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ONLINE: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Design, and Evolution

23January
Date and Time:January 23, 2021 1:00 PM — to January 29, 2021 2:00 PM EST
Location:Online
Organizer:Dartmouth Apologia
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23January

BioLogos President and Voices speaker Deborah Haarsma will present “Christian Perspectives on Creation, Design, and Evolution” with Dartmouth Apologia on January 23 from 1:00-2:00 PM (EST). This event is FREE, but organizers request that guests complete a short form to RSVP before the event: https://forms.gle/KBUjEUSpJmfDbpZXA

“Many people have heard of only two positions on origins: young earth creationism and atheistic evolutionism. Yet Christians today hold a variety of views, including views which accept the scientific evidence for an old universe and even evolution while also upholding the scriptural authority and God as the Creator and Designer.  Come for an overview of multiple Christian views on origins, an introduction to the key scientific evidence, and reflections on what it all means for our view of God … and ourselves.”

To view the event on January 23, please use this Zoom link: https://dartmouth.zoom.us/j/98300108948?pwd=eFcvakxLS0xuYmhDZlAvNG1QaWJJZz09

This event is hosted by Dartmouth Apologia. 


Featured speaker

Deb Haarsma

Deborah Haarsma

Dr. Deborah Haarsma served as President of BioLogos from 2013 to 2024.   Under Haarsma’s leadership, BioLogos grew in both numbers and influence, from private events and a small website to extensive programs and widespread impact (see Our History). During her tenure, BioLogos built an extensive network of experts, writers, and speakers, and developed national conferences, a high-school curriculum, and a podcast.  BioLogos became the leading resource on the viewpoint of evolutionary creation and went on to help Christians wrestle with many complex science topics, always working at the intersection of Christ-centered faith and rigorous science and in a spirit of gracious dialogue.  Haarsma is a frequent speaker on modern science and Christian faith at churches, universities, and conferences. In addition to extensive writing and speaking for BioLogos, she has appeared on several podcasts, including Undeceptions (on Outer Space and on The Multiverse) and the Jesus Storybook Bible podcast. Her writing has been featured at Big Think and Sojourners, as well as in several books, including Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Design, the collection Calvinism for a Secular Age, and the collection 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.   Previously, Haarsma served as professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Calvin University. In her research, she used telescopes around the world and in orbit to pursue extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology, with publications on young galaxies, large galaxies, galaxy clusters, the curvature of space, and the expansion of the universe.  Haarsma completed her doctoral work in astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (profile by MIT’s Octet Collaborative) and her undergraduate work in physics and music at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota (profile for 2022 Alumna of the Year award). She and Loren enjoy science fiction and classical music, and live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.