Cosmos

To begin, I’ll note that my first “reading” of The Greatest Show on Earth was of the audio book version. I highly recommend experiencing the book in this way. The book is read by Dawkins himself, as well as his wife Lalla Ward. Throughout the audio book Dawkins and Ward read the book in a conversational and engaging tone that make the science accessible and the experience enjoyable. The audio… Continue reading

John Van Sloten is Pastor of New Hope Church in Calgary, AB, a Pastoral Science alum and a board member for the Center for Pastoral Science board member.  

In this article John explores the learning process known as fast-mapping and explores its implications from a spiritual perspective… Continue reading

In this fascinating and brilliant sermon, Pastoral Science alum John Van Sloten, pastor of New Hope Church in Calgary, AB, explores what the nature of the human kidney teaches us about the nature of God.

The Kidney, Homeostasis, and the Holy Spirit from New Hope Church Calgary on Vimeo.… Continue reading

2011 Pastoral Science Cohort Member Richard Dahlstrom preaches on the integration of Faith & Science.

Science & Faith: Collision to Collaboration from BethanyCommunityChurch on Vimeo.

Audio of the sermon is available here.

This sermon was also featured on BioLogos

John Van Sloten is Pastor of New Hope Church in Calgary, AB, a Pastoral Science alum and a board member for the Center for Pastoral Science board member.  In this article John explores the ways the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) helps us better understand God. Available from ThinkChristian here

My interest in the integration of science and theology comes out of having inhabited both vocations. Within each, disbelief that this is possible has often been expressed from professed Christians, and many who are not.

‘How do you put those two things together?’ is the skeptical question I am often asked when I say in the occasional golf game that I have worked in both chemistry and the Church… Continue reading

A powerful radio program about life, loss and relationship. Available here from KUOW… Continue reading

Fascinating article on NewScientist about the “Science as Art” contest @ Princeton. Read more here.

Additional Photos from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) available here

In anticipation of an upcoming teaching series I’m doing on Genesis 1, I posted the first in a series of considerations on the relationship of faith and science.  You can read the initial post here.  A great discussion ensued in the comment section, and there was one significant comment that’s should be pondered in some depth.

Regarding the importance… Continue reading

I was privileged to attend what I affectionately called “Science Camp” this past May, which was actually a gathering of pastors, theologians, and scientists, brought together for the purpose of discussing the intersection and interrelatedness of our various disciplines. It was one of the great weeks of my career as a pastor as fellowship, stunning creation (via Gulf Island beauty), and intellectual stimulation blended together for a life changing experience… Continue reading

On Sunday August 7, Discovery Channel premiered a new series: “Curiosity.” The first episode was a show entitled “Did God Create the Universe?” The episode was narrated by Stephen Hawking and presented his own arguments and scientific explanations. The show is available online here.

Stephen Hawking continues to be a man that both amazes me and frustrates me

New Hope Church, pastored by John Van Sloten who was a member of the 2010 Pastoral Science Cohort, was featured in the Calgary Herald last week in an article addressing the intersection of Faith and Science in N. American churches.  Click Here to read the full article… Continue reading

The Pastoral Science team is very excited to announce that two of our previous cohort members have been chosen by the Templeton Foundation as recipients of the Scientists in Congregations Grant. Our glad congratulations to John Van Sloten of New Hope Church in Calgary, AB, and to Cynthia Fantasia of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA.

We very much look forward to seeing what you and your… Continue reading

2010 Cohort Member John Van Sloten explores how the Giant Redwood trees of California & Oregon might help us encounter and stand in awe of the creator God.

God revealed in a Redwood from New Hope Church Calgary on Vimeo.… Continue reading

2011 Cohort Member James Robinson explores the way Paul’s sermon in Act chapter 17 might influence our understanding of the relationship between Faith and Science.

James Robinson Sermon 2011.05.29

The Cardus website is featuring a review of the book Science vs Religion: What Do Scientist Really Believe? In this book Elaine Ecklund encourages us “to cross the picket lines separating science and religion” and join in appreciative discussion.

The book presents several findings of

I am sitting on a rock on the edge of the Pacific Ocean on Galiano Island staring into a tidal pool carved into sandstone. It is completely detached from the rest of the ocean as it is each day when the tide goes out. I am having an E.O. Wilson moment. The pool is approximately 1 meter in diameter, slightly elliptical and about one meter deep. It is teeming with… Continue reading

The Ministry Theorem is  joint effort between Calvin Theological Seminary’s “Center for Excellence in Preaching” and the Calvin College Science Division.   Together, these two groups have developed an impressive collection of resources to help pastors better engage with science from the pulpit.  Check it out here

Note: This article reflects the substance of a plenary address delivered at the Vibrant Dance of Science and Faith Symposium in Austin, TX., October 26, 2010. Its intent is to provide a biblical and theological basis for healthy and fruitful dialogue on the theology and science of origins for pilgrims destined for the same heaven-on-earth celestial city. This content has also appeared on the Biologos