Author Archives: John Pohl

*One can’t deduce No God either. I enjoy reading Theology and Science which is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal with writings that evaluate the intersection of theology and science. The most recent issue of TAS had an intriguing article titled “On the Methodology of Science and the Current Crisis of Religious Belief” by Andrew Ter ErnContinue reading “Can One Deduce God? No.*”

This week, I came across a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) series about recipients of the Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science. My understanding is that this award in medicine often (not always) is a precursor to getting a Nobel Prize. One of the recipients was Lucy Shapiro PhD. In the issueContinue reading “The Idea of lim Δ and the Logic of Cellular Life”

I’ve returned from a 9-day vacation in Europe and am back to blogging. I have been slowing reading Magisteria: The Entangled History of Science and Religion by Nicholas Spencer. I say “slowly” because it is often hard for me to find time to read for pleasure. This book is surely a pleasure. Currently, I amContinue reading “Morality Musings”

I am going to be out of town for a couple of weeks, so it has been somewhat difficult to put a post together. However, I did provide the sermon today for Wasatch Presbyterian Church. I am a member there. My sermon was titled “Faith and Love. Faith and Science.” I have included the sermonContinue reading “My Sunday Sermon”

Lately, I have been reading through the book, Magisteria, by Nicholas Spencer. It is quite long (467 pages with the index), but it is easy to read and loaded with excellent information. The book is about the history of the interaction between science and religion through human history. It literally covers almost every aspect ofContinue reading “Physico-Theology”

This post may seem more philosophical than theological, but I find it interesting just the same. If I consider how I emotionally react to a color, I can extend this type of emotional reaction to other individuals. I may react calmly when I see the color “blue.” In fact, I love blue and prefer myContinue reading “What to do with Blue?”

Our theology journal club consists of people who have graduated from Northwind Theological Seminary under the tutelage of Thomas Oord Ph.D. We recently reviewed the article, “Spiritual Experience: Scientific, Philosophical and Theological Implications” by John C. Chatlos who is a psychiatrist at the Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The article is open access and theContinue reading “Theology Journal Club!”