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Resources to help you apply a Christian worldview to your field of study.

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What does the gospel have to do with my subject?

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10 books we recommend

Wanting to deepen your understanding of how your faith fits with your science but don’t know …

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What does the gospel have to do with science?

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What does the gospel have to do with science?

‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him …

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What does the gospel have to do with biology?

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What does the gospel have to do with biology?

I didn’t study Biology for A Level. Didn’t get off to the best start, right? Somehow my Chemistry …

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What does the gospel have to do with engineering?

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What does the gospel have to do with engineering?

When I was deciding what to study at university, it was the desire to create things that led me in …

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What does the gospel have to do with geology?

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What does the gospel have to do with geology?

In the centre of Zurich, Switzerland, there is a large church (a “minster”) with unusual windows. …

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What does the gospel have to do with mathematics?

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What does the gospel have to do with mathematics?

Conversation 1: “What do you study?” “Maths.” “Ah I love Maths!”

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What does the gospel have to do with physics?

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What does the gospel have to do with physics?

Ok, let’s start with the classic stats. (They’re just so good.) There are at least one hundred …

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What does the gospel have to do with psychology?

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What does the gospel have to do with psychology?

Psychology is a diverse subject. When I was a student, it was common for friends to joke about …

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What is science for?

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What is science for?

Try Googling ‘Science and Christianity’ – the next word in the auto-suggest list is ‘conflict’. Hit …

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Science and the quest for truth

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Science and the quest for truth

At his trial, when Jesus was interrogated by the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, he replied, “For …

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Doctrine for scientists: an introduction

Doctrine for scientists: an introduction

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Doctrine for scientists 1: the triune God

Doctrine for scientists 1: the triune God

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Doctrine for scientists 2: the sovereignty of God

Doctrine for scientists 2: the sovereignty of God

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Doctrine for scientists 3: the authority of Scripture

Doctrine for scientists 3: the authority of Scripture

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Doctrine for scientists 4: the guilt of humanity

Doctrine for scientists 4: the guilt of humanity

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Doctrine for scientists 5: the person of Christ

Doctrine for scientists 5: the person of Christ

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Doctrine for scientists 6: the atonement

Doctrine for scientists 6: the atonement

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Doctrine for scientists 7: justification by faith

Doctrine for scientists 7: justification by faith

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Doctrine for scientists 8: the Spirit and salvation

Doctrine for scientists 8: the Spirit and salvation

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Doctrine for scientists 9: the Spirit and sanctification

Doctrine for scientists 9: the Spirit and sanctification

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Doctrine for scientists 10: the church

Doctrine for scientists 10: the church

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Doctrine for scientists 11: the return of Christ

Doctrine for scientists 11: the return of Christ

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Book review: Creation Regained

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Book review: Creation Regained

‘God doesn’t make junk, and He doesn’t junk what He has made.’ The implications of this view of …

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Book review: Enriching our Vision of Reality

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Book review: Enriching our Vision of Reality

The standard assumption of our society is that science and Christianity do not go together. Either …

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Science and the God who speaks

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Science and the God who speaks

The word of God, according to Hebrews 1, is the means by which God upholds all things.  While …

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Word Alive 2019: Worshipping God through science

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Word Alive 2019: Worshipping God through science

Ruth Bancewicz unpacks some of the background to the history and philosophy of science, and shows …

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Book review: Maximum Life

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Book review: Maximum Life

What does living as a Christian look like for you? Have you ever felt like God wasn’t interested in …

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The eternal significance of a career in science

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The eternal significance of a career in science

For some, the investment of energy in full time church work is held up as being of greater eternal …

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Tackling difficult questions

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Tackling difficult questions

As I write, Noah’s ark has arrived for a three month stay in Ipswich docks. A half size replica of …

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Yes, you can be a Christian and accept evolution

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Yes, you can be a Christian and accept evolution

Yes, you can be a Christian and accept evolution. Is that a controversial way to start this …

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Can an evolutionary biologist believe in purpose?

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Can an evolutionary biologist believe in purpose?

“As far as we can tell from a purely scientific viewpoint, human life has absolutely no meaning. …

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Book review: Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose?

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Book review: Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose?

The title of Denis Alexander’s book reflects a tension felt by many Christian students starting out …

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Book review: The Lost World of Adam and Eve

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Book review: The Lost World of Adam and Eve

What is Genesis 1-3 actually about? It’s an important question for theologians, for scientists …

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Start here, but don’t get stuck here: What I learned from spending a term in Genesis 1-3

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Start here, but don’t get stuck here: What I learned from spending a term in Genesis 1-3

Genesis is a book that says, ‘start here’. If we want to understand the world around us and our …

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Is my faith just a by-product of evolution?

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Is my faith just a by-product of evolution?

Speaking at a Science Network online event in December 2020, Prof. Justin Barrett addresses the …

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Is my felt experience just brain activity?

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Is my felt experience just brain activity?

It’s Monday morning. I am in a local coffee shop, queueing for a flat white. Music is playing in …

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Did Darwin make atheism credible?

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Did Darwin make atheism credible?

Imagine that my wife and I walk into our living room one morning to find that our son’s toy box has …

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Is there anything that makes humans special?

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Is there anything that makes humans special?

Homo sapiens is a remarkable species and knows it. The 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of …

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Can Christians work in the arms industry?

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Can Christians work in the arms industry?

A quick scan of any STEM careers fair confirms that which we see in headlines: war is big business. …

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Animal experiments: are they worth the cost?

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Animal experiments: are they worth the cost?

A friend of mine once declared a slightly odd, but surprisingly reasonable, opinion: “If you …

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Unselfish gardeners: Christianity and the environment

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Unselfish gardeners: Christianity and the environment

Human degradation of the natural environment is a great tragedy of our time. One of its major …

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From head to heart: Christianity and climate change

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From head to heart: Christianity and climate change

I was born, raised and educated in South Africa, before leaving to put my knowledge, and love for, …

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Hope in the global ecological crisis

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Hope in the global ecological crisis

At the start of each academic year, I ask my conservation biology students why they have chosen the …

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Book review: Blue Planet, Blue God

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Book review: Blue Planet, Blue God

The sea is something that we rarely consider in our everyday lives, but it is so vast and shapes so …

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Gospel-shaped scholarship: an example from ecology

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Gospel-shaped scholarship: an example from ecology

Elsewhere on this site, Darren Evans has shown how Christians have important roles to play in …

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Forum 2022: Hasn’t science killed atheism?

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Forum 2022: Hasn’t science killed atheism?

“Scientific advances have made God irrelevant”. It’s a familiar objection – but in this pair of …

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Is there enough evidence to believe?

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Is there enough evidence to believe?

I recently sat with a friend who said that if God would stamp his hand right now with some sign …

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As a scientist, can I really take the miraculous claims of the Bible seriously?

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As a scientist, can I really take the miraculous claims of the Bible seriously?

Speaking at a Science Network online event in November 2020, Dr Denis Alexander addresses the …

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If science explains the origin of the universe, do I still need God?

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If science explains the origin of the universe, do I still need God?

Speaking at a Science Network online event in October 2020, Dr Alexander Fink addresses the …

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Is there a multiverse and does it matter?

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Is there a multiverse and does it matter?

Everything Everywhere All at Once is a creative movie released in 2022 playing with the possibility …

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Will we ever find a theory of everything?

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Will we ever find a theory of everything?

What if there was an answer to the biggest questions of the universe? An explanation for the …

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Why scientism actually undermines science

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Why scientism actually undermines science

According to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, this is the answer to the ultimate question of …

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Book review: The Life We’re Looking For

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Book review: The Life We’re Looking For

The technology that surrounds us has given us incredible power, yet it so often leaves us …

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Should I work on AI that could take away people’s jobs?

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Should I work on AI that could take away people’s jobs?

It’s 3.30 pm on a Tuesday and I’ve made some headway on my to-do list. I still have a …

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Word Alive 2022: Science and the future of humanity

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Word Alive 2022: Science and the future of humanity

In every age, technology has shaped how we see ourselves. With this in mind, we’ll unpack what the …

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Responding to Homo Deus: challenges for the 21st century

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Responding to Homo Deus: challenges for the 21st century

‘For the first time in history, more people die today from eating too much than eating too little; …

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Discussion questions: Matters of Life and Death

Discussion questions: Matters of Life and Death

Author Professor John Wyatt has kindly provided these dicussion questions especially for Science …

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The antivax movement: a Christian response

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The antivax movement: a Christian response

2020 will forever be known as the year that the world shut down. SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus, …

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Book review: Galileo’s Daughter

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Book review: Galileo’s Daughter

Galileo’s Daughter is a beautiful and well researched account of the renowned and legendary …

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Hildegard of Bingen: medieval mother of science

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Hildegard of Bingen: medieval mother of science

‘Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings. Now, …

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Robert Boyle: the Sceptical Chymist

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Robert Boyle: the Sceptical Chymist

Today, scientists take pride in scepticism. It is the sort of quality which makes you good at …

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Asa Gray: defending Darwin

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Asa Gray: defending Darwin

“On the Origin of Species” was one of the most influential scientific works of the 19th century. It …

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What Einstein got right about science and religion (and a lot he got wrong)

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What Einstein got right about science and religion (and a lot he got wrong)

If someone asked you to name the most famous scientist you can think of, I’d bet that nine times …

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Book review: God, Stephen Hawking and the Multiverse

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Book review: God, Stephen Hawking and the Multiverse

Hawking was not a man to avoid explaining complex ideas to the general public. His book ‘A Brief …

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The Word become flesh: a Christmas devotional

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The Word become flesh: a Christmas devotional

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Empiricism and the incarnation: how the scientific method helps us understand Christmas

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Empiricism and the incarnation: how the scientific method helps us understand Christmas

How do you feel when you’re proven wrong about something?  Imagine you’re sat around on …

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The cross, the tomb, and the scientist

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The cross, the tomb, and the scientist

Easter is just around the corner. I know this because slowly but surely, everything is turning …

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Book review: The Language of God

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Book review: The Language of God

There have undoubtedly been many books written on the question as to whether one can be a Christian …

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Book review: Mere Science and Christian Faith

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Book review: Mere Science and Christian Faith

Greg Cootsona’s most recent work into debunking the conflict between science and faith is a …

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