Published on September 1, 2010 by Steve Donaldson  

Senior Fellows from the Samford University Center for Science and Religion will conduct a ten-week series of seminars on big questions in science and religion at Independent Presbyterian Church in Birmingham (http://ipc-usa.org/) beginning September 15. Sessions are from at 6:15-7:15 on Wednesday evenings and are open to the public.

September 15: What is the relationship between science and religion?
September 22: Where did we come from? (cosmology)
September 29: Where did we come from? (evolution)
October 6: Do we have free will? (cognitive and neuroscience)
October 13: Do we have free will? (chance and determinism)
October 20: What is the soul? (nature of consciousness)
October 27: What will it mean to be human? (transhumanism)
November 3: What will it mean to be human? (health and ethics)
November 10: Do miracles occur? (how God interacts with the world)
November 17: Does God exist? (natural theology and beyond)

Independent Presbyterian Church is located at 3100 Highland Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35205  

 
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.