Content by 2013-2015 Sinai and Synapses Fellows (Page 5)
Technology, Communication and Religion – A Conversation with Rev. Paul Raushenbush
Rev. Paul Raushenbush and Rabbi Josh Stanton examine the ways that changes in communication technology, and particularly the Internet, are affecting religion today.
Want to Understand Religion? You’ve Gotta Have a Body
If you want to understand religion, you need to understand humans. And if you want to understand humans, you need to understand bodies. Our increasingly disembodied, tech-driven lives aren’t making that any easier.
The Beginner’s Mind and the Mind of God
We human beings don’t experience the world as it is — we experience the world through the filter of our minds. How we look at and think about the world inform the way we act in it, and that informs the way both religion and science are practiced.
Christianity, Science and the Search for Truth
For many Christians, Christianity and science are not in opposition; rather, they both serve as ways to search for truth.
Can We Study Religion Scientifically?
What can we learn about ourselves when we study religion scientifically?
Embracing Religion at MIT
When people think of MIT, most people imagine one of the bastions of the scientific and engineering world. But there are at least two people there who embrace not only science, but religion, as well.
More Light, Less Heat — Rabbi Josh Ratner and Rabbi Fred Hyman
Rabbis Josh Ratner and Fred Hyman share how their knowledge of psychology and cognitive neuroscience have informed their rabbinate.
How Two Baha’i Women Integrate Science and Religion
As part of the “More Light, Less Heat” series, Lisa M. Ortuno, Ph.D. and Dr. Carey Murphy share how their Baha’i faith has enhanced their love of science, and how science has strengthened their commitment to their faith.
More Light, Less Heat — Rabbi Josh Stanton and Imam Abdullah Antepli
Rabbi Josh Stanton and Imam Abdullah Antepli bring more light and less heat as they share how and why science is so important to their religious worldview.