Modern Biology's Contribution to Our Understanding of Christ's Sufferings
Jordan Haddad, CUA PhD student in Systematic Theology, ponders whether it was fitting for Christ to suffer from human diseases and illnesses.
Articles » Science and Religion
Our Lady of Lourdes and the Pathologizing of Pain
Artur Rosman on the Lourdes-based Catholic resistance to the anesthetic revolution.
Let's Not Ignore Scientific Faith
Noelle Johnson, MICL intern in the Science & Religion Initiative, enlists Michael Polanyi to discuss the faith and beliefs that undergird science itself.
The Sacrifice of Sagging Flesh
Jeffrey Bishop pits the power of ageing flesh against transhumanist agelessness.
How to Reclaim the Literal Interpretation of the Bible
Noelle Johnson, intern for the Science and Religion Initiative at the McGrath Institute, clears up confusions about the real meaning of the Bible's literal sense.
Could Dialogue Between Science and Religion Be the Disease Rather Than the Cure?
J. Columcille Dever, doctoral student in the ND History of Christianity program, reviews Peter Harrison's The Territories of Science and Religion.
Where Do Theology and Cognitive Psychology Intersect?
Kevin Grove, CSC (Theology, Notre Dame) & Marianne Lloyd (Psychology, Seton Hall) investigate where cognitive psychology and theology intersect.
Can You Square the Feeding of the 5,000 with Science?
Noelle Johnson, Institute for Church Life intern in the Science & Religion Initiative, considers the compatibility of science and the Feeding of the 5,000.
I Used to Be a Creationist
I have a confession to make: I used to be a creationist. This probably sounds absurd, especially coming from a student at a university which prides itself on its commitment to faith and reason—a university which was even home to on...
Agrarian Insights on Ecological Conversion
Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ posed a tremendous challenge for the Church and the entire world. Although the encyclical letter was seen widely as an intervention on climate change negotiations, it in fact offered much more ...
Nourishing the Imagination: Science & Religion
As anyone reading this article is likely to know already, the McGrath Institute for Church Life is dedicated to nourishing the Catholic imagination and renewing the Church. The past three years of my work in the MICL have made the claim ...
