Feb
09
2010
Science & Faith: Friends or Foes?
Here’s a conference I would love to attend: Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? It will be held at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, March 12-13, 2010. It’s co-sponsored by the Discovery Institute. The goal is to equip pastors and church leaders to deal with issues of science and faith.
Here’s a description:
Are science and faith at war? Does science undermine or corroborate belief in God? Does faith suppress or inspire scientific research? Explore these questions and more at a series of regional two-day conferences sponsored by Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Designed especially for pastors, seminary students, and other church leaders (educators, elders, deacons, board members), each conference will explore similar topics and themes and feature nationally prominent speakers. Each conference also will include information about practical resources for use in churches, church schools, adult education classes, and small groups.
And if you’re looking for well-informed introductions to these issues, from guys who know their science and their Bibles, two of the best books available are Jack Collins’s Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? and Vern Poythress’s Redeeming Science: A God-centered Approach. And the new go-to book on the evidence for Intelligent Design (especially from DNA) is Stephen Meyer’s Signature in the Cell. All three are speakers at the conference. See below.
Session 1: A Biblical View of Science and Nature
Vern Poythress
Session 2: The Role of Christianity in the Founding of Modern Science
Jack Collins
Session 3: Darwinian Materialism and Its Effects on Culture and the Church
John West and Jay Richards
Session 4: Redeeming Science: Biology, Physics and Mathematics
Vern Poythress
Session 5: Understanding the Days of Creation
Jack Collins, Vern Poythress, Jay Richards
Session 6: The Role of Worldviews in Apologetic Dialogue
Scott Oliphint
Session 7: The Case for Intelligent Design, Part I
Michael Behe and Stephen Meyer
Lunch and Q and A with Dr. Behe and Dr. Meyer
Session 8: The Case for Intelligent Design, Part II
Bruce Gordon, Jay Richards, and Stephen Meyer
Session 9: The Challenges of Theistic Evolution and Naturalism
Jack Collins, Stephen Meyer, Vern Poythress, and Jeffrey Jue