The UCC Pastoral Letter, "A New Voice Arising," was the subject of an article in today's issue of the science and religion magazine, Science & Spirit. The article, written by Ashley Makar, is based on interviews with UCC President John Thomas and others who were involved in developing the pastoral.
Makar also talked to one of the historic founders of the recent reengagement between science and religion, physicist Ian Barbour. Barbour is the author of many books, including the classic Theology in an Age of Science, based on his Gifford Lectures. He taught physics as well as science and religion courses for years at Carleton College. He and his wife, Deane, have been active leaders in the United Church of Christ for decades.
The Science & Spirit article focuses on the UCC ad campaign that accompanied the release of the Letter. The ads appeared on blogs that are popular sources of information on science, technology, and ethics. As Makar points out, they were designed to provoke both smiles and some serious thought. If you missed the ads, you can see them here.
2 comments:
As a scientist and as a member of the UCC community, I am really glad to see the relationship between scientist and churches being addressed. I have been an Engineer for over thirty years and always was firmly associated with a church. I have always beleived that science and faith can co-exist and it is only mistaken ideas that prevent people on either side of these issues from understanding the other.
You are abosolutely right Matthew.
There are many Christian books that would back that up. Judy Cannoto, Michael Morwood, Brian Swim are good theological authors
who support that. I hope many congregations would look at their fine materials to learn and expand their image of God. Prairemoth
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