Senior Fellows from the Center for Science and Religion conducted a half-day workshop for ministers on January 22 at First Baptist Church, Huntsville, AL. Participants represented a variety of churches. Sessions included:
The Seven Deadly Sins of Science and Religion (Dr. Steve Donaldson)
Where Do We Come From? (Dr. Wilton Bunch)
Is There a Place for the Soul in a Physical Brain? (Dr. George Keller)
Can There be Purpose in a World of Chance? (Dr. Tom Woolley)
This event was a joint effort with the Samford University Center for Pastoral Excellence and was coordinated by Dr. Josh Reeves and Dr. Michael Wilson. Financial support was provided by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Additional minister workshops in this series are planned for Birmingham and Auburn.
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.
