Colin Franciscan
@colin-franciscan.bsky.social
Anglican Minister (Reader) and Nature Lover
Concerned for modern Christian faith that makes use of science and is liberating for minorities and inclusive.
Concerned for modern Christian faith that makes use of science and is liberating for minorities and inclusive.
Thomas Aquinas has often been invoked in science and Christian faith discussions but my researches into the Franciscans Duns Scotus and Bonaventure also provide avenues of thought for engagement and for the basis of a spiritual approach to the world and life in the modern age.
www.cosmicscotus.com
www.cosmicscotus.com
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Exploring the Great Franciscan Teachers for the Modern World Confessions of an Evolution minded Anglican Franciscan Evolving ; We need to have a Christian beliefs today that can connect with the vi...
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January 18, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Thomas Aquinas has often been invoked in science and Christian faith discussions but my researches into the Franciscans Duns Scotus and Bonaventure also provide avenues of thought for engagement and for the basis of a spiritual approach to the world and life in the modern age.
www.cosmicscotus.com
www.cosmicscotus.com
I have recently published a book on Amazon:
Cosmic Franciscans: Duns Scotus, Bonaventure and an Evolving World.
A special examination of these two great Franciscans viewed in the light of modern knowledge of the world and their abiding relevance for a modern Franciscan spiritual way of life.
Cosmic Franciscans: Duns Scotus, Bonaventure and an Evolving World.
A special examination of these two great Franciscans viewed in the light of modern knowledge of the world and their abiding relevance for a modern Franciscan spiritual way of life.
December 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I have recently published a book on Amazon:
Cosmic Franciscans: Duns Scotus, Bonaventure and an Evolving World.
A special examination of these two great Franciscans viewed in the light of modern knowledge of the world and their abiding relevance for a modern Franciscan spiritual way of life.
Cosmic Franciscans: Duns Scotus, Bonaventure and an Evolving World.
A special examination of these two great Franciscans viewed in the light of modern knowledge of the world and their abiding relevance for a modern Franciscan spiritual way of life.
If the universe is as it is because of certain physical constants what keeps the constants constant?
Any evidence they have been different in cosmic history or could change?
Any evidence they have been different in cosmic history or could change?
December 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If the universe is as it is because of certain physical constants what keeps the constants constant?
Any evidence they have been different in cosmic history or could change?
Any evidence they have been different in cosmic history or could change?
While there is still opposition by Fundamentalist Christians to evolution, what I see today is increase theological engagement with evolution in a positive way.
October 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
While there is still opposition by Fundamentalist Christians to evolution, what I see today is increase theological engagement with evolution in a positive way.
I have a website Cosmic Scotus (www.cosmicscotus.com) and I am currently expanding it into a book; Cosmic Franciscans that I hope will be completed and published in July or August.
Cosmic Scotus | Evolving Duns Scotus and Bonaventure
www.cosmicscotus.com
May 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I have a website Cosmic Scotus (www.cosmicscotus.com) and I am currently expanding it into a book; Cosmic Franciscans that I hope will be completed and published in July or August.
Reposted by Colin Franciscan
While President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, his promise to roll back climate legislation is helping inspire a new generation of green-minded progressives.
Trump Is Already Helping Revive the College Climate Movement
Youth activists see the next four years as their “last shot” to make the future planet habitable.
www.bloomberg.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:55 AM
While President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, his promise to roll back climate legislation is helping inspire a new generation of green-minded progressives.
Reposted by Colin Franciscan
After seven years of experimentation, a team of researchers
produced, through selective breeding, adult corals capable of resisting marine heat waves—a useful trait in an ever-warming world. Their work showed that corals can become better adapted to warming within a single generation.
produced, through selective breeding, adult corals capable of resisting marine heat waves—a useful trait in an ever-warming world. Their work showed that corals can become better adapted to warming within a single generation.
As Ocean Waters Warm, a Race to Breed Heat-Resistant Coral
Around the world, researchers are working on a range of projects that aim to enhance corals’ resistance to marine heat waves. In a promising sign, a U.K. team recently became the first to quantify an ...
e360.yale.edu
November 23, 2024 at 3:05 AM
After seven years of experimentation, a team of researchers
produced, through selective breeding, adult corals capable of resisting marine heat waves—a useful trait in an ever-warming world. Their work showed that corals can become better adapted to warming within a single generation.
produced, through selective breeding, adult corals capable of resisting marine heat waves—a useful trait in an ever-warming world. Their work showed that corals can become better adapted to warming within a single generation.
I have always had problems with Fundamentalist science -denying Christianity. There are ways to explore better relations between science and Christian faith.
Here is one of them:
www.cosmicscotus.com
Here is one of them:
www.cosmicscotus.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:31 PM
I have always had problems with Fundamentalist science -denying Christianity. There are ways to explore better relations between science and Christian faith.
Here is one of them:
www.cosmicscotus.com
Here is one of them:
www.cosmicscotus.com