Recently President Obama nominated Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Collins’s view of the compatibility between science and religion raises particularly intriguing questions about the proper understanding and use of the Scriptures.

Dr. Collins, a convert to Christianity at age 27 and author of The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, is well-known for his contention that there is no conflict between science and revealed religion, that these ways of knowing are compatible and complementary. In this regard he has become a kind of poster child for many Christians, providing a persuasive response to secularists’ contention that there is no place for committed Christians and the Christian God in scientific theory and practice. Click to continue »