It has often been noted that one distinction between humanity and other life forms is our inclination to search for meaning and for truth. Certainly the search for truth is common to the fields of science and religion.
True, the sciences have tended to search in the realm of the physically discernible, while religion searches the "invisible things" of God (Rom. 1:20). But surely there is common ground when honest thinkers in both fields strive to discover and demonstrate law and purpose in the universe, with the motive of blessing the earth.
This month the Journal marks a trend toward communication and mutual respect between science and religion. For example, last June the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) brought together distinguished scientists, theologians, and philosophers at the University of California at Berkeley in a project sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation.
