This month we are kicking off a Q&A series with Rev. Carmelo Santos, who currently serves as the Director for Theological Diversity and Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Engagement at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Our conversation this time is as an introduction to Santos’ unique approach to connecting neuroscience with liberation theology. He also […]| Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
Rev. Carmelo Santos has been asking the deeper questions that neuroscience is not likely to explore on its own, but in many ways what he’s found has the power to unite and reignite the church as a whole. Santos serves as the Director for Theological Diversity and Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Engagement at the Evangelical Lutheran […]| Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
Are you a person of faith who wants to learn more about science, or are you a scientist who wants to learn more about faith? Are you interested in how science and faith can have healthy conversations with one another? Two ELCA Lutheran pastors are preparing to launch a new podcast to help dismantle the stereotype […]| Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Richard Anthony D’Souza, S.J., as the new director of the Vatican Observatory, effective Sept. 19. Fr. D’Souza has been working as an astronomer at the Observatory for many years, which has been led by Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J., who is currently serving as the president of the Meteoritical Society. Founded […]| Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
The Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS) will look at what it means to combine faith and science in planning for the future at its next Star Island conference from June 21-28, 2026. The theme, “Co-Creating a Thriving Future: An Alchemy of Belief and Choice,” will explore planetary ills and the interdependence […]| Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
Covalence explores Frank X. Walker’s poetry, Carmelo Santos’ theology, and neuroscience in examining oppression, decolonization, and faith practices.| Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
The scientist is not the person who gives the right answers; he is the one who asks the right questions. – Claude Levi-Strauss, anthropologist Scientists are increasingly explaining their work to the public, seeking to demonstrate science’s daily relevance and highlight how potentially life-saving research faces growing threats. The BioLogos Foundation has launched a new […]| Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
Dr. Francis Collins’ BioLogos Foundation urged Christians to speak up about federal cuts to vital programs. The foundation also warned that the “vilification” of scientists signals a “deeper crisis,” not just politics as usual. The foundation has started a public campaign, “Science is Good,” with staffers saying they stand with scientists, healthcare workers and innovators […]| Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
The John Templeton Foundation appointed of Dr. Timothy Dalrymple as its new president and CEO, succeeding Heather Templeton Dill, who served as president since 2015 and stepped down in June. Dalrymple joins from Christianity Today, where he was CEO and led a multi-year transformation of the publication and boosted the Wheaton, Ill.-based media non-profit’s revenues. […]| Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
I grew up in a very outer space-focused home by some standards. My brother and I read science fiction and to some degree had a healthy dose of curiosity about whether there was intelligent life in the universe just like Carl Sagan outlined was possible. And we still do have this curiosity! Thanks to a […]| Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
A new introductory course on theology and science will be taught this fall at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, California.| Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
