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May 24, 2012
Religion + Life with Elaine H. Ecklund, Part 5: International Attitudes
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In her book Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think, Laity Leadership Institute Senior Fellow Elaine Howard Ecklund focused exclusively on the views of American scientists at elite... Read More + |
Apr 26, 2012
Religion + Life with Elaine H. Ecklund, Part 4: Worshiping Science
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“Philosophers of science and scientists themselves have discussed what they call ‘scientism’, a disciplinary imperialism on the part of scientists that leads them to explicitly or implicitly... Read More + |
Apr 12, 2012
Religion + Life with Elaine H. Ecklund, Part 3: Myth Busting
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“Americans have placed science on a precarious throne. In one sense, they know that they benefit immensely from it. They immunize their children, enjoy the benefits of technology, and clamor for... Read More + |
Mar 29, 2012
Religion + Life with Elaine H. Ecklund, Part 2: Boundary Pioneers
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Part 1 One of the most intriguing ideas in Laity Leadership Senior Fellow Elaine Howard Ecklund’s book Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think is the idea of “boundary... Read More + |
Mar 15, 2012
Religion + Life with Elaine H. Ecklund, Part 1
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“Social scientists are always thinking of big theoretical projects. As a social scientist, I’m very interested in how individuals who are different from the institutions that constrain them... Read More + |
Feb 23, 2012
Taking Aim at Technology Instead of the Problem
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What would you do if your teenager posted a note on Facebook essentially calling you a tyrant and saying she’s tired of being your slave? I would be horrified, but since my children were grown... Read More + |
Feb 2, 2012
Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 6: Holistic Mental Health
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Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 “The desire for immediate relief from specific problems has driven Christians and psychiatrists to seek and prescribe quick solutions with little... Read More + |
Jan 26, 2012
Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 5: Social Supports & Storytelling
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Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Stories help us make sense of the world. True stories told by our elderly relatives help us understand ourselves, and the telling also helps the storytellers... Read More + |
Jan 12, 2012
Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 4: Geriatric Depression
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Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 “Depression causes more disability than any other psychiatric disorder,” Laity Leadership Institute senior fellow Dan Blazer, M.D. said his 2005 book The Age of... Read More + |
Dec 29, 2011
Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 3: The Role of Perception in Geriatric Health
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Part 1, Part 2 Proverbs 23:7 says, “As [a man] thinks in his heart, so is he” (NKJV). When it comes to geriatric health, this statement has repeatedly proven true. “Self-perceptions of older... Read More + |
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Add to the Beauty
During the past several days, I have been reflecting on various implications of a passage in Ezekiel 41 in which God reveals his plans for beautiful decorations of the temple in Jerusalem. I began... Read More +
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