Scientists and God
Talking to Children and Teenagers about Science and Religion - examples of theologians and scientists of faith
Hi there, and welcome to this space where you can explore some of the big questions young people and teens are asking about science and religion. While exploring their ideas and questions, it might be helpful, and enriching, to get to know some scientists with a personal faith, and theologians with a strong interest in science - both living and historical.
By clicking on the 'scientists' hexagon, you can explore the stories of scientists and theologians working across a huge range of academic disciplines - and start to see how they value, and bring together, knowledge from their work and experiences in science and religion.

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Scientists and God
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Scientists
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Scientists and God
Lots of scientists believe in God. They see science as an exciting way to learn about the things God has done and made.
Many of these scientists feel that the more they learn about the amazing world God has made, the more amazed they are by God, and the more they want to praise him and tell everyone about how wonderful he is.
In this section you can explore more about some of these scientists who believe in, and love, God.
We’ll be adding more about scientists who believe in God, so keep checking this page!
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Jennifer Wiseman
Dr. Jennifer Wiseman is an astrophysicist and a Christian.
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler lived from 1571 to 1630 he was an astronomer, mathematician and a Christian.
Althea Wilkinson
Dr Althea Wilkinson is an astronomer and a Christian.
Andrew Davison
The Revd Dr Andrew Davison is a theologian, scientist and Christian.
April Maskiewicz Cordero
Dr April Maskiewicz Cordero is an evolutionary biologist and a Christian.
Bill Newsome
Professor Bill Newsome is a neurobiologist and a Christian.
Bob Sluka
Dr Bob Sluka is a marine biologist and a Christian.
Bob White
Professor Bob White is a geophysicist and a Christian.
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle lived from 1627 – 1691. He was a chemist, physicist, inventor and a Christian.
Cara Parrett
Cara Parrett is a marine biologist and a Christian.
Cara Wall-Scheffler
Professor Cara Wall-Scheffler is an anthropologist and a Christian.
James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell lived from 1831 – 1879. He was a mathematical physicist and a Christian.
Francis Collins
Dr Francis Collins is a geneticist and a Christian.
David Wilkinson
Revd Professor David Wilkinson is an astrophysicist, theologian and a Christian.
Deb Haarsma
Dr Deborah Haarsma is an astronomer and a Christian.
Denis Alexander
Dr Denis Alexander is a biochemist and a Christian.
Elaine Howard Ecklund
Professor Elaine Howard Ecklund is a sociologist and a Christian.
Emily Burdett
Dr Emily Burdett is a developmental psychologist and a Christian.
Eric Priest
Professor Eric Priest is a mathematician and a Christian.
Ernest Lucas
Revd Dr Ernest Lucas is a theologian and a Christian.
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday lived from 1791 to 1867. He discovered many of the fundamental laws of physics and chemistry and was a Christian.
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei lived from 1564 to 1642. He was an astronomer, physicist and engineer and a Christian.
Ghillean Prance
Sir Ghillean Prance is a botanist, ecologist and a Christian.
Gillian Straine
Revd Dr Gillian Straine is a physicist, theologian and a Christian.
John Bryant
Professor John Bryant is a geneticist, bioethicist and a Christian.
John Wyatt
Professor John Wyatt is a medical doctor, professor of medicine and ethics and a Christian.
Jonathan Moo
Dr Jonathan Moo is an ecologist, theologian and a Christian.
Katharine Hayhoe
Dr Katharine Hayhoe is an environmental scientist and a Christian.
Mary Schweitzer
Professor Mary Schweitzer is a palaeontologist and a Christian.
Roger Abbott
Revd Dr Roger Abbott is a theologian a scientific researcher and a Christian.
Roger Bretherton
Dr Roger Bretherton is a psychologist and a Christian.
Rosalind Picard
Professor Rosalind Picard is a computer scientist, inventor, engineer, professor and Christian.
Sarah Bodbyl Roels
Dr Sarah Bodbyl Roels is an evolutionary biologist and a Christian.
Simon Conway Morris
Professor Simon Conway Morris is a palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist, and Christian.
Steve Roels
Dr Steve Roels is an environmental biologist and a Christian.
Tom Ingleby
Dr Tom Ingleby is a Geophysicist and a Christian
John Polkinghorne
Revd Dr John Polkinghorne is a theoretical physicist, theologian, and a Christian.
Jonathan Foster
Dr. Jonathan Foster is a chemist and a Christian.
Mary Anning
Mary Anning lived from 1799 – 1847. She is remembered as one of the 19th century’s greatest fossil hunters.