“A New Theology of Celebration”, by Francis S. Collins

F. Collins in his persuasive article is trying to argue that the faith and science can cooperate and happily co-exist. I think the fact that the author tells about his conversion into Christian at 27 years old, makes his argument even stronger because he was able to look at things from two different perspectives. I respect the decision of F. Collins about becoming a convert as I believe that people along with getting older become wiser. Most likely the author’s disbelief in God until 27 was influenced and imposed by his parents, peers or specific literature, but later in life the scientist: “became convinced through reading the logical arguments of C.S. Lewis and the words of the Bible that belief in God was more plausible than atheism” (622). Throughout his entire article F. Collins was trying to make a point that uncovering details about God’s creations with the help of science can become a form of worship.  In conclusion the author calls the readers upon for the belief in cooperation between faith and science and affirms that that it the right way to live. I can’t say that the article “A new theology of celebrations” made a great influence on me, but I definitely enjoyed reading it as I share the same opinion about peaceful coexistence of science and fait as the author does. I happened to be a friendly audience of the article and every thought that I was reading just expressed my own views and beliefs. But for those who do not share the opinion of F. Collins, I think that the argument is very well written and is able to persuade or at least make readers meditate upon the idea of connection between faith and science.