As you might know, this month is world cup-month. If you’re on Twitter like me, chances are that your feed is littered with comments on games, scores, and players. So it might not come as a surprise that I had the following fun conversation on Twitter: World Cup of Theologians: Algeria – Augustine of Hippo http://t.co/uElAmrVYf1 — […]
Short quote: Barbour on religious pluralism
If we accept a genuine religious pluralism, we can respect the distinctive character of the historic traditions and learn from one another as well as from nature. Ian G. Barbour, Religion and Science. Historical and Contemporary Issues. A Revised and Expanded Edition of Religion in an Age of Science, Londen, SCM Press Ltd, 1998, p […]
Six Books That Shaped My Research
Tom Uytterhoeven One of the benefits of working at my faculty is that my office is located in – yes, as in physically part of – one of the largest theological libraries in the world. Reading has become a true adventure, leading to ever more new findings (sometimes it is not so much the […]
Evolution and Inequality – Huffington Post
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Evolution and Inequality Huffington Post What we’re observing is an evolved nature that’s poorly adapted to the modern world, because technology, urbanization, and even agriculture are relatively modern developments, and genetic evolution can’t… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: This is an interesting piece for two reasons. (1) It gives a good […]
Myth-busting in Science and Religion
Popular opinion has it that science and religion are in conflict, as they always have been and as they always will be. That is of course false, as historical research as shown: see for example this and this article (JSTOR-links, create a free account to acces the articles online – yes, for free!), or this […]
Copy-Pasted in God’s Image? Theology and Extra-Terrestrial Life.
Someone tweeted this cartoon on evolution last night: Some might find it to be a bit rude, others (like me, sorry mum!) might think it’s funny. What it makes fun of, is the hypothesis that life on Earth has an alien or extra-terrestrial origin, a proposal that is often attributed to Fred Hoyle. Of course, […]
To the extent that we do not know the circumstances of origin and the original functions of religion, we do not understand our symbols, myths, and rituals.
(Philip Hefner, The Human Factor, p. 159) Just a thought for those who believe evolutionary explanations of religion are irrelevant, or even threatening, for theology.
Comments on: “Scientists Last Supper”
– Tom Uytterhoeven – This photo has been around for a few years (at least from 2010), but I only discovered it recently. Three remarks: (1) Obviously, this comes from a conflict perspective on the relation between science and religion/theology (see e.g.: http://rationalcrank.blogspot.be/2010/03/each-of-people-in-this-picture-has.html), which is unfortunate. Is this why the artist left out someone as […]
Growing Creativity: Our Relation With Culture
I found this remarkable article on an artist’s personal development through Scoop.it. It shows how Jake, the artist in question, has drawn pictures since he was two years old until his 24th birthday (his current age). The reason why I post about it here is that you can look at it as an example of […]
10 Life Lessons From Disney Animated Films
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution MTV.com (blog) 10 Manly Life Lessons From Disney Animated Films [Memes] MTV.com (blog) Nobody can tell you how to live your life. No one, that is, except for Walt Disney. That guy knew some serious sh*t. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Ok, so these might not be the most profound life […]
Weekly Gardening 