Julia R Migliore
Obviously, all Christians (and non-Christians) have a brain, but some like to challenge it more than others. I enjoy reading books that make me think, especially about how faith in Jesus impacts our thinking. If you also love Jesus and thinking about thinking, here are five books I recommend: 1. I Don't Have Enough Faith …
Thoughts from Eugenia Cheng's Beyond Infinity Historical Christianity holds that God is infinite in all ways. God is infinitely powerful, infinitely loving, and infinitely good. God has infinite knowledge, infinite wisdom, and infinite patience. God demonstrates infinite wrath against the sin that has marred his creation, and infinite grace towards those who put their faith …
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Have you found yourself witnessing a battle between "religious people" and secular ideas wondering… "How did we get here?" Or maybe you've noticed that some people (most people) have a confusing ability to hold two incompatible views simultaneously so long as they stay in different mental boxes? Both of these have their roots in the …
Bonnie Garmus' novel Lessons in Chemistry tells the story of a confident, young female chemist named Elizabeth Zott. The book primarily takes place in the early 1960s but also slowly reveals the characters' pasts throughout. Lessons in Chemistry has become popular since its release in early 2022. A year after it came out, the waitlist …
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Universities used to be places that engaged an challenged minds... what happened? I first encountered this title when Jackie Hill Perry recommended it (either on her podcast or social media... I don't remember). I immediately put it on my reading list because even from her very short description, I knew I had seen this already. …
We have a lot in common after all. As both a scientist and a "religious person," Elaine Howard Ecklund's research focus is particularly interesting to me: what scientists and religious people think about each other (and also what they think the other thinks about them).* In Why Science and Faith Need Each Other, she answers …
The book that started it all. When I was in high school, I was troubled by a common idea in Christian circles: science was for atheists. But... I liked science a lot. I also believed in Jesus. What I knew about the God of the Bible just didn't seem to go against what I knew …
Science Magnifies 