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Fitness Prescription for the Aging Brain: Multifaith Learning

Posted in Science and Religion, tagged , , on January 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Check out the New York Times today, especially this article on recent research on the aging brain. As we have been hearing for awhile now, the brain is plastic, and continues to have the ability to change in positive ways, even as we age. But it turns out that simply acquiring new information–knowing more “stuff”– [...]

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Good News from the Battlefield

Posted in RRC related story, Religion in America, Science and Religion, tagged , , , , , on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Are you as tired as I am of the  war of words  between the “crusading atheists” and the “defenders of the faith” or, at least, of the idea of faith? At first, I found it engaging to read Richard Dawkins,  Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and their ilk, but I  soon grew tired of their arrogance. [...]

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Brain, Mind and Spirituality: RRC Students learn more…

Posted in RRC related story, Science and Religion, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Five years ago, Adi Flesher began teaching campers at Tel Yehudah  about their brains. Today at RRC we had the privilege of learning from Adi, a longtime Jewish educator who believes that educating  teens about the brain can be a  doorway for them to explore the spiritual dimensions of their lives. Adi grew up in [...]

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Is Science the Only Sure Path to Truth?

Posted in RRC related story, Science and Religion, tagged , , , on April 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »

On March 19th, RRC was pleased to have the opportunity to join with the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia to host Professor Keith Ward of the University of Oxford who was visiting Philadelphia as the Metanexus Senior Fellow. Professor Ward took on the claims of Richard Dawkins, E.O. Wilson, Daniel Dennett and other scientists and [...]

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Emergence 101: A Five Minute Introduction

Posted in Science and Religion on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If you are interested in what is happening in the science and religion dialogue today, you probably know the  word “emergence” and know that the cluster of scientific ideas around that word is an important part of that conversation. If you would like a  beginner’s exposition,  do find 5 minutes to watch this video of [...]

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Beyond the “Stale” Science vs. Religion Debate

Posted in Science and Religion on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Since 2001,  the best seller list has seen a rash of books by “evangelical atheists” whose critque of religion, often based on science, leaves little room for a nuanced understanding of what faith, spiritual practice or religious identity could be. Liberal clergy have given sermon after sermon explaining their side of the story. Rabbi David [...]

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Amalek and the Amygdala: Words of Torah for Saturday February 7

Posted in Science and Religion, Sermons and Words of Torah on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Each week, we plan to share a sermon or words of  Torah  (d’var torah) that grows out of the author’s encounter with another tradition. These teachings may reflect engagement with other faiths or with the world of science.   This week, we are proud to offer a d’var torah by  Rabbi Brant Rosen, Jewish Reconstructionist [...]

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