Content by 2015-2017 Sinai and Synapses Fellows (Page 4)
Seeking Common Language, But Still Maintaining Our Own
When do the languages of religion and science create commonality, and when do they create difference?
In a Changing World, Both Science and Religion Can Guide Us
Despite the change around me, what is true and what is right has not changed, and some truths are not dependent on people to give them value.
How Do We Deal With Fear?
Can religion — as a source of creative meaning — “inoculate” us against the fears that naturally arise?
It’s Time to Zoom Out
We shouldn’t stop consulting traditional world maps, with their borders and demarcations. But we could probably all benefit from a glance at the Pale Blue Dot map, too.
Where Does Trauma Reside?
What scientific and religious tools can we use to help us deal with trauma?
We Need Light to See Each Other
We are mindful of that web that connects all of us, and we will, God-willing, emerge to tread more softly, honoring one another in our shared human vulnerability.
What Time Is It in America?
When we join hands we do so with wounds still open.
Want To Live Longer? Then Connect With Others.
Physically going to your mosque, temple, church, or place of worship continually predicts a longer life. Why would this be the case?
Science as “The World As It Is,” Religion as “The World It Could Be”
Science is the best way we can appreciate “what is,” and religion helps move us towards “what could be.”
How Priests, Rabbis and Ministers Can Bring Science into Their Theology
How can seminarians effectively bring science into their theological education?
Awe Elicits a Desire for Order
Awe often leads both theists and non-theists to seek order and structure.
I Fail Better Than You Fail
What do we learn from failure? What happens when our dogma — whether scientific or religious — turns out to be wrong?