Religion that's not afraid of science

Michael Dowd Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World (Viking) (27 min.) Michael Dowd and his wife, Connie Barlow, who is a science writer, call themselves "evolution’s evangelists." They travel the country giving talks, workshops and retreats on the religious implications of the theory of evolution. Devoted to exploring ways of finding unity between science and faith, "evolution evangelist." Michael Dowd says Darwin ’s idea is God’s gift to theology, and that this evolution can be integrated with religion in holy and meaningful ways.

Dairmuid O’Murchu Ancestral Grace: Meeting God in Our Human Story (Orbis) The author of the popular book Quantum Theology, Sacred Heart Fr. Diarmuid O’Murchu, in his new book, blends anthropology, psychology and theology, saying that God has been with us during our entire six to seven million year presence on Earth and that, for most of that time, we humans lived harmoniously within the natural world.

When God is Gone, Everything is Holy: The Making of a Religious Naturalist (Sorin Books) (24 min.) One of the nation’s finest nature writers, science teacher and columnist Chet Raymo holds to science’s skepticism that accepts only verifiable answers but as a “religious naturalist,” pursues the mystery that soaks creation. In a review of the book, Hefferen writes, "Raymo would like to see theologians adapt to the new evolutionary story of the universe, which he says provides a satisfying ground for spirituality