Andrew Flescher

Ascending the Double Helix

Science & Faith

“Ascending the Double Helix is a guide for how to evolve together, guided by different moral and religious traditions, but in the direction of one ‘collective eschatology.’ Heinz courageously reintroduces to our contemporary theological reflection an idea recently out of vogue, namely, the notion of ‘overlapping magisteria’ between the realms of science and religion. Heinz’s metaphor of the double helix is not only powerful but persuasive, and his emphasis on the public and critical nature of theology has a refreshing transparency that couldn’t be less aloof or more centered on the problems bearing down on us right now. This is a grand and uncommon book reinvigorating discussions about the relevance of theology to secularly lived lives.”