Faith and Science
Ther are several principle Albl uses as guidelines for believers use of religion and science. All his principles appear to provide an appropriate balance between religion and science. These principles allow us to use religion and science with an outlook somewhere between fideism and nonoverlapping magisterium (NOMA). Religion should not be too rigid or close-minded and science alone cannot explain the transcedent. Of all Albl’s priciples, I believe that dialogue between religion and science allows each to influence the other is the most relevant (95). This principle directly relates to the work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Jay Goulds NOMA concept (Albl 88).
Science operates in the empirical realm whereas religion operates in the spiritual realm. Science provides explanations for why the universe is the way it is. Religion on the other hand provides explanations for what transcendent entity created the universe. Yet if it were not for religion perhaps most of the scientific theories we believe today would not exist. The spiritual connection with the transcendent provides the motivation for scientists to explore and answer the unanswered. This includes scientists who are non-believers as well. Scientists who are non-believers seek to answer questions, which will provide substantial theories for transcendence. This why religion and science having a dialogue between them is crucial to there existence and evolution. It is ideal when scientists develop theories and religion supports those theories. They are two completely separate schools of thought yet they are correlary and it is best when they harmoniously coexist.
Teilhard recognized the relationship bewteen faith and science. He understood that there existed explanations for the physical world around him yet that did not take away or disprove his religious beliefs. His pasion for both religion and science provided the two to grow and flourish. Imperato mentioned that Teilhard became a Jesuit, which gave him a platform to tell others about the relationship between religion and science (6). Teilhard’s ideology uses science to provide answers for transcendence, which differs from Gould’s NOMA ideology. He believed that God was the creator of all living things and science could explain how living things existed from creation to death. NOMA place religion and science in two separate realms. One explains the physical and the other explains the spiritual. Teilhard used his love of religion to stimulate and enrich his approach to science. It appears from the reading religion provided Teilhard ethical and moral guidance as he conducted his research.
In closing, faith and science can and do mutually coexist. Although science is based on empirical evidence and religion allows believers a spiritual connection to the transcendent. This connection provides meaning to life from a spiritual point of view. Science on the other hand provides meaning to life from a physical point of view. Nonetheless, without them both human existence would be empty and meaningless.

Work Cited
Albl, Martin. Reason, Faith, and Tradition: Explorations in Catholic Theology. Winona, MN: Anselm Academic. 2009. Print.
Imperato, Robert. Christian Footings: Creation, World Religions, Personalism, Revelation, and Jesus. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2009. Print.