"Goethe and the search for the spirit of science" Perhaps the
time is coming for thinkers to be braver, to push for a truer
contemplation of nature that knows its aliveness April 28th,
2012 Is it just me or has the dialogue between science and
religion become a bit stale? I thought as much recently while
taking part in a conference on the debate. We were all so well
defended in our respective corners – atheists, believers,
agnostics. It seemed highly unlikely that what anyone said would
seriously unsettle anyone else. The smart and articulate
apologists for theism were easily able to accommodate the
challenges materialist science throws at faith. The smart and
articulate atheists seemed content to accept the limits of the
scientific worldview and not really be challenged by the
insights of theology. Something similar troubled me when I was
asked to write The Big Questions: God for the series from
Quercus (and indulge me if I add, out this week). Many of the
contemporary big questions in theology arise from th