Faith, Reason and the Natural Sciences: The Challenge of the Natural Sciences in the Work of Theologians

In Faith, Reason and the Natural Sciences the author attempts to go beyond Non-overlapping Magisteria, showing why the sciences constitute a fruitful challenge for theologians’ work, and the insights of Judaeo-Christian Revelation constitute a source of understanding for scientists’ ultimate questions. The author’s intent is not to convince non-believers to believe in God, but rather to help them better evaluate the motivations for their unbelief— motivations that may rely upon an erroneous judgment about what science is or says, or what faith in God is supposed to be or teach. The intent is, rather, to help all—believers and non-believers alike—to practice a sincere intellectual honesty, recognizing that the questions we address to this incredible universe will always exceed the answers we receive.