Instead it is time to begin a new and creative interaction between theology and science -- an interaction that honors and respects the integrity of each partner, an interaction in which convictions are held self-critically and honest engagement is prized, an interaction which focuses specifically on the most rigorous theories of mainstream natural science and the most central positions of mainline theology, an interaction which aims at serving the broader concerns of the global human and ecological communities. This, then, is the setting for the birth of CTNS.
This article is reprinted with permission from The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences.
Robert John Russell is the Founder and Director of The Center for Theology and the Natural Science, and the Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science in Residence at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley.
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