About

I’m an author and philosopher working at the intersection of faith, science, and what it means to be human.

I was raised within a conservative Christian community where faith mattered deeply, but where many questions about science—especially evolution—were treated with suspicion. When I began studying philosophy and encountering the sciences more seriously, I found myself caught between worlds I cared about. I didn’t want to abandon faith, but I couldn’t ignore what we’ve learned about the natural world either.

That tension has shaped my work ever since.

My writing explores how evolutionary science, philosophy, and Christian theology can be held together without distortion or fear. I’m especially interested in questions of human origins, moral responsibility, hope, and how stories—scientific and religious alike—shape the way we live. I resist easy harmonizations and triumphalist claims, but I’m equally resistant to the idea that science drains the world of meaning.

I currently serve as Vice President at BioLogos, an organization dedicated to exploring the harmony between science and Christian faith. Over the years, I’ve written and edited books on evolution, theology, and the history of Christian thought, and I’ve contributed essays to a range of publications addressing faith, climate, and human flourishing.

Much of my current writing appears on Substack, where I reflect more informally on faith, science, climate anxiety, and the long work of cultivating hope in an evolving world.

Most of my work comes back to this question:

Given what we know from science and theology, what kind of people are we becoming, and what kind of people should we hope to become?

If that question matters to you too, you’re in the right place.

For media & speaking

I’m available for interviews, lectures, sermons, podcasts, and public conversations on topics related to faith and science, human origins, evolution, climate and hope, and the moral and spiritual questions raised by our scientific understanding of the world. I’m especially interested in settings that value thoughtful dialogue over debate, and communication rooted in clarity, humility, and care. For inquiries, please use the Contact page.