God and Nature Spring 2023
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By Sy Garte and Anikó Albert
Spring has sprung, and your quarterly issue of God and Nature is here for you. April is Earth Month, and we celebrate with two essays related to the more than 50-year-old day of observance: Newcomer to the magazine Oné Pagán writes about how our appreciation of biodiversity can connect us to a higher power, and Tony Mitchell returns to these pages with a plea that we try to avoid the mistakes of the past when it comes to stewardship of our environment.
The leadoff essay this time is by chemist Gregory Rummo, who writes about the connection he sees between the equations of modern physics and the sacrifice of Christ, both of which exceed simple understanding. Larry Funck responds to an article by Sy Garte in the previous (Winter 2023) issue of God and Nature about assembly theory and the origin of life. And newcomer Marline Williams presents the first in a series of five essays about the science-and-faith dialogue in the 1870s at the legendary Chautauqua Institution.
Our three wonderful columnists are all here with exciting contributions; Doug Phillippy in “Mathematical Theology” writes about how the concept of infinity can make us look again at some basic arithmetical laws that we take for granted. Cheryl Grey Bostrom in “On Camera: Scripture In Creation” treats us to landscape photography (accompanied by scriptural text) in a different kind of environment. Mike Clifford in “Across the Pond” presents a fascinating solution on how to save energy while cooking. Finally, we have a sonnet by Andrew Budek-Schmeisser, a talented Christian writer suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer. Please join me in prayer for Andrew.
Please enjoy this issue along with the warmer weather and the awakening world of nature. We are looking forward to seeing all of you this summer at the ASA’s annual meeting in Toronto. Between now and then is the perfect time to prepare your essays, poetry, and artwork for the Summer issue to be released shortly after the meeting.
Sy Garte, Ph.D. Biochemistry, is Editor-in-Chief of God and Nature, and the author of The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith. He has been a Professor of Public Health and Environmental Health Sciences at three universities, and was an Associate Director at the Center for Scientific Review at the NIH. He blogs at The Book of Works, and his website is sygarte.com. Sy is Vice President of the Washington DC ASA Chapter, and a fellow of the ASA.
Anikó Albert grew up in Budapest, Hungary, and is a graduate of Eötvös Loránd University. A serial migrant, she taught English as a Foreign Language in her hometown, high-school Spanish in Kingston, Jamaica, and English and various subjects in Alameda, California. She is currently the Managing Editor of God and Nature, and Chair of Rockville Help, an emergency assistance charitable organization in Rockville, Maryland.
Spring has sprung, and your quarterly issue of God and Nature is here for you. April is Earth Month, and we celebrate with two essays related to the more than 50-year-old day of observance: Newcomer to the magazine Oné Pagán writes about how our appreciation of biodiversity can connect us to a higher power, and Tony Mitchell returns to these pages with a plea that we try to avoid the mistakes of the past when it comes to stewardship of our environment.
The leadoff essay this time is by chemist Gregory Rummo, who writes about the connection he sees between the equations of modern physics and the sacrifice of Christ, both of which exceed simple understanding. Larry Funck responds to an article by Sy Garte in the previous (Winter 2023) issue of God and Nature about assembly theory and the origin of life. And newcomer Marline Williams presents the first in a series of five essays about the science-and-faith dialogue in the 1870s at the legendary Chautauqua Institution.
Our three wonderful columnists are all here with exciting contributions; Doug Phillippy in “Mathematical Theology” writes about how the concept of infinity can make us look again at some basic arithmetical laws that we take for granted. Cheryl Grey Bostrom in “On Camera: Scripture In Creation” treats us to landscape photography (accompanied by scriptural text) in a different kind of environment. Mike Clifford in “Across the Pond” presents a fascinating solution on how to save energy while cooking. Finally, we have a sonnet by Andrew Budek-Schmeisser, a talented Christian writer suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer. Please join me in prayer for Andrew.
Please enjoy this issue along with the warmer weather and the awakening world of nature. We are looking forward to seeing all of you this summer at the ASA’s annual meeting in Toronto. Between now and then is the perfect time to prepare your essays, poetry, and artwork for the Summer issue to be released shortly after the meeting.
Sy Garte, Ph.D. Biochemistry, is Editor-in-Chief of God and Nature, and the author of The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith. He has been a Professor of Public Health and Environmental Health Sciences at three universities, and was an Associate Director at the Center for Scientific Review at the NIH. He blogs at The Book of Works, and his website is sygarte.com. Sy is Vice President of the Washington DC ASA Chapter, and a fellow of the ASA.
Anikó Albert grew up in Budapest, Hungary, and is a graduate of Eötvös Loránd University. A serial migrant, she taught English as a Foreign Language in her hometown, high-school Spanish in Kingston, Jamaica, and English and various subjects in Alameda, California. She is currently the Managing Editor of God and Nature, and Chair of Rockville Help, an emergency assistance charitable organization in Rockville, Maryland.