God and Nature Winter 2020
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By Sy Garte
Happy New Year (New Decade?), and welcome to the Winter 2020 edition of God and Nature. This issue features seven essays, three poems, a collaborative Declare the Glory feature, and our regular columns Theological Photoessay and Across the Pond.
Once again, the essays cover a wide range of topics. Lee Wimberly discusses the genetic code and its significance for Christians; Terry Defoe presents a summary of his work on reconciling science and Christian faith; Lucas Mix (a return contributor) writes a lyrical piece on entropy and evolution; Matt Pevarnik offers his views on the limits of physics and how to avoid God of the gaps arguments; Jeff Greenberg talks about his experience collaborating with non-Christian scientists in global efforts to assist the needy; Carlos Pinkham discusses some nuances of teleological thinking; and Moorad Alexanian tackles the thorny problem of epistemology for different aspects of our real world.
For Declare the Glory we have three sets of mixed media contributions. The two photos (by Robert Neal and Chris Cross) and the painting by Judith Gait are each accompanied by short poems. Each set was contributed independently, and I took the liberty of producing a single “collaborative” piece from them.
Speaking of photography, regular columnist Tom Oord presents four of his outstanding nature photos along with theological commentary. Columnist Mike Clifford gives us his own mixed media presentation for this holiday season with an essay on wise men, a unique portrait with a history, and a link to a beautiful rendition of the hymn “O Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness,” with music composed by himself.
Finally, we have original poetry by Sarah Salviander, Dean Ohlman, and Eugene Lemcio.
Please enjoy the intellectual and artistic stimulation provided by this issue of God and Nature, and consider sending your own contribution to our magazine through the Submit tab. Blessings to all for the new year.
Sy Garte Ph.D. Biochemistry, is Editor-in-Chief of God and Nature. He has been a Professor of Public Health and Environmental Health Sciences at New York University, Rutgers University, and the University of Pittsburgh. He was also Associate Director at the Center for Scientific Review at the NIH. He is the author of five books, over 200 scientific papers, and articles in PSCF, God and Nature and The BioLogos Forum. Sy is Vice President of the Washington DC ASA Chapter, and a fellow of the ASA. He is the author of The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith.
Happy New Year (New Decade?), and welcome to the Winter 2020 edition of God and Nature. This issue features seven essays, three poems, a collaborative Declare the Glory feature, and our regular columns Theological Photoessay and Across the Pond.
Once again, the essays cover a wide range of topics. Lee Wimberly discusses the genetic code and its significance for Christians; Terry Defoe presents a summary of his work on reconciling science and Christian faith; Lucas Mix (a return contributor) writes a lyrical piece on entropy and evolution; Matt Pevarnik offers his views on the limits of physics and how to avoid God of the gaps arguments; Jeff Greenberg talks about his experience collaborating with non-Christian scientists in global efforts to assist the needy; Carlos Pinkham discusses some nuances of teleological thinking; and Moorad Alexanian tackles the thorny problem of epistemology for different aspects of our real world.
For Declare the Glory we have three sets of mixed media contributions. The two photos (by Robert Neal and Chris Cross) and the painting by Judith Gait are each accompanied by short poems. Each set was contributed independently, and I took the liberty of producing a single “collaborative” piece from them.
Speaking of photography, regular columnist Tom Oord presents four of his outstanding nature photos along with theological commentary. Columnist Mike Clifford gives us his own mixed media presentation for this holiday season with an essay on wise men, a unique portrait with a history, and a link to a beautiful rendition of the hymn “O Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness,” with music composed by himself.
Finally, we have original poetry by Sarah Salviander, Dean Ohlman, and Eugene Lemcio.
Please enjoy the intellectual and artistic stimulation provided by this issue of God and Nature, and consider sending your own contribution to our magazine through the Submit tab. Blessings to all for the new year.
Sy Garte Ph.D. Biochemistry, is Editor-in-Chief of God and Nature. He has been a Professor of Public Health and Environmental Health Sciences at New York University, Rutgers University, and the University of Pittsburgh. He was also Associate Director at the Center for Scientific Review at the NIH. He is the author of five books, over 200 scientific papers, and articles in PSCF, God and Nature and The BioLogos Forum. Sy is Vice President of the Washington DC ASA Chapter, and a fellow of the ASA. He is the author of The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith.