Wednesday Evening Lectures
June 22, 2011
"God Sends His Love: The Mystery and Gift of Preaching"
Scott Hoezee (Calvin Theological Seminary)
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June 29, 2011
"How
We Learn in Church (Even When No-one is "Teaching")"
David I. Smith (Calvin College)
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July 6, 2011
"Have You Seen Our Gospel Choir?"
Gerardo Marti (Davidson College)
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July 13, 2011
"Religion and Science: Where the Conflict Really Lies"
Alvin Plantinga (Emeritus, University of Notre Dame)
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July 20, 2011
"The Adventure of Biblical Interpretation"
Frederick Dale Bruner (Emeritus, Whitworth College)
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July 27, 2011
"The Problem of Suffering"
Eleonore Stump (Saint Louis University)
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Special Afternoon Lectures
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.
"Intelligent Design: Why it should NOT be Taught in High School Biology Class... and how to Debunk "Science = Atheism""
Robert J. Russell (Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences and the Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science in Residence at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), Berkeley)
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In his lecture, Dr. Russell will argue that ID is either interventionist theology or standard evolutionary biology. If the former, it should not be taught in public high school biology courses. If the latter it is not an alternative to standard evolutionary biology and teaching it in public high school courses would be redundant. He will also discuss the socio-political agenda supporting ID at the Discovery Institute. He will unpack the claim often made in support of ID that standard evolutionary biology is inherently atheistic. Instead he will argue that the natural sciences are based on methodological naturalism, he will offer several reasons why methodological naturalism doesn't necessarily lead to metaphysical naturalism (atheism) and how it is actually rooted in the Christian doctrine of creation ex nihilo (out of nothing). He will list a variety of scientists and theologians who have developed a robust Christian interpretation of evolutionary biology known generally as "theistic evolution." Hence even if some voices claim that science supports atheism, it actually presupposes a theistic view of nature and should be welcomed by Christians as a way of understanding nature as God's creation.
Tuesday July 26, 2011 at 12:00 p.m.
"Why Religion is Natural and Theology is Not"
Justin Barrett (University of Oxford)
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