36th Annual Faculties’ Convocation

—Science and Religion at Virginia Theological Seminary—

September 29, 2008

3:00        Registration and Refreshments

3:30        Prayer

4:00        Keynote— Science is God’s Truth Too

                                          Francis Collins, MD, Ph.D. —National Institutes of Health
                                            Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute
                                            Author of The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief

c. 5:10  Five Science and Religion Workshops. These will be presented by members of the Consortium Science and Religion Faculty Group.

• Evolution and Original Sin—Dr. Joseph Wimmer [WTU] and Dr. Daryl Domning [Howard]

• The Scientific Community and the Dialogue on Science and Religion: Challenges and Opportunities—Dr. Connie Bertka for the Howie Center at Union/PSCE

• The Brain and Religious Experience—Dr. Frederick Ware [HUSD]

• An Overview of Issues in Science and Religion—Dr. James Wiseman [CUA]

• Emergence—The End of Science—Dr. Walter  Shropshire [Wesley]

c. 6:10               Dinner and Meetings of Consortium Faculty Groups

 

 

tentative schedule of events                                                                                                                       updated 5/12/08