Published on March 1, 2012 by Steve Donaldson
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During the month of February, senior Center fellow Steve Donaldson conducted a four week series of seminars on science and religion for high school students at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church. Dr. Donaldson’s presentations dealt with a varity of topics including Biblical interpretation, cosmology, evolution, faith, and detrimental assumptions that people bring to the way they understand issues involving science and religion. The series was a part of the Center’s “Scientists in Congregations“ grant.
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.
