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This is a challenge to artists and religious leaders to address the questions that really count. Wedding Flowers - Acrylic 20X20 The great artists of the 21st Century will be scientists who find the nexus between art, science and ethics. If we get lucky, maybe one will find the nexus between art, science and a new form of inclusive world religion. This next generation of great artists will understand science and to some degree be scientists themselves. But caution! This d

Horseshoe Bend - Keep the sacred consciousness. (10-25-2012) Does the recent explosion of scientific knowledge propel American millennials to relinquish their traditional religious identities and become the new “Christians in exile”? If so, why is this important, and what are its implications? Can millennials reconcile Christian faith with the impact of the 21st century scientific revolution? Table of Contents Introduction I. Defining Millennials

Oneness, ink, 24” X 36”, 2010. Both Polkinghorne and Peacocke suggest the use of symbols to resolve the paradox of combing science with revelation. To Polkinghorne, acknowledging the limits of objective, rational thought does not imply foregoing the quest for scientific understanding and order. However, it may lead to more open experiences from which to draw upon than just that of the quantitative, symbolic language of mathematics.1 To Peacocke, symbols remain the most “a

A Nexus of Art, Science & Ethics of the Universe Cosmic Mother with Background Radiation - Acrylic, collage, inks, 36” X 36”, framed Cosmic Mother with Background Radiation (Where are we from?) [Jesus speaking]: "And now Father, glorify me with your very own splendor, the very splendor I had in your presence before there was a world." John 17, The Message: the New Testament in Contemporary Language as translated by Eugene H. Peterson. Cosmic Mother with Background Radiation

A Vision for the 21st Century and Its Impact on Artists and Art Schools. By Elta Marie Wilson, DMin, JD, MS, MA The issue is art about what and why. With the Scientific Revolution upon us, the next generation of great artists will be scientists. The 21st Century foretells the accelerated impact of science upon the world. Artists should incorporate science into their work on the basis of three criteria: (1) the synthesis of scientific principles, (2) artistic con

Chapter 1 Polkinghorne and His Quest for Truth As an introduction to the complex thoughts of Polkinghorne, both scientist and Episcopal priest, this chapter begins with four fundamental building blocks from his vast array of 38 written works. First, Polkinghorne is briefly considered as a ‘critical realist.” This is the term he uses to describe himself, stressing this viewpoint in various works and asking the reader to encounter its validity. Secondly, Polkinghorne’s great