“The Christian church has a long history of gradually absorbing scientific perspectives and new discoveries. It seems to me that, in fact, that has been one of the strengths of Christianity - it has ultimately had great flexibility in absorbing new information about the world that we get from science.” WorldLongHas BeensFactsSeemsChristianChurchChristianityInformationPerspectiveDiscoveryFlexibilityAbsorbingChristian ChurchNew DiscoveriesNew Information Author:George Coyne
“The Copernican revolution was actually a contribution to the life of the church, the development of our view of ourselves in terms of the Universe, and therefore our view of God, et cetera. But, that took centuries, and struggles, and conflicts before that happened.” UniverseTermChurchViewsStruggleHappenedCenturyRevolutionDevelopmentConflictContribution Author:George Coyne
“I think today the church faces a very real challenge in not repeating the errors of the past, in sort of a stand off, a fear of science.” ThinkingRealTodayPastFacesChallengesChurchErrors Author:George Coyne
