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Deborah Haarsma is President of BioLogos. She is an astronomer and frequent speaker on modern science and Christian faith at research universities, churches, and public venues like the National Press Club. Her work appears in several recent books, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creation-Evolution-Intelligent-Design-Counterpoints-ebook/dp/B06XFN3TW6/ref=sr_1_5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Creation-Evolution-Intelligent-Design-Counterpoints-ebook/dp/B06XFN3TW6/ref%3Dsr_1_5&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547561515803000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHiLRhboyYIpvHL1dswTaThwutQ7g">Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Design</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Created-Order-Perspectives-Philosophy-ebook/dp/B072TLQ1NX/ref=pd_sim_351_3/145-1145379-1292039" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Created-Order-Perspectives-Philosophy-ebook/dp/B072TLQ1NX/ref%3Dpd_sim_351_3/145-1145379-1292039&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547561515803000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFGfW2uchYcRzCbsvuuMXj25k6hgA">Christ and the Created Order</a>.  She wrote the book <a href="http://www.faithaliveonline.org/origins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.faithaliveonline.org/origins/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547561515803000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHrmogLeDSXX0_fZ8D6zAc2G7tJ4g">Origins</a> with her husband and fellow physicist, Loren Haarsma, presenting the agreements and disagreements among Christians regarding the history of life and the universe.  She edited the anthology <a href="http://store.calvin.edu/shop_product_detail.asp?catalog_group_id=LTQ&amp;catalog_group_name=U2VhcmNoIFJlc3VsdHM&amp;catalog_id=0&amp;catalog_name=U2VhcmNoIFJlc3VsdHM&amp;pf_id=30286&amp;product_name=RGVsaWdodCBJbiBDcmVhdGlvbg&amp;type=3&amp;search_text=delight+in+creation&amp;f=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://store.calvin.edu/shop_product_detail.asp?catalog_group_id%3DLTQ%26catalog_group_name%3DU2VhcmNoIFJlc3VsdHM%26catalog_id%3D0%26catalog_name%3DU2VhcmNoIFJlc3VsdHM%26pf_id%3D30286%26product_name%3DRGVsaWdodCBJbiBDcmVhdGlvbg%26type%3D3%26search_text%3Ddelight%2Bin%2Bcreation%26f%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547561515803000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGU8ygTu9wHyLuzR0LQR1SJ91uiBA">Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church</a> with Rev. Scott Hoezee. Previously, Haarsma served as professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Calvin University.

She is an experienced research scientist, with several publications in the Astrophysical Journal and the Astronomical Journal on extragalactic astronomy and cosmology. She has studied large galaxies, galaxy clusters, the curvature of space, and the expansion of the universe using telescopes around the world and in orbit.  Haarsma completed her doctoral work in astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her undergraduate work in physics and music at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She and Loren enjoy science fiction and classical music, and live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

President

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BioLogos Voices

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Physical Sciences

Deborah Haarsma

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<a href="https://biologos.org/francis-collins-founder-of-biologos/">Francis Collins</a> is one of the world’s leading scientists and geneticists, and the founder of BioLogos, where he is now a Senior Fellow. In his early scientific career, he discovered the gene for cystic fibrosis. Then he led an international collaboration that first mapped the entire human genome. For that work he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of Science. In 2009 he was appointed as Director of the National Institutes of Health, where he served three presidents until 2021, including oversight of the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022 he was asked to serve for 8 months as Acting Science Advisor to the President, and he continues service today in the White House as a Special Projects Advisor.

In 2006, Collins wrote the best-selling book The Language of God. It tells the story of his journey from atheism to Christian belief, showing that science actually enhances faith. The tremendous response to the book prompted Collins to found BioLogos. He envisioned it as a forum to discuss issues at the intersection of faith and science and to celebrate the harmony found there. His reputation quickly attracted a large network of faith leaders, including Tim Keller, Philip Yancey, and NT Wright. These and others joined the BioLogos conversation and affirmed the value of engaging science as believers. BioLogos is now an organization that reaches millions around the world.

In celebration of his world-class scientific accomplishments and deep Christian faith, Collins was awarded the Templeton Prize in 2020. It honors individuals who are “harnessing the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and humankind’s place and purpose within it.” He joined a prestigious group of previous winners, including Mother Teresa, Francis Ayala, Charles Townes, Desmond Tutu, and Billy Graham.

Founder

Senior Fellow

Genetics

Francis Collins

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Allison Baker has always been interested in thinking deeply when it comes to faith and science. She is the Event Planner for BioLogos, where she works diligently to build events that welcome everyone into meaningful, gracious dialogue. Prior to coming to BioLogos she managed a 830 seat performance venue at State College of Florida which was host to over 300 events a year including concerts, conferences, and theatrical productions. She also was the stage manager for The Ringling's annual Summer Circus Spectacular.

After graduating from Bethel University with a BA in Philosophy and a BA in Theatre Arts, she went on to receive her MFA from Wayne State University in Stage Management. Allison enjoys baking, traveling to national parks, and complex board games.

Event Planner

Allison Baker

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Sarah Bruinsma is the Administrative Assistant to the President at BioLogos.  She received her BA from Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, IL, and now lives in Jenison, MI with her husband and 4 children.  In her free time, Sarah enjoys reading, being involved at church, attending her kids' concerts and sporting events, and going camping during Michigan's warmer months.

Administrative Assistant to the President

Sarah Bruinsma

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David Buller is Program Manager at BioLogos, where he currently manages the BioLogos Voices speakers bureau and oversees planning for BioLogos national conferences and other major events. Prior to coming to BioLogos, David was a Program Associate in the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington, DC. At AAAS, he helped lead and plan projects working with scientists, seminary leaders, pastors, and other organizations. He is a producer on “Science: The Wide Angle,” a AAAS science video series tailored for use in religious education.

After completing his BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Bob Jones University, David earned an MA in Theological Studies, Religion and Science Emphasis, from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. While in Chicago, David worked as a student coordinator on various events and symposia at the Zygon Center for Religion and Science. He is a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation, having previously served as Student and Early Career Representative to the organization's Executive Council.

Program Director

David Buller

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<div>Erika is thrilled to be working with an organization that is intentionally bridging gaps between Christianity and controversial issues of the day. She graduated from Calvin University in 2013 and still lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is passionate about administrative excellence, creation care, and the performing arts, among other things. When she's not working, Erika and her husband, Matt, enjoy singing in the Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, playing games with friends and family, exploring cities, and caring for their dog, Bear.</div>

Development Coordinator

Erika Fleming

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Colin’s curiosity and awe for the natural world from an early age spurred his interest in the intersection of faith and science. Through his studies of ecology and environmental management, and later in his work promoting conservation as the Communications Director for the Land Conservancy of West Michigan, he continued to seek a theological understanding of God’s world and creation. As the Podcast Producer at BioLogos, he enjoys the opportunity to put his creative mind to work advancing the thoughtful message of harmony between faith and science through new audio and video projects.

Colin studied creative writing and environmental studies at Hope College and went on to receive his Masters of Environmental Management from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University concentrating in communications. He continues to enjoy the beauty of God’s creation with his wife and son while camping, sailing, hiking and exploring the wild places of this world.

Podcast Producer

Colin Hoogerwerf

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Laura J Landmann

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Laura J Landmann is Vice President of Finance and Operations at BioLogos, where she is responsible for HR, Operations, Finances, and Development. She is part of the leadership team that ensures BioLogos accomplishes its mission and plans strategically for the future. After completing her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Laura J earned her Master’s degree in Human Rights from the University of Kent in Canterbury, England. While in England, she worked for the National Probation Service. Laura J joined BioLogos in 2011 and is thrilled to help show that a vibrant Christian faith can thrive alongside science.

Vice President of Finance and Operations

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Kenton Loux is an Administrative Assistant at BioLogos. He received his BS from Kuyper College, where he double majored in Business Leadership and Bible and Theology. Kenton enjoys spending his free time with his wife, Leah, playing table top roleplaying games and board games, and listening to podcasts and audiobooks.

Administrative Assistant

Kenton Loux

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Hillary is currently serving BioLogos as the Marketing Specialist. She assists in marketing strategy for <a href="http://biologos.org/integrate">Integrate</a>, public engagement events, and <a href="https://biologos.org/voices/">Voices</a>. She also does content creation and social media management. Ever since her fascination with archaeology in childhood, she has been intrigued by the intersection of scientific discoveries and the tradition of faith.

Hillary received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a minor in Geology at The University of Tulsa. She and her husband enjoy discovering the local treasures in food and nature. They also enjoy cooking and rock climbing.

Marketing Specialist

Hillary Rankin

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Ciara Reyes-Ton is a biologist, science writer and editor who is passionate about science communication to faith communities. She has a Ph.D. in Cell &amp; Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan. She has served as Managing Editor for the American Scientific Affiliation’s <a href="https://godandnature.asa3.org/" data-stringify-link="https://godandnature.asa3.org/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">God &amp; Nature Magazine</a>, and previously taught Biology at Belmont University and Nashville State Community College. She is currently the Digital Content Editor for BioLogos and an Adjunct Professor at Lipscomb University. Outside science, she enjoys singing as part of her band <a href="https://www.mountcarmell.com/">Mount Carmell</a> and drinking coffee. She recently released a new single "<a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/to-become-human-single/1648561459">To Become Human</a>," a song that explores the biology and theology of what it means to be human. She is also the author of "<a href="https://scienceforthechurch.org/product/look-closely-ebook/">Look Closely</a>," a science and faith devotional that explores the life of Christ by bringing scripture in conversation with science, from water walking lizards to dividing cells and resurrecting corals.

Digital Content Editor

Ciara Reyes-Ton

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Jeff Schloss

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As Senior Scholar of BioLogos, Dr. Jeff Schloss provides writing, speaking, and scholarly research on topics that are central to the values and mission of BioLogos and represent BioLogos in dialogues with other Christian organizations. He holds a joint appointment at BioLogos and at Westmont College.

Schloss holds the T. B. Walker Chair of Natural and Behavioral Sciences at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, and directs Westmont’s Center for Faith, Ethics, and the Life Sciences. Schloss, whose Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology is from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, often speaks to public, church-related, and secular academic audiences on the intersection of evolutionary science and theology. Among his many academic publications are <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199597081/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0199597081&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thebiofou06-20">The Believing Primate: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Reflections on the Origin of Religion</a> (Oxford University Press), which he edited with philosopher Michael Murray.

Schloss has also participated in a number of invitational collaborations on topics in evolutionary biology, emphasizing various aspects of what it means to be human, hosted by several universities, including Cambridge, Edinburgh, Emory, Harvard, Heidelberg, Oxford, and Stanford. He has held fellowships at Notre Dame’s Center for Philosophy of Religion, St. Anne’s College Oxford, and Princeton’s Center for Theological Inquiry, and serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including Religion, Brain, and Behavior; Science &amp; Christian Belief; and Theology and Science.

Senior Scholar

Life Sciences

Jeffrey Schloss

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Jeffrey Schra is the Director of Major Gifts at BioLogos. With a professional background that combines finance and fundraising, Jeffrey enjoys helping people experience the joy of generosity by finding smart ways to give to BioLogos and other causes aligned with their passions.

Jeffrey earned his MBA at the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business) while serving as the Finance Manager at the International Christian School of Vienna. He has also served in donor relations roles at ReFrame Ministries and at Calvin University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in History and Classical Studies.

Director of Major Gifts

Jeffrey Schra

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Darryl has been involved in education and Diversity Equity and Inclusion for almost 20 years. He has held roles including Consultant for DEI for over 30 companies worldwide, VP of Sales, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Darryl has been an active facilitator, coach, consultant, and university faculty member translating contemporary academic thought into practice for leaders. Darryl earned an M. Ed from Arizona State University and is expanding his education by becoming a Certified Coach.  Darryl lives in downtown Grand Rapids, MI and loves being in the midst of a vibrant and growing community.

Certifications, Credentials, and Honors:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate

Confronting Bias Certificate

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Certificate

Inclusive Leadership Credential

Senior Diversity Officer

Darryl Shelton

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Faith Stults is Program Manager at BioLogos where she supports K12 educators through resource recommendations and training opportunities. She is also leading a team to adapt the <a href="http://biologos.org/integrate">Integrate curriculum</a> for use in churches and other settings. Faith's passion for science education and for healing the church’s relationship with science came out of her experience as a science-loving kid growing up at Christian schools. After double-majoring in Astronomy and Religion at Whitman College, she worked as the Project Coordinator for the AAAS’s program on the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion. She researched science education at Christian high schools as part of her MS in Science Education at Stanford University and then spent seven years teaching high school physics and astronomy at a Christian high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also recently completed an MS in Astronomy from the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia in her "spare time".

Program Manager

Faith Stults

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Jim Stump is Vice President of Programs at BioLogos. He oversees the editorial team, participates in strategic planning, and hosts the podcast, <a href="https://biologos.org/podcast/language-of-god">Language of God</a>. Jim also writes and speaks on behalf of BioLogos. He has a PhD in philosophy and was formerly a professor and academic administrator. His books include, Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design; Science and Christianity: An Introduction to the Issues; How I Changed My Mind about Evolution; and The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity.

You can email Jim Stump at <a href="mailto:james.stump@biologos.org">james.stump@biologos.org</a> or follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/jimstump_">Twitter</a>.

Vice President of Programs

Philosophy

History &amp; Philosophy

Jim Stump

Our Team

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Dwight Baker became the third president of Baker Book House Company in 1997, following his father, Richard Baker, and his grandfather/company founder, Herman Baker. Dwight entered the business while in middle school, working in the shipping department at the family bookstore. During college Dwight joined the publishing division, and he became art director upon graduation. With the formation of a non-family company board in 2012, Dwight served as chair until 2020.

Dwight has served as chair on three other boards—Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, Theological Book Network, and the Land Conservancy of West Michigan. For more than fifteen years he has also been a tutor and Kids Hope mentor for urban students. He’ll be outdoors whenever possible, enjoying the amazing natural areas of Michigan.

Board Chair

Board of Directors

Dwight Baker

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Bishop Claude Alexander

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Bishop Claude Richard Alexander Jr. serves as senior pastor for The Park Church in Charlotte, NC. He is past president of the Hampton University Ministers Conference, and currently serves on the governing boards of Christianity Today, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Wycliffe Bible Translators. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Morehouse College (1985), a Master of Divinity Degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (1988), and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (2004). He and his wife Kimberly have two daughters, Camryn and Carsyn.

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As a theologian, Curtis is on the faculty of Duke Divinity School and is a Senior Fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary. His ministry experience includes serving as a senior pastor of an Evangelical Covenant Church in California, a campus minister with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and engaging in racial reconciliation work in Soweto, South Africa. He has authored or contributed to numerous books, including Engaging Unbelief: A Captivating Strategy from Augustine and Aquinas (IVP).

Curtis is the founding Executive Director of Redeeming Babel, a nonprofit that produces content to promote a reformation in how Christians engage the wider world. He also hosts the Good Faith podcast where he discusses how Christian faith intersects with culture, law, and politics. His Biblical insights are enriched by his own secular career, which includes founding a White House award winning nonprofit consulting firm and teaching strategic planning as a faculty at American University’s School of International Service. Curtis graduated from Harvard University and is a former Rockefeller Fellow.

Curtis Chang

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April Maskiewicz Cordero, PhD, is a professor of biology and Dean at Point Loma Nazarene University. Her research focuses on developing more effective approaches for teaching ecology and evolution that enable students to develop not only factual knowledge, but biological ways of thinking and reasoning about the living world. As a Christian biologist trained in science education research, she is in a unique position to investigate science students’ perceptions of the relationship between scientific issues that evoke controversy (i.e. origins, evolution, human origins) and Christian faith. Dr. Maskiewicz Cordero gave a TEDx talk on evolution and faith and she was featured in “From the Dust,” a BioLogos sponsored documentary. She is also active in several professional development projects with schoolteachers as well as university biology faculty, is one of the six authors of the <a href="http://biologos.org/integrate">BioLogos Integrate curriculum</a>, and was one of four professors coordinating the PLNU/BioLogos Biology by the Sea Christian school teacher program.

Board Vice-Chair

Biology

April Maskiewicz Cordero

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Andrew Ginsberg

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Andrew is Senior Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Development for The Navigators.

His previous roles have been in sales/marketing, strategy, and executive leadership in the diagnostics, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical fields. He has lived and worked in the U.S. and Europe, and has led teams on six continents, and most enjoys solving complex systems, whether in organizational development or statistics.

Andrew graduated from Duke University with degrees in Political Science and Genetics, with a focus on evolutionary genetics. He also studied at Emmanuel College at Cambridge.  His wife Marnie is a reading education thought leader, and they live in Madison, WI with their three daughters.

Board Secretary

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Larry Langdon

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Larry R. Langdon is a partner at Mayer Brown LLP, in Palo Alto, CA, where he advises clients in all matters to tax controversy, planning, and tax strategy. From 1999-2003, Larry served as commissioner of the Large and Mid-Size Business Division within the IRS. Prior to the IRS, Larry was the VP of Tax, Licensing, and Customs at Hewlett-Packard for 21 years. Larry is currently an elder-at-large at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, and sits on several non-profit boards, including Fuller Theological Seminary, Church of the Pioneers Foundation, and Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, USA. Larry and his wife, Sue, have two daughters, Ginger and Robin, two sons-in-law, Barry and Larry, and four grandchildren, Elizabeth, Emily, John, and Luke.

Board Treasurer

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Roseanne Sension

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Roseanne J. Sension is a professor of chemistry at the University of Michigan. She received her doctorate in chemistry in 1986 from the University of California, Berkeley, and after post-doctoral positions at the Universities of Oregon and Pennsylvania, has been a professor at Michigan since 1992. Her research focuses on the interaction of light with matter, with emphasis on applications in photobiology. She has co-authored over ninety articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings and is a fellow of the American Physical Society.

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Praveen Sethupathy

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Praveen is a Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Director of the Center for Vertebrate Genomics at Cornell University, where he directs a research lab focused on genome-scale and molecular approaches to understand human health and disease. He received his BA degree from Cornell University and his PhD in Genomics from the University of Pennsylvania. After completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Human Genome Research Institute under the mentorship of Dr. Francis Collins, he moved in 2011 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics. The same year he was selected by Genome Technology as one of the nation’s top 25 rising young investigators in genomics. In 2017, he returned to Cornell University as an Associate Professor and was promoted to Full Professor in 2022. Praveen has authored over 125 peer-reviewed publications and has served as a reviewer for 50 different scientific journals. Recent honors include the prestigious American Diabetes Association Pathway To Stop Diabetes Research Accelerator and the Boehringer Ingelheim Research Mentor Award. Praveen has been an invited speaker for the Veritas Forum, has served on the advisory board for the AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion, and serves on the Board of Directors for BioLogos. He lives in Brooktondale, NY with his wife and three children.

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Jeff Wright is the President and CEO of Urban Ministries, the largest provider of digital and print resources to African American churches and denominations. Prior to leading Urban Ministries, he served as the Vice President of Corporate Development at Bristol Myers Squibb, and a product Manager in the pharmaceutical division at Johnson &amp; Johnson. Jeff graduated with honors from Fisk University earning a degree in Political Science, and has a J.D. from Georgetown University Law School. He was admitted to the Bar and US. Supreme Court Bar. He is also an alumnus of the International Fellows Program of the Columbia School of International Affairs, and has done post graduate work in the Program for Instruction for Lawyers at the Harvard Law School, and at the Wharton School. He has served on the Board of Directors for several organizations including Fuller Theological Seminary and the Evangelical Christian Publishing Association.

Jeff Wright

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Denis Alexander

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Denis Alexander is the Emeritus Director of The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge, where he is a Fellow. He has spent the past 40 years in the biological research community. From 1992-2012 he was editor of the journal Science &amp; Christian Belief, and he currently serves as an Executive Committee member of the International Society for Science and Religion. In his book Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose? Alexander presents his belief in both the biblical doctrine of creation and the coherence of evolutionary theory. Alexander’s other books include Rebuilding the Matrix – Science and Faith in the 21st Century; Science, Faith and Ethics: Grid or Gridlock? (co-authored with Robert White); and The Language of Genetics – an Introduction. Dr Alexander gave the Gifford Lectures at St. Andrews University in December 2012 on the theme ‘Genes, Determinism and God’ to be published by Cambridge University Press 2016/17

BioLogos Advisory Council

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Harvey Clemons

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Rev. Harvey Clemons Jr. has been at the helm of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, in Houston, Texas since 1983, and is a native Houstonian, being reared in the Fifth Ward community. Educated in the Houston Independent School District, his studies later at the University of Houston-School of Architecture foretold a desire to design and build. Today, Reverend Clemons is a builder of people’s lives and their communities. He has received numerous awards, honors, recognitions and ministry achievements for his work in ministry and comprehensive neighborhood revitalization. He is a mentor and advisor to religious, government, business, and academic leaders throughout the world.

Pastor

Harvey Clemons Jr.

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Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Conde Frazier

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Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Conde Frazier is a practical theologian. She is an ordained pastor of the American Baptist Churches with over ten years of pastoral experience. She was founder of the Orlando E. Costas Hispanic and Latin American Ministries Program at Andover Newton Theological School, served as a tenured professor of religious education at the Claremont School of theology and as academic dean and vice president of education at Esperanza College of Eastern University. Currently she is the Coordinator of Relations for Theological Entities at the Association of Hispanic Theological Education. Some of her publications are: Latina Evangelicas: Theology from the Margins, A Many Colored Kingdom, Hispanic Bible Institutes, Listen to the Children and numerous chapters on practical theology, and religious education.

Dr. Conde-Frazier holds a Ph.D. from Boston College, a M.Div. from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a B.A. From Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

Theology

Elizabeth Conde-Frazier

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Greg Cootsona

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Greg Cootsona is Lecturer in Religious Studies and Humanities at California State University at Chico and directs Science and Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries (or STEAM), a $2 million grant funded by the John Templeton Foundation and housed at Fuller Theological Seminary. STEAM is designed to catalyze the engagement of faith and science in Christian ministries with 18-30 year olds. His books include  Creation and Last Things: At the Intersection of Theology and Science (Geneva, 2002), C. S. Lewis and the Crisis of a Christian (Westminster John Knox, 2014), Mere Science and Christian Faith: Bridging the Divide with Emerging Adults (InterVarsity, 2018), and Negotiating Science and Religion In America: Past, Present, and Future (Routledge, 2020). He is also co-director of <a href="https://scienceforthechurch.org">Science for the Church</a>, an initiative that brings the resources of science to enhance the effectiveness of Christian congregations.

Greg studied comparative literature at U.C. Berkeley and theology at Princeton Theological Seminary (M. Div.), the Universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg, as well as Berkeley’s Graduate Theological Union (the latter where he received his Ph.D.) He has just finished 18 years as Associate Pastor for Adult Discipleship at Bidwell Presbyterian Church in Chico and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian in New York City.

Greg has written for several periodicals such as Zygon, Theology and Science, as well as the Wall Street Journal and Christianity Today. He has been interviewed by CNN and The New York Times, and has appeared on the Today Show three times. He and his wife, Laura, live in Chico, California and have two daughters (18 and 21). Besides hanging out with his family, he loves to bike, read (and write), and drink good coffee.

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Ted Davis

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Ted Davis is Professor of the History of Science at Messiah College. A former high school science teacher, Ted studied history and philosophy of science at Indiana University, where his mentor was the late Richard S. Westfall, author of the definitive biography of Isaac Newton. With the English historian Michael Hunter, Ted edited The Works of Robert Boyle, 14 vols. (London: Pickering &amp; Chatto, 1999-2000), but his interests include the whole 2000-year interaction of Christianity and science. Author of dozens of scholarly articles and essays, Ted is one of few historians who have written extensively about both the Scientific Revolution and modern America. He and his wife Kathy enjoy theater, music, and traveling to new places.

History of Science

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Chris Dolson

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Chris Dolson has served as the senior pastor at Blackhawk Church in Madison, WI since 1994. Under his leadership, Blackhawk has grown from a church of 300 to a multi-site ministry that reaches over 5,000 people each Sunday. A member of Blackhawk’s teaching team, Chris’ messages focus on how faith in Christ can influence our everyday lives with God.

Originally from Indiana, Chris graduated from Indiana State University with a degree in biology. He holds a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Seminary and a doctorate degree in ministry from Gordon-Conwell Seminary. He currently serves on the board of the Stephen &amp; Laurel Brown Foundation.

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Elaine Howard Ecklund is the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology at Rice University, as well as founding director of the Religion and Public Life Program. Ecklund is a sociologist of religion, immigration, and science who examines how individuals bring changes to religious and scientific institutions. She is the author of four books with Oxford University Press, one book with New York University Press, and numerous research articles and op-eds. Her most recent book is Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around the World Really Think About Religion (Oxford University Press, 2019) with coauthors David R. Johnson, Brandon Vaidyanathan, Kirstin R.W. Matthews, Steven W. Lewis, Robert A. Thomson Jr., and Di Di. Her forthcoming book, Why Science and Faith Need Each Other: Eight Shared Values That Move Us Beyond Fear, will be published with Brazos Press, a division of Baker Books, in May 2020.  She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, Russell Sage Foundation, John Templeton Foundation, Templeton World Charity Foundation, and Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Her research has been cited thousands of times times by local, national, and international media. In 2013, she received Rice University’s Charles O. Duncan Award for Most Outstanding Academic Achievement and Teaching, and in 2018 she gave the Gifford Lecture in Scotland.

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Oscar Gonzalez

Oscar Gonzalez is a Biologist, born and raised in Peru. He earned a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology at the University of Florida, a M.Sc. in Zoology at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Peru), a Master in Tropical Biodiversity Management at the Universidad San Pablo CEU (Spain) and a B.Sc. in Biology at the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (Peru). He did postdoctoral research on hummingbird ecology at the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo in Mexico. He investigates topics on tropical Ornithology, plant-animal interactions, conservation, and the positive interaction between science and Christian Faith. He has several publications in English and Spanish about bird ecology, and Christianity and science. Currently, he works as assistant professor of Biology and Ecology in Emmanuel College in Georgia and as vice president of Grupo Aves del Peru.

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Barbara Bradley Hagerty

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Barbara Bradley Hagerty is a New York Times best-selling author and journalist. Her most recent book, <cite>Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife </cite>was published by Riverhead/Penguin in March 2016.Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality, was published by Riverhead/Penguin in May 2009. Barbara was a correspondent for NPR for 18 years, most recently covering religion. She received the American Women in Radio and Television Award (twice) for her religion reporting, as well as the National Headliners Award, and the Religion Newswriters Association Award. Before the religion beat, she was NPR’s Justice Department correspondent, where she, along with her colleagues, won the George Foster Peabody and Overseas Press Club awards for their coverage of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Barbara has a master’s degree in legal studies from Yale Law School, and a bachelors degree from Williams College.

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Ross Hastings

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Ross Hastings is the Sangwoo Youtong Chee associate professor of theology and pastoral theology at Regent College in Vancouver, B.C. He teaches in the areas of theology, preaching, the theology and spirituality of mission, theology and science, and theological and pastoral ethics. He also teaches and preaches at conferences in North America and internationally. He has two earned doctorates: one in organo-metallic chemistry at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., and the other in theology at St. Andrew’s University in his native Scotland. He has served as a pastor in Kingston, Burnaby, B.C., and Montreal, Que., and for eleven years was the senior pastor of Peace Portal Alliance Church in White Rock, B.C. His theological dissertation is a comparative study of the Trinitarian theology of Jonathan Edwards and Karl Barth. Ross has published the book <cite><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0830839550/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0830839550&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thebiofou06-20&amp;linkId=6KAQUZEIIIKLU7LQ">Missional God, Missional Church: Hope for Re-evangelizing the West</a></cite> (IVP Acad., 2012). Jonathan Edwards and the Life of God: Toward an Evangelical Theology of Participation (Fortress. 2015). His latest book, Where Do Broken Hearts Go: An Integrative, Participational Theology of Grief (Cascade, 2016) will be released in June, 2016.

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Christy Hemphill and her husband Aaron work as linguistic consultants on a minority language Scripture translation project in southern Mexico, where she homeschools her three children. Prior to her work in Mexico, she worked as an educator for eight years in various contexts including high school, museum education, college, and adult education. Christy has a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics/TESOL from Old Dominion University, and a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics/Bible Translation from the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics at Dallas International University.

Christy serves on the curriculum development team for <a href="https://biologos.org/integrate/">BioLogos Integrate</a> and on the BioLogos Advisory Council. She has also served as a moderator on the <a href="https://discourse.biologos.org/">BioLogos discussion forum</a> since 2015, and you can often find her there sharing her pursuit of good biblical exegesis and good science with anyone who wants to join in.

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David Lahti

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David C. Lahti is an Associate Professor of Biology at Queens College, City University of New York, where he runs a Behavior &amp; Evolution laboratory focusing mainly on learned behavior in birds and humans. Prof. Lahti received a BS in biology and history from Gordon College. He received a PhD in moral philosophy and the philosophy of biology at the Whitefield Institute, Oxford, for a study of the contributions science can and cannot make to an understanding of the foundations of morality. He then received a PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan for a study of rapid evolution in an introduced bird. He has been a Darwin Fellow at the University of Massachusetts and a Kirschstein NRSA Research Fellow with the National Institutes of Health, where he studied the development and evolution of bird song. His current research projects include rapid trait evolution following species introduction, cultural evolution in humans and animals, and the evolution of our capacity for morality and religion

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Tremper Longman

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Dr. Tremper Longman III (B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University; M.Div. Westminster Theological Seminary; M.Phil. and Ph.D. Yale University) is the Distinguished Scholar of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has written over 30 books including commentaries on Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Daniel, and Nahum. His most recent book (with the psychologist Dan Allender) is God Loves Sex: An Honest Conversation about Sexual Desire and Holiness. His books have been translated into seventeen different languages. In addition, as a Hebrew scholar, he is one of the main translators of the popular New Living Translation of the Bible and has served as a consultant on other popular translations of the Bible including the Message, the New Century Version, the Holman Standard Bible, and the Common Bible. He has also edited and contributed to a number of Study Bibles and Bible Dictionaries, most recently the Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013). In press at the moment are How to Read Job (with John Walton; IVP) and Genesis (Story of God Bible Commentary; Zondervan). In the area of science and faith, he has published (with physicist Richard F. Carlson) Science, Creation and the Bible: Reconciling Rival Theories of Origins and contributed to Reading Genesis 1-2: An Evangelical Conversation. He also serves as a mentor in the “Science for Seminaries” initiative of the AAAS. Tremper and Alice have three sons (Tremper IV, Timothy, Andrew) and two granddaughters (Gabrielle and Mia). For exercise, he enjoys playing squash.

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