Published on June 4, 2012 by Steve Donaldson  

As part of the Center’s “Scientists in Congregations” grant, Dr. Steve Donaldson recently completed a six week series of classes for adults at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Birmingham exploring evolution from a Christian perspective. Topics included: Finding Foundational Frameworks, Investigating Interpretative Issues, Exploring Existing Evidence, Probing Presumed Problems, and Considering Christian Conclusions. The final session was conducted in a question/answer format.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second-highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.