BY: Dr. Cliff Guthrie | October 6, 2025 Back when my day job was teaching practical theology for a small, progressive theological seminary in Maine, I often taught a course I called “God and Gray Matter.”  The early 2000s were perhaps the high-water mark of what was then known as the “dialogue” between science and […]

BY: Dr. Alison Woolley, Dr. Allen Jorgenson, & Dr. Steve Taylor | September 22, 2025 Interviews are a common resource for those researching theology and psychology. It is tempting  to approach the interview in a utilitarian way, as a method for gathering data by asking questions. Yet in real time, we as researchers experienced interruptive […]

BY: Dr. Carmen Callizo Romero & Dr. Shoko Watanabe | July 14, 2025 During Easter, when Carmen was back in her hometown in Murcia, she sent me (Shoko) a photo capturing the procession of the Salzillos—one of the most famous Semana Santa traditions in Spain, where statues carved by the Murcian sculptor Francisco Salzillo Alcaraz, […]

BY: Dr. Peter Kline | June 20, 2025 “To know in a general and confused way that God exists is implanted in us by nature.” – Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica “[The human being] has an unconscious […]; [it] has an originary relation to the enigma of the other.” – Jean Laplanche, Après-Coup Is there something […]

BY: Dr. Ann Gillian Chu and Ms. Claire Hiu-ching Cheung | May 16, 2025 How It Started I (Gillian) have always found science-engaged theology to be an important topic, as the John Templeton Foundation has had a prominent presence since the beginning of my academic career, and I have consistently learned from theologians who are […]

BY: Dr. Keith Dow | April 17, 2025 I never anticipated researching disability while traveling with an injury. Yet, as fate (or God) would have it, on November 15th, I got tangled up with someone in front of the net during a hockey game. I ended up spraining my MCL and pinching my meniscus in […]

BY: Dr. Lynne Taylor | March 22, 2025 I’ve long been curious about how and why people come to embrace (and remain in) the Christian faith. In a western context of declining church attendance and declining religious affiliation, some people – even among those who did not grow up in the church – choose to […]

BY: Dr. Steve Taylor | February 26, 2025 A few weeks ago, I cycled over a recently completed bridge. The modern two-lane structure, with eye-catching visual features, spans Mata-au, the South Island’s largest river. A 136-year-old single-lane bridge remains, repurposed for cycling and walking. The two bridges got me thinking about the nature of interdisciplinary […]

BY: Prof. Guy Itzchakov | January 6, 2025 I have dedicated my career to exploring the profound effects of high-quality listening on human relationships and well-being. My research investigates how attentive and non-judgmental listening can foster social connection, improve well-being, and even bridge divides between groups. This focus on listening’s transformative power, while grounded in […]

Refocusing the Person in Psychological Research: Using Qualitative Research Methods to Move Beyond Dichotomies when Exploring Faith and Mental Wellbeing in Christian Contexts BY: Dr. Christopher Lloyd | December 9, 2024 Psychology has traditionally employed psychometric tests (standardised and validated questionnaires) and statistical analyses to build a useful and important body of knowledge. Within the […]