Francis Collins and N. T. Wright: Science, Faith, Evolution and the Search for Wisdom

About this episode

Francis Collins and N. T. Wright discuss the relationship between science and faith, addressing key questions about evolution and Christianity.

What happens when one of the world’s leading geneticists sits down with one of the world’s most influential Christian theologians? In this special live episode of Unbelievable?, recorded at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History in partnership with the Oxford Pastorate and BioLogos, Dr Francis Collins and N. T. Wright explore some of life’s biggest questions: Can science and faith truly coexist? Has evolution disproved Christianity? What do truth, evidence, morality and human nature tell us about reality? And does scientific discovery point away from God, or deeper towards him? Francis Collins, former Director of the National Institutes of Health and leader of the Human Genome Project, shares his journey from atheism to Christian faith and explains why his scientific work has never conflicted with belief in God. N. T. "Tom" Wright, host of the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast, brings his expertise as a world-renowned New Testament scholar to questions of Scripture, resurrection, truth, wisdom and the Christian vision of creation. Together, in a conversation hosted by Rev. Bethan Willis, Oxford Pastorate Chaplain, they address the perceived conflict between evolution and…

People in this episode

Host: Bethan Willis

Guests: Francis Collins, N. T. Wright

Topics covered

• science
• faith
• evolution
• Christianity
• morality
• truth
• wisdom

Keywords

• genetics
• theology
• human genome
• Christian faith
• evolution
• post-truth
• morality
• consciousness
• soul
• wisdom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford Pastorate, BioLogos, National Institutes of Health, Ask NT Wright Anything

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