Teaching Materials: Science & Religion Initiative
Catholic Tradition holds that there are two "Books of God": the Book of Nature and the Book of Scripture, both of which point to and reveal the invisible God who is both transcendent to and immanent in the world. Despite the complementarity accorded to faith and reason in Catholic Tradition, the modern period has been marked by conflict and misunderstanding that has polarized science and religion.
While acknowledging areas of tension and the need for respecting the integrity of the disciplines, the Science & Religion Initiative at the McGrath Institute for Church Life offers the following teaching materials to address some of these issues.
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Contemporary Cosmology and the Question of God
In this unit, we discuss the modern scientific understanding of the existence and nature of the universe, and how it has both challenged and enriched the Christian’s ability to believe in God.
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Foundations Seminar 2023
This is a collection of lectures from the Science & Religion Initiative's Foundations Seminar 2023 on matters relating to faith and science.
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Genesis 1: Literature or Theology?
The lessons in this unit are intended to lead students to an understanding of a Catholic view of Biblical inspiration, inerrancy, hermeneutics, and exegesis.
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Humans and Race
This lesson focuses on the biology of human skin color and the misunderstanding of race as a biological construct.
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Light from Light
The "Light from Light" lesson unit discusses the nature of science, the scientific method, the humanness of science, and the idea of mystery.
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The Difference a Self Makes
Participants in this lesson unit will discuss the unique human difference of the “self” and the scientific and theological foundations of human nature.
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The Mystery of Light and Wave-Particle Duality
Through this lesson unit, participants will see the mystery of light unfold as it was studied by philosophers and scientists throughout the centuries.