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ITD-303 Science and the Judeo-Christian Faith
is a study of great scientific discoveries, of Biblical references to the natural world, and
of ways to relate science and religious belief.
Sir Isaac Newton was the
father of physics, the inventor of calculus, and a devout Christian.
He liked to speak of Two Books of God: a revealed
Book (the Bible) and a created book (the cosmos). We learn
all that we know through studying the Bible and the cosmos. Since
Newton believed that both books were authored by God, he expected
that all knowledge should be compatible.
Science and theology are
human strategies for gaining knowledge. Both involve man-made
principles and methods. Both require leaps of faith. Practitioners
in both fields are capable of making mistakes. Science and theology
may be likened to eyeglasses that can focus our vision upon the
objects we are studying. Science is a lens through which we interpret
the cosmos to understand physical reality; Theology is a lens
through which we interpret the Bible to understand spiritual
reality.
Our existence has both
a physical and a spiritual dimension. We possess vision in both
realms. Let us view life with both eyes open and with both lenses
in focus.
"Science without religion
is lame; religion without science is blind." - Albert Einstein
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