Joel Furches recently spoke to Dr Jim Stump, a philosopher of science who works alongside Dr Francis Collins, about his work in the field of scientific philosophy and his belief in God

Jim Stump is a philosopher of science who has his PhD in philosophy from Boston University. He is the senior editor at BioLogos and works shoulder to shoulder with Francis Collins, the scientist who led the mapping of the human genome project, and was the head of the National Institutes of Health.

Science, education and theology

Jim Stump grew up in a world saturated with two certainties: the existence of God and the effectiveness of science. Stump’s father was a junior high science teacher. As an educator, this man instilled an early love and understanding of science in Stump’s mind. Stump’s family were also believing Christians. From the beginning, he was brought up with a strong Christian faith rooted in a Christian… (Register to read the rest of the article)