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David Brancaccio

• Host and Senior Editor of the PBS series "NOW"

- Program Announcement

Panelists

Carol Anelli

• Associate Professor of Entomology
  Washington State University

Connie Bertka

• Lecturer on Contemporary Issues in Science and Religion
  Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington D.C.

Joan Roughgarden

• Professor of Biological Sciences and Geophysics
  Stanford University

Previous Programs

The Intersection of Faith and Evolution:

• A Civil Dialogue
• November 2007

The Two Cultures:

• Science and Religion in the Age of Darwin
• November 2006

• Supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.

Sponsors

Department of Entomology

College of Medicine

OSU Newark

WOSU Public Media

 

The Intersection of Faith and Evolution: Defining Science and Religion

Panel Discussions Flyer

What is science? What is religion? Why does it matter so much?

Please join us for a spirited panel discussion on the intersection of faith and evolution, followed by a question and answer session, a community coffee, and the debut of an original musical tribute to Charles Darwin by composer Korine Fujiwara.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
7:00 - 9:00 PM

Two Locations:

WOSU@COSI Studios - COSI Columbus
333 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215

The program is free, but advance registration for this location is required. To register, call COSI at 614-228-2674. Registrants will have an opportunity to pose questions to the panelists by e-mail prior to the program.

Fawcett Center - The Ohio State University
2400 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43210

The program will be video linked to this location. No registration is required.

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Related Lectures:

Our Constitution's Intelligent Design
Federal Judge John Jones

Monday, October 20, 2008
7:00 PM
100 Independence Hall
The Ohio State University

Judge Jones presided over the landmark case of Kitzmiller et al v. Dover Area School Board and wrote the definitive rdding against teaching intelligent design in public schools. Judge Jones will also appear at the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute auditorium from 9:30-11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 21. This is an informal question-and-answer event.

Talk Radio Evolution: America's Love-Hate Relationship with Science
Edward Humes

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
7:00 PM
Jennings Hall Auditorium
The Ohio State University

Pulitzer prize winning author of Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for the American Soul. - Reception and book signing to follow the lecture

Both lectures are sponsored by the Ohio State University Department of Entomology

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Evolution and Religion: Conflict, Contrast, or Conversation?
Connie Bertka

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
3:00 PM
104 Aronoff Laboratory
The Ohio State University

Dr. Bertka is a geophysicist and former Director of the Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is currently teaching a course on Contemporary Issues in Science and Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary.