Careers in Science for Christians

      I.O.U. — This page will be expanded and revised by mid-July 2008.  Here are some useful resources:

      • Youth Page
      This page is "designed to encourage Christian youth to develop their interests in the natural world — perhaps to consider a career in science, mathematics, medicine or engineering.  Teachers or parents might take a peek as well."

      • Science College Teaching & Research
      This is "a page for those considering a career in higher education and research."

      • Being a Christian in Science
      This excellent book (written by Walter Hearn) begins with an introduction by Jack Haas, who asks:  "Are you attracted to science?  Have you ever considered a scientific career as an appropriate response to God's call on your life?  Or, as a scientist with Christian convictions, have you questioned how other Christians put their careers together with their life of faith?  Then this is the book for you!"  {more information}

      • Forum for Students and Early Career Network
      Information will be available soon, by mid-July 2008.

      • College Students and Early Career Scientists
      This feature began in 1997 when the Young Scientists' Corner, which was renamed the Student and Early Career Scientists' Corner in 2003, was started in 1997 by Jack Haas — editor of ASA's journal, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith (PSCF) — to "provide features of interest to students and those in the early stages of their scientific career.  To begin, we offer a biographical essay from a married scientist-engineer duo which describes what drew them to science (and each other) and how this has played out in their relationships with the Christian community." — Taking the Road Less Traveled: Reflections on Entering Careers in Science by Keith and Ruth Miller (Dec 1997, xx k)  {page-sizes, "xx k", will be available later}

      Eventually, the pages below will be arranged topically, with brief descriptions of each page, but now they are simply in chronological order:

      From the "Ideal" to the "Real" World by an anonymous author (March 1998, xx k)
      Caution: Roadblocks Ahead by Grace Ju (June 1998, xx k)
      In Transition by Steven Hall (Sep 1998, xx k)
      Called to Stewardship by Scott Althouse (Dec 1998, xx k)

      Knowledge and Loving God: Reflections on Faith and My Graduate Experience by Johnny Lin (Dec 1999, xx k)
      How You Can Help Young Christians in Science by Jennifer Wiseman (March 1999, xx k)
      A Guide to Graduate School for Christians in Science: Growing and Staying Sane by William Struthers (June 1999, xx k)

      A View from the Crossroads of Science and Faith by Michelle Roth (March 2000, xx k)
      Scientific Ethics: A Realm for Partnership by Catherine Crouch (Sep 2000, xx k)
      The Lesson of Riddles by Douglas Hayworth (Dec 2000, xx k)

      An entire issue of PSCF (Dec 2001) was devoted to Asking the Right Questions: Christian Faith and the Choice of Research Topic in the Natural and Applied Sciences.  There is a summary — What are the major themes of this conference? — by Terry Morrison, who organized the "right questions" conference while he was Director of Faculty Ministries for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and links to pages for the sessions.

      Natural Selection as an Algorithm: Why Darwinian Processes Lack the Information Necessary to Evolve Complex Life by John Bracht (Dec 2002, xx k)

      Transcultural Issues in Science illustrated with examples from China, by Mark Strand (March 2003, xx k)
      Challenges and Opportunities for Christians in Science at the Beginning of Their Careers by Johnny Lin, Pam Veltkamp, Randall DeJong, Steven Hall, Ruth Douglas Miller, and Don Munro (Sep 2003, xx k)

      Articles that are more recent will be added by mid-July 2008.

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