Stephen Pimentel is a writer interested in issues at the intersection of philosophy, theology, and science. He is the author of Witnesses of the Messiah: On the Acts of the Apostles 1-15 (Emmaus Road, 2002) and a contributor to the anthology Catholic for a Reason III: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mass (Emmaus Road, 2004). He frequently writes for Lay Witness magazine. His upcoming publications include a paper on Thomistic philosophy in the Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association.

He is the current chairman of the St. Jerome Chapter of Catholics United for the Faith in Fairfax, VA. He holds M.A and B.S. degrees from the Johns Hopkins University and a M.A. in theology from Christendom College.

Mankind has always seen order within nature, leading to the belief that nature itself is purposeful. Some modern philosophies rejected this belief, holding instead that nature may be ordered, but not purposeful.However, contemporary advances in physics and biology have discovered order within nature on the deepest levels, an order that is governed by laws consistent with purpose.

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