I wonder. I wonder how the wise men would react to our current controversy over intelligent design. I wonder how these sages, who were the educated intellectuals and sophisticated scientists of their day would react to this public tug of war? On the one side are those who see creation as a random process of nature. On the other side are those who see creation as the intentional plan of a designer God. I wonder if the wise men would find it difficult to reconcile the facts of science with the imagination of faith? Or would they find a way to embrace both as part of the mystery of life?

It seems that even Charles Darwin was caught in the ambiguities of faith and science. In 1880, when he published his world-changing book On the Origen of Species, the critics swiftly accused him of apostasy …