The Vibrant Dance of Faith and Science
Andrew D. White was the first president of Cornell University back in 1896 when he published his History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom. His little book (919 pages) was a hot item back then, for despite…
Absence of Mind
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Marilynne Robinson www.thedailyshow.com Marilynne Robinson's new book, Absence of Mind: The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self, is a collection of lectures she delivered at Yale last year. You can…
Why debates are a good idea (and a bad idea, too)
Some debates never end. Most of the endless ones are pointless, too. Aggies or Longhorns? County Line or Rudy’s? Hymns or praise songs? Momo’s or Cactus Café? In our heads we care about them, but deep down in our hearts,…
Brave New World
“I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to.” — Willard Gaylin, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons Most parents want what is best for their children. But sometimes knowing what is…