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Emergent dualism relies on the history of evolution to create a new whole -- a whole is greater than the sum of its parts -- and one new whole is the human soul. The nonphysical soul emerges from its physical past. Emergent dualism as another soul option

Religion and Science Weekend, sponsored by the Clergy Letter Project, will be February 9-11, 2024. Let's ask the scientists in our congregations to stand up to tell us what they do and why their work contributes to the common good. Religion and Science Weekend Feb 9-11, 2024

In Ad Theologiam Promovendam of November 2023 ,Pope Francis opened the Vatican windows for the winds of contextual theology to blow through. Will the gusts from ecumenical and interreligious whirlwinds as well as the tornadoes from natural science blow the pages of inherited dogma off desk theology? Pope Francis invites contextual theology

Current meat production damages our planet through deforestation and methane emissions while reaping untolled animal suffering. On the technological horizon we can envision no-kill cultured meat that could solve numerous ecological problems. Might no-kill cultured meat replace today's burgers and wings?

Rock star Roman Catholic theologian Ilia Delio calls for a new theology in new wineskins that is in sync with scientific cosmology, evolution, and quantum physics. Does this mean we have to through out Thomas Aquinas like we recycle an empty wine bottle? New theology in new wineskins

It's time to inventory systematic theology resources for students, pastors, and scholars. Systematic Theology Resources? Lots.

There is no silver bullet that when shot will immediately fix what's broken in global food production and distribution. Yet, I hope that inexpensive no-kill cultivated meat might meet essential protein needs that would contribute to mitigation of food insecurity. Might food insecurity be mitigated by no-kill cultivated meat?

Our worldview is constructed mostly by the words we recognize and articulate. Like bricks, words construct our worldview

Should we be praying for a miracle? Yes, answers distinguished scientist and cancer specialist Paul Lange. Freak healings occur. Freak healings do not yet have a scientific explanation. So, we should ask God--if it be God's will--to provide us with a freak healing. Praying for a miracle? Yes, says Paul Lange.

In the dialogue between Buddhism and science, Buddhists believe they can offer a science of the mind that complements Western European discoveries about the physical world. But, would such Buddhist contributions be consigned to subjectivity, making them irrelevant to scietific objective knowledge? Let's put this to the test. Buddhism and science