Welcome to Disciple Science

We have big plans   for   addressing the tension and controversies between science and faith and inspiring Christians to engage with the sciences and  helping people meet God through the wonders of creation.    Our videos below will  give you a taste of what is to come. 

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Dale Gentry on Science and Faith

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Disciple Science Videos

The Manifold Beauty of Genesis One
Christians speak of the richness of the Bible, where one can read a passage nine times and find something new or deeper on the tenth—until reading Genesis 1. To hear common discussions, it is a monochromatic text that must be understood from a single perspective. All other views must be torn down to promote the “one interpretation to rule them all.” The thesis of Manifold Beauty is that the story is vastly richer than we give it credit, with multiple complementary layers of truth found as we dig. 

The Curious Case of Humans and Animals in the Bible
Have you ever noticed the curious pattern around human relationships with the land and animals in the Bible? Bible scholars have and this video describes that motif. If you want to read further, at least two good books have discussed aspects of this paradigm.

Why Christians Disagree About Evolution
Christians are unified in our beliefs on many topics but others, like evolution, consistently cause controversy. Remarkably, people on all sides of the evolution debate believe that the Biblical and scientific evidence supports their view? How can that be? It isn’t access to unique passages or scripture or scientific evidence but different fundamental assumptions about the nature of science, the Bible, and how God acts that influence our interpretation of evidence. Until we find unity on those assumptions, we will never be unified in our beliefs. This video talks about our assumptions about science.

The Next Scientific Revolution?
Science has transformed our understanding of our world (for better or for worse). Science is so effective, some argue that we no longer have a need for faith or religion. Is that true? What is the future of science and will there be a future for religious faith? In this video we address these questions and predict the direction of the next scientific revolution.

Is Stewardship Enough?
There is near universal agreement that God calls humans to care for the creation. Oddly, there is much less agreement about exactly how our role, often labeled stewards of creation, should work. This video explores the topics of Biblical dominion, stewardship and the shortcomings of both of those approaches to our relationship with God's creation.

What the Galileo affair can teach us about the origins debate?
The Galileo affair is often portrayed as a science vs. faith scenario where a narrow minded Catholic church punished an innovative scientist for trusting his data. However, the true story is much more complex and reveals lessons on wisdom that apply to every opportunity to defend your beliefs.

What is Disciple Science?
Christian faith gives us meaning and purpose and a pathway to a relationship with God. Science is a tool that we can use to better understand God's creation. Science and faith are compatible and complementary but society often treats them as alternative explanations of the world. Disciple Science is a crowdfunded non-profit making media to show how integrating science and Christian faith can inspire a fuller knowledge of God.

Thomas Kuhn, scientific revolutions and Biblical interpretation
Science is always changing but the Biblical canon is fixed. While that is technically true, it doesn't account for the subtle ways Biblical interpretation mimics scientific analysis. This video discusses how the transition from geocentrism to heliocentrism influenced our understanding of the Bible and Dr. Gentry presents his belief that Biblical interpretation functions like Thomas Kuhn's models of science.

Easing the tension between science and Christianity?
Our society gives too much attention to the tension between science and Christian faith; this video is about solutions. We advocate for a complementary relationship where science can inform faith and faith can inform science and both can thrive because of, not despite, each other. At Disciple Science we believe that integrating science and Christian faith can inspire the fullest knowledge of God.

Why are we so confident about heliocentrism?
500 years ago almost everyone was certain that the earth was at the center of our solar system (geocentrism) but now we are certain that it is not (heliocentrism). This podcast/vlog discusses that transition to provide context to the bigger debate about how to read the Bible. In a later episode we will cover how these scientific findings were received by readers of the Bible and why they are so frequently mentioned when we discuss Biblical interpretation. ​

Should science influence Biblical interpretation?
We have debated how to best read and interpret scripture for as long as the scriptures have existed.  In the past four centuries, a large part of that debate has centered around the role that science could or should play in helping us understand the Bible.   This video tells the story of Nicholas Copernicus and Galileo  and  how the development of the heliocentric model of the solar system  not only corrected our celestial geography but also our approach to Biblical interpretation. This ordeal  created some upheaval  but it ultimately helped us  better interpret the Bible, and therefore produced a better understanding of God. 

The Gospel and the Environment 
As human activity continues to change the climate, drive mass extinctions, and degrade soil, water and air, human activity is needed to reduce and reverse these impacts. Christians could and should be deeply interested in mobilizing to help. But Christianity has a tense relationship with the environmental movement which has led some to question whether Christians should be involved in environmental stewardship at all. This video explores the Christian Gospel and considers if it informs environmental stewardship. 

Christianity & Evolution
Evolution has been a topic of debate since long before Charles Darwin. This video introduces the issue and gives us a framework for how to move forward on our search for understanding of when and how God created.

The Two Books of God
Can you know an artist through their art? Scripture tells us that we can know the creator through creation. Hear more about the two books of God and consider what role science and nature can play in your journey of faith and your understanding of God.

Is there tension between science and Christian faith?
Before we dig into  science, scripture, history and philosophy, we need to address the nature of the relationship.  Science approaches the world seeking cause and effect; religious traditions are a search for meaning.  What is behind the tension between science and Christian faith?   Can they coexist?  

Coming Soon 
The Disciple Science team is hard at work on a video asking if stewardship is enough.    Consider making a donation to support  the production of more thoughtful Christian media. 
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Future Videos

SCIENCE AND FAITH

• WAS THERE DEATH BEFORE THE FALL?
• CAN SCIENCE ANSWER EVERY QUESTION?
• ARE SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY COMPLEMENTARY    OR COMPETITIVE?
• IS GOD STILL ACTIVE TODAY?
• HOW SHOULD WE INTEGRATE SCIENCE    AND    CHRISTIAN FAITH?
• WHAT DID THE OLD TESTAMENT  AUTHORS THINK   ABOUT CREATION?
• WHAT DID THE NEW TESTAMENT         AUTHORS THINK    ABOUT CREATION?
• HOW DID THE ENLIGHTENMENT CHANGE   THE    WAY WE THINK ABOUT GOD?
• WHY IT IS NOT OK TO SAY "GOD DID IT"    WHEN    WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. 

CREATION CARE

• DOES THE GOSPEL INFORM ENVIRONMENTAL    STEWARDSHIP?
• ​IS STEWARDSHIP ENOUGH?
• ARE CHRISTIANS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE    ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS?
• WHAT IS THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS AND    WHAT DOES IT TELL US ABOUT SIN?
• WHY IS CLIMATE CHANGE A CONTROVERSIAL    TOPIC FOR CHRISTIANS?
• SHOULD OUR FAITH CHANGE THE WAY    WE    FARM?
• WHAT DOES SCRIPTURE SAY ABOUT   DIET?
• SHOULD CHRISTIANS CARE IF SPECIES    GO    EXTINCT?
• HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS RESPOND TO    ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS?

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ORIGINS DEBATE 

• WHAT SHOULD WE LEARN FROM GENESIS 1?
  
• WHAT SHOULD WE LEARN FROM GENESIS 2&3?
• DID THE FALL CHANGE NATURE?
  
• ​WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT HUMANS BEAR THE   IMAGE OF GOD?
• WHAT SHOULD WE LEARN FROM    THE GENESIS FLOOD?
• DOES THE BIBLE TELL US THE AGE OF THE    EARTH?
• WERE ADAM AND EVE AND EVE HISTORICAL    PEOPLE?
• HOW CAN WE STUDY THE PAST?
  
• WHAT DO FOSSILS TELL US ABOUT HOW GOD    CREATED?
• CAN THE DISTRIBUTION OF LIFE TELL US ABOUT    THE HISTORY OF LIFE?  
• CAN WE TRUST SCIENTIFIC DATING METHODS?
• WHAT DO THE FOSSILS SAY ABOUT THE HISTORY   OF HUMANITY?
• WHY DON'T ALL CHRISTIANS AGREE ON     "INTELLIGENT DESIGN?"