Something I've started at my church recently is a science and religion discussion group. We've only met a couple of times, so it's a bit early to make predictions, but this seems to be a way of connecting with some of our affiliates. Lots of faithful church people were there, but there were some interesting faces in the crowd.
Last week, we looked at Owen Gingerich's great little book, God's Universe, concentrating on chapter 2, "Dare a Scientist Believe in Design." Gingerich is an astronomer and a Christian, but he's got big time misgivings about the Intelligent Design movement. He's a voice of faith and reason, and a beautiful writer.
We're meeting again in October, so I'll keep you posted.
And, by the way, this seems to be something that MEN don't mind going to.
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I and a teaching assistant in two History of Science seminars at Brock History and Science are two gendered subjects that lend themselves to male participation. The ladies talk more than the men in my seminars, and they are better at science, too. I have easier intellectual rapport with the wimmins, but I doubt it's me per se who makes the difference. The wimmins, they like to phrase their brilliant contributions in the form of a question and the trick is to make them comfortable enough with their intellectual ability to make statements instead. But this might all be contextual. I first gained the interest of the class with unfettered sarcastic commentary and radical history-of-science-politics.
Oh the things that I say about science, history, and politics. It's a wonder I am still employed.
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