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ONLINE: 2020 Templeton Prize Ceremony

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Starts: Sep 24, 2020 — 7:00PM EST

Ends: Sep 24, 2020 — 9:00PM EST

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BioLogos Founder Francis Collins has been awarded the 2020 Templeton Prize! This prestigious award is given for “harnessing the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and humankind’s place and purpose within it.” We’re a bit biased, but we can hardly think of a more worthy recipient! With his history-making leadership of the Human Genome Project, his living example of the harmony between science and Christianity, his humble spirit, and his exemplary leadership in the midst of the ongoing pandemic, Francis Collins is an inspiration to us all.

We’d love for you to join us for the Templeton Prize Ceremony, open to the public (registration required), on Thursday, September 24 at 7:00 PM (ET).

The hourlong program will include Francis Collins, N.T. Wright, BioLogos President Deb Haarsma, opera singer Renee Fleming, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, messages from a former president or two, and more!

See you there!

Francis Collins

Featured Speaker

Francis Collins

Dr. Francis Collins is a physician and geneticist known for spearheading the Human Genome Project and for his landmark discoveries of disease genes. Collins founded the BioLogos Foundation in November 2007 and served as its president until August 16, 2009, when he resigned to become director of the National Institutes of Health.
Deborah Haarsma

Featured Speaker

Deborah Haarsma

Deborah Haarsma is President of BioLogos. She is a 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 Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Design and Christ and the Created Order.  She wrote the book Origins 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 Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church with Rev. Scott Hoezee. Previously, Haarsma served as professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Calvin College.  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. She and Loren enjoy science fiction and classical music, and live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.