Doctrinal Essays

All too often science and faith have a perceived relationship much like two members of a failing marriage whose differences just can't be reconciled. A number of papers have been written on this perceived rift between science and religion, and is a topic that people with interests in both must confront sooner or later. This paper presents my own discoveries in the establishment of a healthy science and faith relationship. Since I was a kid, I have loved science, in all its flavors. The thought of Archaeologists with their brushes and hammers, uncovering history and assembling stories from their discoveries is exhilarating. I respect the Physicist's who are able to determine astronomical distances of objects in space, and their chemical compositions, all from our own earth through mathematics and observation. The classifications and understanding we have of anatomy and physiology, geology, you name it - it's all awesome. Then to consider that all we know today of science