Quotes of the Day on Evolution and Religion

Here are some quotes that give a sampling of posts about science and faith, evolution and religion, around the blogosphere:

Arni Zachariassen writes:

Ken Ham gives me hope. His numbers tell me that Christian colleges don’t work with the rigid binaries he works with. Which means that young Christians are introduced and inculcated with the theological wiggle room that’s both befitting for the faith and likely to save a number of commitments that might otherwise be lost. And cheers to that!

RJS has a post about Joel Green’s work on Biblical and scientific anthropology, which says:

Many bristle at the idea that modern science could or should have a place at the table serving as a source for development of a Christian theology of persons (or creation, or anything else). Dr. Green suggests that this results from a poor understanding of the development of Christian thought in the first place. “Science” or more precisely cultural understandings of the nature of persons has always shaped Jewish and Christian thinking about the body and the soul.

BioLogos has a post on C. S. Lewis and evolution which includes the following:

Why do certain religious groups continue to have problems with Evolution? One factor is the low quality of science education in our schools that makes it difficult to have informed discussion in which all parties adequately understand the methods and aims of science.

Steve Douglas blogs about Michael Patton’s recent post, and writes:

I don’t think accepters of mainstream science need a special label, whether they’re believers or not.