https://biologos.org/events/common-ground-orlando/
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12

Jan

Common Ground in Science and Faith: A Theologian and a Scientist in Dialogue

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Date and Time

Starts: Jan 12, 2020 — 7:00PM EST

Ends: Jan 12, 2020 — 8:45PM EST

Location

First Presbyterian Church of Orlando,

106 E. Church St.

Orlando, FL 32801

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Organized by BioLogos

Do science and Christian faith have something to offer to each other and to the world around us? Or are these pursuits locked in separate worlds, achieving an uneasy truce at best? Join us for a thought-provoking evening featuring respected theologian Richard Mouw and Cornell geneticist Praveen Sethupathy. Together they will give a fresh perspective on the possibilities of finding common ground in a renewed dialogue between science and faith.

This event is free and open to the public. Please register.

Praveen Sethupathy

Featured Speaker

Praveen Sethupathy

Praveen is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Director of the Center for Genomics at Cornell University, where he directs a research lab focused on genomic 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. Praveen has authored over 95 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals and has served as a reviewer for over 35 different journals. Recent honors include a faculty merit award for outstanding teaching and mentoring and the prestigious American Diabetes Association Pathway To Stop Diabetes Research Accelerator, which is awarded to only three people per year. 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 the BioLogos Foundation, which seeks to convey harmony between science and faith. He lives in Ithaca, NY with his wife and three children.
Richard Mouw

Featured Speaker

Richard Mouw

Richard J. Mouw is a senior research fellow at the Henry Institute for the Study of Religion and Politics at Calvin University (Grand Rapids, MI). Previously, Mouw served as the President of Fuller Theological Seminary (1993-2013) and directed their Institute of Faith and Public Life (2013-2020). His initial career in academia began at Calvin College, where he taught philosophy from 1968 to 1985. A graduate of Houghton College, Richard received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Chicago. He is the author of 19 books, including Restless Faith: Holding Evangelical Beliefs in a World of Contested Labels. He has participated on many councils and editorial boards, serving a term as president of the Association of Theological Schools and six years as cochair of the official Reformed-Catholic Dialogue. In 2007, Princeton Theological Seminary awarded him the Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life.