Re: [asa] Crossing the Divide

Thanks Ted, I get fed up with these carping comments.
Some leading players among TEs are making an impact eg McGrath, Collins
Gingerich and on the environmental side Houghton Berry Cal de Wit etc, and
even the late Arthur Peacocke who formed the Society of Ordained Scientists
to combat atheism. Or John Polkinghorne who spoke to a large group in
Preston last week for the Inst of Physics. There were atheists there.

Some of us amateurs try to do our bit. In the last six months I have written
two papers for a forthcoming Geol Soc of London book on Religion and
geology, one being a summary article for geologists how Christians
understand creation today, and reviewed three papers , two by members of
either ASA or CIS. There is also a paper by an RC priest as well as some by
atheists. That will mean at least 6 chapters out of 24-5 will be by
Christians (I know of another). I have been in correspondence with two other
contributors one atheist one agnostic on their papers. We have got on well
for many years.

I am also leading a short course for univ extension (16 students mostly
retired) on historical interactions of Sci and religion. One thing I did
today was to dispel the flat earth myth along with giving an account of
Christianity and astronomy from Egypt to Galileo and Wilkins.

That may not be much but is what one person is doing

What have you done, except to rubbish the ASA

Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Davis" <TDavis@messiah.edu>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>; "Michael Roberts" <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>;
"Gregory Arago" <gregoryarago@yahoo.ca>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [asa] Crossing the Divide

>I really must respond, Gregory, to this particular claim:
>
>
> Likewise, Michael, member of CIS, nothing you nor anyone else (q.
> McGrath) there has done has adequately countered the tide of atheism that
> Richard Dawkins has launched upon the world. Your TE/EC status quo view
> has
> been suitable/convenient for Dawkins' apologetic, while causing problems
> for
> Christian unity.
>
> ***
>
> Gregory:
>
> If you find McGrath, Francis Collins (see his debate with Richard Dawkins,
> the cover story in Time magazine on Nov 13, 2006, in addition to his
> book),
> and Owen Gingerich (his book, God's Universe, reviewed here
> http://www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=5486 ) to be
> inadequate, then that is your view. But no one who understands any of
> these
> men can accuse them of having a "status quo" view that is "convenient" for
> Dawkins' polemics. What exactly is it that you have not understood about
> their position? Have you in fact read it? Do they not each clearly state
> a
> view that opposes Dawkins? I am not convinced that you understand them at
> all, frankly.
>
> Ted
>
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