SciTech† for November 2024
Welcome to the November 2024 edition of SciTech†. Read the articles below, or download the issue in PDF format.
A Science Educator Reflects on Climate Change: The Role of Humans in the Anthropocene Age
Wes McCoy’s article, “What Does It Mean to be Human? Science and Faith at the Hall of Human Origins,” in the February 2024 issue of SciTech†, ending with this statement: “BSIC members were also asked to provide their own explanation regarding the role of humans in...
The Afternoon of Christianity
I titled this column with the title of Tomáš Halík’s book The Afternoon of Christianity: The Courage to Change. Halík is a Czech theologian, philosopher, sociology scholar, and Roman Catholic priest. The book, first published in 2021, carries a further subtitle: On...
Preface, Honest to Genesis: A Biblical and Scientific Challenge to Creationism
A memoriam to Margaret Gray Towne appeared in the August 2024 issue of SciTech†. A longtime member of PASTCF, she served on the Executive Board and contributed to the journal. With the permission of her children, we are pleased to reprint the Preface to her book...
Messy Camp: A Celebration of Faith, Science, and Curiosity
I recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in molecular cell biology with an emphasis in biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology, and now I currently work at the First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica as their Family Ministries...
Member News
New Board Members PASTCF welcomes these new and returning officers and Executive Board members: Vice-president: Mark Douglas Executive Board: Rachelle McCalla Kevin Cartee Lisa Schrott Kerra Becker English Bylaws Change A proposed change to the organization’s...
Of Interest
The article below was first published on the National Center for Science Education’s website and is republished here with the kind permission of its author, Glenn Branch, Deputy Director of NCSE. Michael Ruse, Influential Historian and Philosopher of Biology, Dies...
