Deborah B. Haarsma: Science & Christian Faith

Released October 2007!

Origins: A Reformed Look at
Creation, Design, and Evolution
by Deborah B. Haarsma and Loren D. Haarsma

Read the press release
Read an excerpt or buy the book
View the supplemental website material
Listen to the Oct 12 seminar by the authors

I would be happy to talk to you about my personal Christian beliefs and how I reconcile apparent differences between Christianity and science. Please feel free to contact me via email or other means (see my home page). Some of my presentations listed below have links to PowerPoint slides, text, or handouts, which give you an idea of my views on science and the Christian faith.

I am the administrator of the chr-astro email list for Christians in astronomy. If you are a professional astronomer and a Christian, consider subscribing! The chr-astro page also contains several links to organizations and web sites on science and the Christian faith.

Presentations:

"A Universe of Wonder" (1 hour overview of current astronomical science, plus some science & faith and worship) In this talk I used the Atlas of the Universe and many pictures from Astronomical Picture of the Day.
2004 March 24 ASA/Templeton Lecture at Baylor University. Contact me to obtain complete 9Mb powerpoint file.
2003 July 25 Kick-off plenary talk at American Scientific Affiliation conference.

"An Astronomer Looks at Creation" / "The Heavens Declare the Immensity of God" (1 hour teaching presentation on relationship of science & faith)
2004 January 12 Calvin's Developing a Christian Mind course PowerPoint File (astronomy images removed due to copyright))
2003 April 17 Calvin's Noon Series
2003 January 10 Calvin's Developing a Christian Mind course
2002 October 11 Convention of Northwest Christian Schools International
2002 October 4 Calvin's Christian Perspectives in Science Series
2002 January 7 Calvin's Developing a Christian Mind course

"Cosmology and Worldviews" (1 hour talk focusing on philosophy of science & faith)
2003 March 27 "Scientific Cosmology and Christianity" Conference at Wheaton College. PowerPoint file

"Interpretations of Genesis 1-2 and Psalm 104: Ancient Near East Cosmology" (lecture & discussion)
2003 October 10 Convention of Northwest Christian Schools International

"Astronomical Evidence the Universe is Billions of Years Old" (1 hour lecture)
2003 October 10 Convention of Northwest Christian Schools International (PowerPoint file, some images removed due to copyright)

"The Heavens Declare the Glory of God" (10-20 minute worship oriented talk)
2003 March 26, Wheaton College chapel service
2002 September 3, Unity Christian High School, Hudsonville, MI
2002 January 16, Calvin Seminary chapel service
2000 November 16, Calvin College chapel service (html version of talk)
1998 October 23, GreenTree Ministries, Bryn Mawr, PA
1997 November 2, Trinity Christian Reformed Church, Broomall, PA
1997 February 21, MIT Graduate Christian Fellowship, Cambridge, MA

"Steady-State Cosmology as an Example of Fringe Science" co-led with Loren Haarsma
2000 April 25 Calvin College Physics \& Astronomy Department Seminar

"Is there Astronomical Evidence for God?" (1 hour apologetic talk)
2000 March 8, Wednesday Forum, Hessel Park Christian Reformed Church, Urbana, IL
1999 June 11, Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers, Philadelphia, PA

"Science and Spirituality: Is Harmony Possible?" co-led with Loren Haarsma
1999 spring, ten-week seminar series, GreenTree Ministries, Haverford and Bryn Mawr, PA (All handouts for series)
1997 spring, five-week adult Sunday-school class, Park Street Church, Boston, MA

"An Astronomical Primer", Alan Stockton, Deborah Haarsma, and Bill Keel, chapter in Knowing Creation: What the Bible and Nature Reveal About the Heavens and the Earth, ed. Gene Maxwell, produce of the American Scientific Affiliation Lay Education Project, in progress

"An Evolving Cosmos", Deborah Haarsma and Jennifer Wiseman, chapter in Perspectives on an Evolving Creation, ed. K. B. Miller (Eerdmans, 2003)

"Worshiping the Creator", Deborah Haarsma. chapter in Perspectives on an Evolving Creation, ed. K. B. Miller (Eerdmans, 2003)

"Doing Science and Loving the Needy", Catherine H. Crouch, Deborah B. Haarsma, and Loren Haarsma. 1999. Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 51, 76

"Neutrino Mass, Cosmology, and the Fine-tuning Argument", Loren Haarsma and Deborah Haarsma. 1998. Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 50, 160

Loren and I had fun writing Parables for Modern Academia, 1996.

Content updated July 31, 2006