As people of faith, Christians need to be more informed about science. Pastors, lay leaders and congregational members alike should be well equipped to have meaningful conversations with others who may be avoiding the church because of nagging questions from the world of science. They also need to be able to counsel and guide those with questions on a variety of topics.
The Theological History of Science video series offers presentations with some of the top historians of science in the country, on a variety of topics like early Christian scientist Johannes Kepler, science in the wake of the Reformation, common sense realism and American Christianity, among others.
This series aims to be educational and informative. It also strives to be helpful in deciphering some of the assumptions, methods of findings in modern science and how they relate to the saving faith of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Theological History of Science - Introduction
Erik Herrmann
Dr. Erik Herrmann, associate professor of Historical Theology, provides an overview of the Theological History of Science video series.
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Galileo and the Garden of Eden -Interview
Erik Herrmann and Ted Davis
Fellow of the History of Science for the BioLogos Foundation and Distinguished Professor of the History of Science at Messiah College, Grantham, Penn., and Director of the Central Pennsylvania Forum for Religion and Science
In this October 2017 interview, Davis discusses his presentation on Galileo and the Italian scientist’s beliefs about the purpose of Scripture and the structure of the universe.
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Galileo and the Garden of Eden -Presentation
Ted Davis and Joel Okamoto
Fellow of the History of Science for the BioLogos Foundation and Distinguished Professor of the History of Science at Messiah College, Grantham, Penn., and Director of the Central Pennsylvania Forum for Religion and Science
In this presentation from October 2017, Davis shares insight about Galileo and the Italian scientist’s beliefs about the purpose of Scripture and the structure of the universe.
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An Introduction to Rev. Dr. Kepler - Interview
Erik Herrmann and Owen Gingerich
In this interview from March 2017, Gingerich discusses the life, work and faith of German astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the three laws of planetary motion. Kepler, a Lutheran, is known for his then-revolutionary view that planets have elliptical rather than circular orbits. Gingerich is considered to be a leading authority on Kepler.
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An Introduction to Rev. Dr. Kepler- Presentation
Owen Gingerich, Charles Arand, and Joshua Swamdoss
Dr. Gingerich gives a short presentation of the life and faith of Johannes Kepler. This was a live recording presented at Concordia Seminary St. Louis.
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Science in the Wake of the Lutheran Reformation - Interview
Erik Herrmann and Kenneth Howell
Author and Senior Fellow of the School of Catholic Thought of the John Paul II Newman Center at the University of Illinois, Chicago; in this interview from September 2016, Howell explores the rich history of Lutheran involvement in modern science, beginning in the late 16th century.
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Science in the Wake of the Lutheran Reformation - Presentation
Kenneth Howell and Joel Okamoto
Author and Senior Fellow of the School of Catholic Thought of the John Paul II Newman Center at the University of Illinois, Chicago; in this lecture from September 2016, Howell explores the rich history of Lutheran involvement in modern science, beginning in the late 16th century.
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Science in Light of Jesus
Joshua Swamidass
Dr. Swamidass gives his views on how science and Christianity relate to each other and the role of science in our world.
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The Christian Voice in Science
Joshua Swamidass
Dr. Swamidass reviews Christian influence and invovlement in the establishment of modern science.
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The Pastoral Challenge of Science
Joshua Swamidass
Dr. Swamidass explains his personal journey as a Christian and a scientist.
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What is Science
Joshua Swamidass
Dr. Swamidass explains what science is and what it is not and how the Christian faith and science do not need to be mutally exclusive.
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Does Christianity Oppose Science? - Interview
Ted Davis and Joshua Swamidass
Dr. Swamidass interviews Dr. Davis about science and religion and how the view has changed over the centuries.
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Does Christianity Oppose Science? - Presentation
Ted Davis
In this presentation from July 2016, Davis argues that the Christian doctrine of creation helps us to understand more of reality than what science alone can study — including the very possibility of science as a form of knowledge itself about nature.
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The Heart of a Great Scientist: Robert Boyle’s Religious Life, Attitudes and Vocation Part 1
Ted Davis
Fellow of the History of Science for the BioLogos Foundation and Distinguished Professor of the History of Science at Messiah College, Grantham, Penn., and Director of the Central Pennsylvania Forum for Religion and Science
In this presentation from July 2016, Dr. Davis discusses early Christian scientist Robert Boyle’s studies on intelligent design and methodological naturalism and how they interacted. Boyle was a prominent scientist in 17th century England and one of the creators of the modern scientific attitude toward laboratory methodology.
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The Heart of a Great Scientist: Robert Boyle’s Religious Life, Attitudes and Vocation Part 2
Ted Davis
In this presentation from July 2016, Dr. Davis continues his discussion on early Christian scientist Robert Boyle’s studies on intelligent design and methodological naturalism and how they interacted. Boyle was a prominent scientist in 17th century England and one of the creators of the modern scientific attitude toward laboratory methodology.
