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Tom McLeish (Faith and Wisdom in Science<\/a>) suggests an rapprochement that works from the other direction. Taking the old notion of science as \u201cnatural philosophy\u201d as a starting point, he suggests that the deep roots of scientific investigation are in our human awe at the natural world, and our desire to grasp its cunning wisdom. Science shouldn\u2019t be the preserve of the \u201cnerdy expert\u201d or the media celebrity. It\u2019s about \u201cloving wisdom about nature\u201d \u2013 philo-sophia<\/em>. Wisdom seeks not only to understand the structures and processes of the creation, but to discover how to respond to a world of wonders.<\/p>\n

Taking this approach, McLeish departs from the norm by beginning with Scripture texts other than<\/em> Genesis 1-2. He starts with Proverbs 8\u2019s depiction of Wisdom \u201cplaying\u201d with creation. He expounds on the intricacy of creation by noting how order seems to bubble up from an underlying chaos. He argues that the Bible\u2019s greatest reflection on science and the natural world is found in the book of Job, with its terrors and monsters.<\/p>\n

Throughout, he emphasizes that \u201cscience emerges from an ancient longing, and from an older narrative of our complex relationship with the natural world\u201d than our standard science textbooks give us. It\u2019s science whose \u201cprimary creative grammar is the question, rather than the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"