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The Biblical Basis Of Science, Kenneth E. Caviness, Ph.D.

The Journal of Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning

Science and Religion are often viewed as conflicting, even irreconcilable. In this article, the inconsistencies and incompleteness of both atheistic science and irrational religion are considered, including:

• an exploration of the “science vs. religion” dichotomy and why eliminating either results in an incomplete worldview;
• consideration of the generally unstated underlying assumptions of the materialistic worldview;

• the limits of reason, logic and science and the inconsistency of attempts to use science to disprove the existence of the supernatural;
• the failure of atheistic materialism to adequately explain the universe; and

• the importance and strengths of correct science within its limits of usefulness—why …

Lessons From The Divine Investigator In Genesis, Brent Hamstra, Ph.D.

The Journal of Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning

In the Biblical book of Genesis, God investigates His work and that of others on multiple occasions. Ten separate investigations are examined, and the characteristics of God’s investigative work in these cases are noted and compared to the characteristics typically associated with human scientific inquiries. Careful observation, active pursuit of knowledge, and well-crafted questions are characteristics common to several of the investigations. Additional characteristics relevant to the conduct of science include openness to change in response to new data, the value of peer input, and the propriety of experimentation. A message common to all of the investigations is that the …