I was encouraged that the 14.11 'New Atheism' issue also featured a profile of Darren Aronofsky, the filmmaker whose work predominantly seeks to capture the search for God and meaning told through a wedding of religion and science. The dichotomy cut by the 14.11 cover notwithstanding, Aronofsky's hybrid would not have been chimerical at all as recently as 50-years ago, when the vast majority of scientific luminaries for the previous four centuries had been Theists, if not all traditional Christians and Jews. While the New Atheism is therefore no doubt new, and perhaps a predictable response to some of the more rabid anti-scientism found among contemporary fundamentalists of various stripe, it is in no sense a necessary alternative to protect and ensure the Scientific progress that continues to enlighten, ennoble and, frankly, heal our world (or, if you will, God's Creation). There are and will continue to be myriad Theistic scientists who pursue their work with a tirelessness born of religious conviction, because they believe, quite simply, that their work provides "a tiny, magnificent glimpse into the nature of God's mind."
Bill CoffeyAtlanta, GA
