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[VIDEO] Learn About World Religions Via Free Screencasts
I was delighted to come across philosophy and religious studies professor, Dale Tuggy’s Youtube account. As a religion blogger and scholar, I often find it difficult to locate quality and informative videos that are free from theological/philosophical biases to share with my flock. It’s a somewhat arduous task, but thankfully Dr. Tuggy has just made…
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How a Christian and an Atheist Shaped the First Moon Walk
I couldn’t resist blogging about this interesting bit of trivia when I accidentally stumbled upon it this morning. Despite being too young to have been able to actually experience the excitement of human’s first walk on the moon in 1969, I’ve seen the grainy footage an untold number of times. If you happen to be…
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Nature-Connectedness: The Greening of Behaviour, Well-Being and Christian Imperatives: Part 3
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Nature-Connectedness: The Greening of Behaviour, Well-Being and Christian Imperatives: Part 2
Missed Part One? Read it here. Translating the Nature-Connectedness Hypothesis into Theoretical Frameworks The groundwork of any psychological research involves the study of various facets of human nature and behaviour. There are numerous branches of psychology that focus on specific frames of reference to focus investigations, such as social, physiological, forensic, personality, etc. The emerging…
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Nature-Connectedness: The Greening of Behaviour, Well-Being and Christian Imperatives: Part 1
A subset of psychology called ecopsychology is developing intriguing research based on theories concerning nature-connectedness and how this affects overall well-being and environmental behaviours. Inspired from the philosophical work of enlightened ecological thinkers, the coalescing of these powerful ideas with empirical investigative techniques has introduced new theories in which to shift conventional knowledge about the…
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Creationism in Canada: Part 4
Read part one, two, and three. Creationism in Canada’s Public Schools, Today It becomes clear in reviewing some of Canada’s provincial and territorial curriculum guidelines that the issue of origin of life is far from settled. Perhaps, most relevant is the fact that many curriculum outcomes begin by acknowledging that students and parents may have…
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Creationism in Canada: Part 3
Read part one and two. Creationism in Canada’s Public Schools, 1990s In 1992, letters were circulated to Canadian school boards from Creation Science Association of Canada (CSAC) director, Robert Grieve, requesting that presentations be allowed in classrooms from creation science associations. It was brought to the attention of the media that CSAC had been making routine…
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Creationism in Canada: Part 2
Read part one here. Creationism in Canada’s Public Schools, 1970s Creation science instruction was quietly introduced into some British Columbia science classes in the late 1970s. Unlike the Abbotsford case, which received considerable media and government scrutiny, other districts enacting such policies received little attention. Indeed, scant evidence exists that creationism was ever taught in…
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Creationism in Canada: Part 1
If you enjoy studying how religion intersects public life, then you’ve no doubt encountered the sensational headlines from the United States concerning ongoing legal battles over the teaching of creationist theories versus evolutionary theories in public school science classrooms. Now, many Canadians may think that we’re immune to this kind of controversy, but Canadian controversies…
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Morgentaler and Abortion in Canada
Yesterday, Canadians across the country were either mourning the loss of a highly influential man or praying for his soul. That’s the kind of divisiveness Dr. Henry Morgentaler had on Canadians. He was either revered or reviled for his contributions to Canadian society. In case you’re wondering what the big deal is, Morgentaler is widely…