A few of the highlights of Christian exploration of science that we touch on in this issue

Learn more about Christian scientists and inventors throughout church history with these resources selected by this issue’s authors and editors.

We talked to four scientists who are believers—three with distinguished careers and one embarking on the journey.

George Washington Carver sought to understand God’s creation and develop its benefits for others

On several occasions Maxwell indicated his view on the relationship between his faith and physics.

Michael Faraday’s experiments advanced the study of electricity

Edward Hitchcock

Christian theology shaped modern science through the work of Johannes Kepler and Robert Boyle

 What is really at war here?

Enlightenment-era pastors didn’t oppose modern science. They helped advance it.

Christian thinkers have always studied God’s creation through science—and used the results to benefit others

Roger Bacon on experimental science

The preserver of scientific riches 

Hildegard of Bingen, naturalist and apothecary

 Debates over Aristotle’s role in scientific exploration

Has Christianity always warred with science?

The medieval flourishing of natural philosophy in Christianity

The Scientific Revolution was led by people of faith who pursued scientific and technological innovation out of Christian motives and understandings.

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