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Science is Good!
A Christian Response to our Cultural Crisis
In recent months, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be both a Christian and an advocate for science. The cultural headwinds are strong: distrust of institutions, suspicion of expertise, and dwindling public investment in research. Scientists are being vilified, and life-saving research is underfunded. These are not just unfortunate political developments; they point to something deeper: a spiritual and cultural crisis. As a Christian, I believe we cannot afford to stay silent.
That’s why, at BioLogos, we’ve launched a new initiative called Science is Good. It’s our way of affirming, clearly and publicly, that science is not a threat to Christian faith — it’s one of faith’s most powerful allies. We believe science is a God-given tool for understanding and stewarding the world. And we believe people of faith should be among science’s strongest advocates.
To help frame this message in our Christian tradition, we’ve looked to Matthew 25. While these parables aren’t about science per se, they offer enduring insights for those trying to live faithfully in a world of need. We’ve found in them three essential Kingdom virtues that science can embody and support: wisdom, stewardship, and mercy.
