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  • January 25, 2012
    Rational animals: the shift in our response

    Definitions of what it means to be human have been sought out for centuries in many academic disciplines, says Kristel Clayville. Theology and philosophy have been at the forefront of this humanistic inquiry, but since Darwin's writing, biology and psychology have posited their own definitions.

  • May 21, 2010
    Kirk is positive but careful about advances in synthetic biology

    With scientists making headlines about recent advances in synthetic biology, the Church of Scotland became the first major Christian body to make considered comment on the research.

  • March 26, 2010
    Science and religion different but complementary, says prize-winning biologist

    Science and religion are different windows through which to view the world, says a geneticist and molecular biologist who has won the Templeton prize. He is a strong opponent of creationism.

  • September 16, 2008
    Vatican announces academic conference on Darwin and after

    The Vatican has announced an upcoming international conference on "Biological Evolution: Facts and Theories. A Critical Appraisal 150 years after 'The Origin of Species'", to mark the Darwin celebrations and build the science-theology dialogue.

  • February 16, 2008
    Evolution is no threat to thoughtful religion, say US churches

    US churches defied the stereotype that American Christianity is a cipher for anti-science creationism last week, as they marked Evolution Weekend with sermons and seminars on how spiritual and scientific exploration go together.