Regent College

https://www.regent-college.edu/

The Science for Seminaries grant will provide the resources and contacts to provide a far greater range of students with access to cutting-edge work in the sciences, matched by robust theological reflection. Regent College will revise three courses to include the topics of genetics and Genesis; quantum physics and coinherence; methodology in science and theology; chemical evolution and divine providence; personhood, technology, and transhumanism; cognitive science of religion; and mental health and addiction.

For the campus-wide event, we plan to host a world-class speaker on the intersection of science and the Christian faith in the winter term of 2021. We plan to use this opportunity to strengthen our tie with BioLogos. This will introduce students to a network of resources that they can draw on throughout their ministries and Christian lives.

Contact information

Ross Hastings
Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology
rhastings@regent-college.edu
David Robinson
Sessional Lecturer in Theology, Science, and Ethics
drobinson@regent-college.edu

Resources:

Christian Thought and Culture II

This course, taught by Iain Provan at Regent College, and its partner, CTC I, are organized around the theme of "story." What does it mean to live out the Christian Story comprehensively and with integrity in the midst of cultures shaped to some or a great extent by counter-stories? What does it mean, in the…
  • Course Categories: General Theology
  • Science Topics: History & Philosophy of Science, Life Sciences, Physics and Cosmos
  • Seminaries: Regent College
  • Ecclesial Families: Evangelical/Conservative Protestant
  • Syllabus: Christian Thought and Culture II
  • Tags: evolution, physics, genetics, genomics

Theology and Science in the Twenty-First Century

Since the advent of modernity, it has become increasingly common for people to view science and religion as being in conflict with one another. According to scientism and the new atheists, this is because the former relies on rationality and evidence, whilst the latter is the result of faith and superstition. In this course, taught…
  • Course Categories: General Theology
  • Science Topics: Life Sciences, Physics and Cosmos
  • Seminaries: Regent College
  • Ecclesial Families: Evangelical/Conservative Protestant
  • Syllabus: Theology and Science in the Twenty-First Century
  • Tags: Philosophy of Science, evolution, physics, genetics, biotechnology

Theology II

This course, taught by Ross Hastings at Regent College, will take up the Christian doctrinal themes of Soteriology, Pneumatology, Ecclesiology, and Eschatology in a description of the accomplishment, application and actualization of redemption. It is concerned with showing the relevance and process of redemption in the present context and pointing forward to the completion of…
  • Course Categories: General Theology
  • Science Topics: Physics and Cosmos
  • Seminaries: Regent College
  • Ecclesial Families: Evangelical/Conservative Protestant
  • Syllabus: Theology II
  • Tags: astrophysics, big bang, origins of the universe, theology of science
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In furtherance of the AAAS mission of advancing science in service to society, AAAS|DoSER’s role in the Science for Seminaries project is to support efforts to integrate science into seminary education. AAAS|DoSER does not advise on or endorse the theological content of the participating seminaries.