Newswise — Acclaimed astrobiologist Paul Davies analyzes the discovery of a new human species in Indonesia in Science & Theology News (Dec. 2004.) According to Davies, further study of these "hobbits" will have serious implications for science-and-religion and could potentially overturn assumptions about human origins and intelligence.
Also in this issue:
40 DAYS OF PURPOSE CAMPAIGN POPULARITY INCREASESMore and more American churches have embraced Rick Warren's program, The Purpose-Driven Life. Frederica Saylor examines the movement, which involves a deeper involvement with God's purpose for creating human life.
RELIGIOUS SERVICE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTHA recent study uncovered a link between attendance at religious service and boosts to the immune system and overall survival rates. Julia Keller talks with the researchers behind the University of Iowa study.
BUDDHISM, SCIENCE UNITE AT MIND AND LIFE CONFERENCEThe 12th annual Mind and Life Institute Conference in India emphasized that Buddhism and science can work together to uncover the secrets of the mind. Geetinder Garewal reports from India on key conference events, including the topics of neuroplasticity and meditation.
BOOK REVIEW: THE HEALING CONNECTIONAdrienne Strock reviews The Healing Connection: The Story of a Physician's Search for the Link Between Faith and Health by Harold Koenig, M.D., editor-in-chief of Science & Theology News, which tells the personal story of his life's work.
INTELLIGENT DESIGN: A CONTINUING DEBATEThis month, our Author's Corner features a column from Barbara Forrest and Paul Gross, authors of the anti-intelligent design Creationism's Trojan Horse, and a response from ID supporters John G. West and Jonathan Witt of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute.
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