblical art in a secular society. By William Dyrness
Poetry
Vigil
By David Yezzi
Max Delbrück
By John Canaday
Mud
By Eliza Griswold
Perspective
Knowing and Unknowing, Concluded
Showcasing science against religion has become a kind of cultural sport—contrived on the one hand, but often impassioned, fascinating, and imperative, too. By Will Joyner
