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Darwin and me: A science teacher's tale - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (858+ words) by Frank Girolami | Mar 15, 2026 | Commentary Charles Darwin's famous 1839 book, The Voyage of the Beagle, is perhaps one of the most well-read accounts of the scientist's work and travel to South America. My journey may not be counted in miles or…...
Praying for scientists - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (700+ words) by Ciara Reyes-Ton | Mar 15, 2026 | Features In times like these, there is no shortage of things to pray for. It can feel overwhelming to know where to begin." And yet, Scripture instructs us to pray often, and Jesus even teaches us…...
Clergy Letter Project expands online list of religion and science sermons - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (199+ words) by Susan Barreto | Mar 15, 2026 | News The Clergy Letter Project, which organizes Religion and Science Weekend each year, has been collecting sermons delivered in participating congregations since 2010. This year a handful of additional sermons were shared as pastors sought to combine…...
Routledge publishes new academic handbook combining religion and medical humanities - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (209+ words) by Susan Barreto | Mar 15, 2026 | News A new handbook totaling 35 chapters seeks to explore the intersection of health, healing, and the human experience of illness through the lens of religion and spirituality. The Routledge Handbook of Spirituality, Religion and the Medical…...
Oord examines God as creator in first volume of A Systematic Theology of Love - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (153+ words) by Susan Barreto | Mar 15, 2026 | News Theologian, philosopher and professor Thomas J. Oord announced the release of the first book in a three-volume series on his own brand of systematic theology, A Systematic Theology of Love. In the book, he considers God…...
Covalence for February 2026: The art and science of conversation - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
3+ week, 2+ day ago (181+ words) by Susan Barreto | Feb 20, 2026 | Covalence Monthly This month we celebrate the official launch of the podcast, Your Matter Matters. This limited-series podcast, hosted by ELCA Lutheran pastors Will Rose and Thomas Johnston, explores how faith and science can move beyond…...
Supernaturalism vs. science: What's at stake? - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1092+ words) by Susan Barreto | Feb 20, 2026 | Features Turning water into wine, helping the blind to see and yes even the resurrection'these are some of the basic storylines of the Christian faith. Yet in today's science-infused society, it stands to reason that some…...
New initiative encourages Muslim communities to look up to the night sky - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
3+ week, 2+ day ago (227+ words) by religionandscience and Susan Barreto | Feb 20, 2026 | News An initiative of the University of Leeds and the University of Cambridge in the U.K., the Moonsighters Academy seeks to train local Muslim communities in the area of astronomical observations. Organizers say it makes…...
Why the conversation matters - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
3+ week, 2+ day ago (170+ words) by Thomas Johnston | Feb 20, 2026 | Commentary One of the things you learn as a young pastor is that sometimes you might be wrong. That opens one up to asking questions, and even, simply listening. So little of our modern society has…...
Turning the page, but not a blind eye - Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (255+ words) by Susan Barreto | Dec 19, 2025 | Covalence Monthly As we prepare to welcome 2026, we at Covalence have decided to provide an in-depth overview of the 2025 topics that drove conversation within faith and science circles this year. Much of it has been centered…...