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Moderator

Neal Conan

  • Host of "Talk of the Nation" NPR

Panelists

Francisco Ayala

  • Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Philosophy, and Logic & Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine

Denis Lamoureux

  • Associate Professor of Science & Religion at St. Joseph's College in the University of Alberta.

Eugenie Scott

  • Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education.

Previous Programs

The Intersection of Faith and Evolution:

The Two Cultures:

Collaborators - Sponsors

Controversies in Science

This autumn, there will be three events to further explore Controversies in Science

  • In the Beginning: Explanations From Science and Religion
    October 14, 2009
    7:00 - 9:00 PM
    WOSU @ COSI Studios at COSI - Columbus

  • Francisco Ayala Lecture
    Evolution and Creationism: Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion
    October 13, 2009
    7:00 PM
    Knowlton Hall Auditorium

  • Denis Lamoureux Lecture
    Beyond the 'Evolution vs. Creation' Debate
    October 15, 2009
    7:00 - 10:00 PM
    355 Jennings Hall

In the Beginning: Explanations From Science and Religion
October 14, 2009
7:00 - 9:00 PM
WOSU @COSI Studios at COSI - Columbus

Join us for another exciting panel discussion about the intersection of faith and evolution. Our moderator will be Neal Conan, host of NPR's Talk of the Nation.

This year's panelists include:

Francisco Ayala - Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Philosophy, and Logic & Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine.  Dr. Ayala is a prolific author; one of his recent books is titled Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion (2007).

Denis Lamoureux - Associate Professor of Science & Religion at St. Joseph's College in the University of Alberta.  Dr. Lamoureux is author of Evolutionary Creation: A Christian Approach to Evolution (2008). 

Eugenie Scott - Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education.  Dr. Scott is author of Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction (2005).

The event is free, but seating is limited.  Call 614-228-2674 for reservations. The program will also be available via videolink in the Multimedia Room at the Physics Research Building on the Ohio State University Campus.

Francisco Ayala Lecture - 
Evolution and Creationism: Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion
October 13, 2009
7:00 PM
Knowlton Hall Auditorium


Denis Lamoureux Lecture - 
Beyond the 'Evolution vs. Creation' Debate
October 15, 2009
7:00 - 10:00 PM
355 Jennings Hall

Are there only two positions on origins: evolution or creation?  This lecture is an introduction to professional terminology, science-religion dialogue, and various views on origins: young earth creation, progressive creation, evolutionary creation (theistic evolution), deistic evolution, and atheistic evolution. Lecturer also shares his personal voyage in the origin debate.