Andrews Autumn Conference on Religion and Science

   Campus Announcements
   Fri, October 23, 2015 @ 07:30 pm - 08:30 pm
   Sat, October 24, 2015 @ 09:00 am - 05:00 pm
    Pioneer Memorial Church (October 23) Science Complex (October 24)

The 2015 Andrews Autumn Conference will take place from October 23-24 featuring keynote speaker Gregory Boyd, Senior Pastor of Woodland Hills Church and author of  Is God to Blame, God at War, and Benefit of the Doubt.

Boyd will be giving a public presentation at 7:30 pm on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Pioneer Memorial Church. His topic will be "The Danger of Certainty-Seeking Faith."

The conference will continue at 9:00 am on Saturday morning, October 24 in the Biology Amphitheater. Boyd will present on "Honesty: The Foundation of Biblical Faith." Steve Harnish, Professor of Mathematics at Bluffton University will present on “Mathematical truths, doubts and (un)certainties: Dynamics of a creative relationality,” Richard Rice, Professor of Theological Studies at Loma Linda University, will present on “Trust and Doubt in the Drama of Faith,” and Carl Helrich, Emeritus Professor of Physics at Goshen College, will present on "Uncertainty." All events are free and open to the public. 

Pre-conference registration is now closed for the October 24 portion of the conference. You can register on-site between 8:00 and 9:00 am on October 24 in the Biology Commons. Unfortunately, meal tickets are no longer available. However, you are welcome to join us in the cafeteria for lunch at your own expense.

 

The schedule for October 24 will be as follows: 

8:00 am Registration (Biology Commons, Price Hall Second Floor)
 
9:00 am Devotional
John Peckham, Associate Professor of Theology and Christian Philosophy, Andrews University
 
9:20 am Welcome
Jiří Moskala, Dean of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University
 
9:30 am Keynote Address
Gregory Boyd, Senior Pastor, Woodland Hills Church
Honesty: The Foundation of Biblical Faith
 
10:30 am Break (Biology Commons, Price Hall Second Floor)
 
10:45 am Richard Rice, Professor of Theological Studies, Loma Linda University
Trust and Doubt in the Drama of Faith
 
11:15 am Steve Harnish, Professor of Mathematics, Bluffton University
Mathematical truths, doubts and (un)certainties: Dynamics of a creative relationality
 
11:45 am Carl Helrich, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Goshen College
Uncertainty
 
12:30 pm Lunch (Campus Center)
 
2:00 pm Panel Discussion
Gregory Boyd, Richard Rice, Steve Harnish, and Carl Helrich
Moderated by Gary Burdick, Professor of Physics and Associate Dean for Research, Andrews University
 
3:00 pm Breakout sessions
 
4:00 pm Synthesis
 
4:30 pm Worship
Led by Stephen Zork, Associate Professor of Music, Andrews University
 
5:00 pm Closing


Sponsors: Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Graduate Studies and Research, the Office of Research & Creative Scholarship, and the Issachar Fund Initiative
Related Website(s): http://www.andrews.edu/services/research/research_events/conferences/andrews_autumn_conference/index.html


Contact:
   Sarah Burton
   
   2694713042