I don't see why there has to be a separation between faith and science. They both complement themselves perfectly. Science lets us explore our world amd universe, from leptons to black holes, from extemophiles to whales, it is amazing. Science helps us explain the world around us, but theology is not science.
Theology asks why? What is the purpose of the Universe? Why are we here, are we really just unimportant, insignificant, just more spects in the universe, arriving by mere chance. (The odds are astonishing we live in a universe that, thankfully, is able to keep the nuclear force in atoms very tight or else we would all disinigrate) I think that they can both love together, the Pope has a Masters in Chemistry for crying out loud.
I also think there is very strong support for Christianity outside the Bible. A 1st century Historian, Josephus, who was a Jew, documented that there was in fact a man named Jesus of Nazareth, who claimed to be the Messiah, and had some followers. That is within a few years, or so, after his crucification. For comparison, the earliest biographies we have for Alexander the Great are, at the earliest, within 600 years after his death. Yet we still hold them to high standards. If I remeber correctly. There was also a Roman historian, with a wierd name, but it started with a T. Pretty much the same thing.
I have come to a conclusion that religion is very essential, that science does not refute religion and vise versa. Just my two cents for the day.