Senior Fellow, Woodstock Theological Center
Professor Emeritus of Theology at Georgetown University and senior fellow in science and religion at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown; author of God after Darwin: A Theology of Evolution and the forthcoming Making Sense of Evolution: Darwin, God, and the Drama of Life
Science, Religion and Public Policy When he announced that the Earth goes around the Sun, Galileo was persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church. But that was 400 years ago. The modern Vatican, conservative though it is, has argued that Christian faith and science are not at odds after all, but compatible and complementary, especially regarding Darwin's theory of Evolution. Traditional Protestants are fine with that, but almost half Americans believe that the book of Genesis is incompatible with The Origin of Species . What are the consequences for dealing with global warming, pandemic disease and stem cell research?
Scientists, Theologians Meet at the Vatican on Evolution The Roman Catholic Church has challenged scientific discoveries over the years, but has never repudiated Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Some Protestant denominations have though, and the recent prominence of “creationism” and “intelligent design” has given some Catholics pause. Starting today, the Vatican is holding a conference, at which scientists and theologians have gathered with the specific goal of affirming that Christian faith and modern science are not at odds but completely compatible. John Haught, Professor Emeritus of Theology at Georgetown University, is author of God after Darwin : A Theory of Evolution.
Trump plays scolder-in-chief with NATO allies At the opening of NATO’s dramatic new headquarters in Brussels today, President Trump acknowledged that Article 5 — promising that “an attack on one nation is an attack on all” -- has only been invoked one time: in the aftermath of September 11. But the President failed to provide what 27 other Alliance members have been waiting for: a re-commitment by America’s new leader to Article 5. Instead, they got a scolding.
Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.
The Trump agenda: where's the beef? President Trump says big things are happening. After celebrating a House bill on health care, he doesn’t yet have Senate agreement. With James Comey’s public testimony scheduled tomorrow, the President today tweeted his selection of a new FBI Director. Is the Chief Executive all style and no substance? Later, terror attacks in Iran and conflicting claims about who’s behind them.