Small group discussions are an excellent way to uncover and explore the issues regarding the relationship between science and religion. To foster small group discussion, a free study guide is available for download. Simply click the picture below, and I will return an email with a link to the guide. I promise I will only use your email to let you know about how events, such as seminars, classes, and revisions to the book.

I am available to present Exploring the Gap between Science and Religion as an instructor led class. The class includes PowerPoint presentations on key concepts. It is perfect for adult study at churches and other settings, and is highly interactive.

This option is limited to the Puget Sound region.

Course Outline by Topic (Roughly)
Session one: Humans as Definers,
  Does science do what we think it does?
  What then is truth?
  The real value of science.
Session two: Religion: Shall I Worship the God I Created or the God that created me?
   What in our experience led us to label something as "God"?
Session three: How do I know which God I Created?
  Themes of Unity
Session four: What then is truth?
  Untity Ethics as a way of knowing.
  Relative truth versus absolute truth.
Session five: Is there a mismatch in our model of God?
  Exploring one's model of God, Jesus, faith and belief, the Bible.

Contact me to schedule the class.

This is a single 60-90 minute presentation with PowerPoint animation that introduces the audience to the underlying concepts of Exploring the Gap.  It follows with a dialog centered on a scripture passage. This exercise allows the audience to experience the insights of observation and modeling, along with the feeling of "informational dissonance." 

Within reason, I am open to travel to give this presentation. Contact me to schedule the event.

While Exploring the Gap between Science and Religion is a philosophy book addressing the nature of humans as definers, it also closely relates to the philsophy of science and the philosophy of religion. So the most comprehensive way to explore the gap is by studying these two areas of philosophy through the filter of exploring the gap.


Texts for the course include Theory and Reality by Peter Godfrey-Smith and God, Freedom, and Evil by Alvin C. Plantinga.

As of this posting, the course is not offered at any college or university. If you are a student and wish to take this course as an independent study, or wish to convince a college you are attending to offer the class, download the syllabus and show it to your philosophy or theology department. I will be working the issue from the other end by sending the syllabus to institutions that might have an interest in offering the course.

If you are a philosophy or theology professor, the syllabus is free of charge and can be altered in any way you see fit, including changing the supporting text. I am willing to assist in revising the syllabus and interested in hearing alternative texts to the ones I've included.

Click here to receive a link to the course syllabus.

In addition, the following topics are encouraged:

1. Themes of unity in Buddhism.
2. Themes of unity in Sikhism.
3. Themes of unity in Islam.
4. Themes of unity in Native American spirituality.
5. Themes of unity in any other faith or spiritual tradition.
6. Refutation of the proposal that the nature of God is unity and unity ethics.
7. Observation techniques within a particular scientific discipline, such as zoology, anthropology, biology, geology.
   These papers must describe and analyze the observation tools and techniques of the selected scientific field. Please include such items as predictability, instances of ignoring or complying with data within the field, and advances resulting from new models or observation techniques.
8. Unity ethics. Comparison between unity ethics, morality, and social justice as proclaimed by Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, etc.

The intention here is promote dialog as papers written by students and authors in philosophy, theology, or psychology courses are posted. Submit papers by emailing them to Explore the Gap using the criteria listed above.

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