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Tom James reviews Global Perspectives on Science and Christianity, on how culture shapes science-and-religion conversations around the world.

Francis Collins became a well-known scientist as head of the Human Genome Project and then as longest-serving director of the National Institutes of Health. He also authored, almost twenty years ago, The Language of God, a best-selling book drawing on his personal religious beliefs and professional career in medical research ...

John Polkinghorne explores the unexpected parallels between quantum physics and Christian theology, examining how faith and science both grapple with mystery.

Miriam Therese Winter explores how quantum physics can reshape spiritual language and practice, blending ancient mysticism with modern scientific worldviews.

Edward Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book offers an engaging and often entertaining account of what led to the Scopes trial, what happened during it, and the trial’s aftermath. The court case came about because of heightened tension in American life over the teaching of the theory of evolution in public schools.

It was inevitable that the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial would produce a new book or two. My last read about the trial and its history was the 2006 book Summer for the Gods, by Edward Larson. I recall it as being a thorough reportage and analysis of the