Going forth to Experiment

Warden’s Address from Lucas Mix, Warden of the Society Society of Ordained Scientists, Gathering, Hinsley Hall, UK, 2025 Isaiah 42:5-12; Matthew 10:7-16

Facts and Comments

Sermon notes for the Admissions Eucharist from Dr. David Walker, Bishop of Manchester and Visitor to the Society Society of Ordained Scientists, Gathering, Launde Abbey, UK, Summer 2024

Through a glass, darkly….

Warden’s Address from Stig Graham, Warden of the Society Society of Ordained Scientists, Gathering, Launde Abbey, UK, 2024 Ezra 9.1-4; 1 Corinthians 13; John 10.14

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Bulletin – Autumn 2024

News, sermons and a summary of the addresses by Nick Spencer from the annual gathering at Launde. Additionally some book reviews and the story behind the Warden’s stole.

Bulletin – Summer 2023

The Summer Bulletin for 2023 is a bumper issue! We had a very successful Gathering at Hinsley Hall in Leeds and a series of very helpful Meditations given by The Revd Mark Gratton, priest and barrister and an expert in medical ethics.

Bulletin – Autumn 2022

It is a great pleasure to publish a substantial Bulletin this Autumn. What a joy it was to be able to meet at Launde Abbey for our Annual Gathering. The Retreat Addresses were given by Dr Margaret Barker and summaries of her papers are included in the Bulletin.

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Redundant God? Christian Faith in Light of Evolution

This book challenges the view that evolution has rendered God redundant as Creator of all that is. I am not arguing that evolution is wrong or inadequate (quite the contrary!); instead, I explore what kind of God might be consistent with an evolutionary world view.

Pilgrimages of Perspective: Stranger in a Strange Land

My hope is that this reflection will spark some memories or prompt some epiphany or lead you to some questions about what those deep lessons are from your own perspective.

Thinking differently about science and religion

Maintaining the “alternative fact” that science and religion, and in particular Christianity, are in conflict is hurting science. Over the past year, three occasions have left me with strong visual memories and deep impressions that point towards a better approach.

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Assaulted Personhood

Original and Everyday Sins Attacking the “Other” by Craig Malbon, SOSc. In 21st century America, personhood is under daily assault, sometimes with dire consequences. Scientist, ethicist, and ordained minister Craig C. Malbon encourages the reader to consider such assaults on personhood.

Science and Development in Thai and South Asian Buddhism

by David L. Gosling, SOSc Becoming a Buddhist monk in Thailand has for a long time provided the opportunity for access to a good education and to social advancement, both to bright, poor rural youths and to members of the urban elite whose youth often become monks for a few months as a rite of…

Free Thought, Faith, and Science

Finding Unity Through Seeking Truth by Roger Pullin, SOSc – Free Thought we use to make personal choices about the higher things of life: faith or unbelief, justice, morality, and the development and use of our creativity.

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