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ONLINE: Science & Faith in Pandemic Times

20August
Date and Time:August 20, 2020 — 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM undefined
Location:Online
Organizer:Humanitarian Disaster Institute
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20August

BioLogos Voices speakers Deborah Haarsma and Craig Story will present “Science and Faith in Pandemic Times” on Thursday, August 20 at 1:00 PM. This is an online event.

“BioLogos recently released “Prayer Into Action: A Christian Statement on Science for Pandemic Times,” calling Christians to put prayer into action and stand with public health experts and support scientists doing crucial biomedical research on COVID-19.

In this special webinar discussing what it looks like to approach the current pandemic with an emphasis on both science and faith, experts will share insights and answer questions looming in many church leaders’ minds. Panelists include Dr. Deborah Haarsma (President, BioLogos), Dr. David Anderson (Founder & President, BridgeLeader Network), and Dr. Craig Story (Professor of Biology, Gordon College).

Join Jamie Aten, Ph.D., and Kent Annan, M.Div, from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College, in partnership with BioLogos, for this special webinar on Thursday, August 20th, at noon CT/1 pm ET.

Register to receive access to this webinar and additional updates from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute.”

Featured speakers

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.
Craig Story

Craig M. Story

Craig Story is Professor of Biology at Gordon College, a small non-denominational Christian college located on the North Shore of Massachusetts. There, he teaches a number of cell biology courses including immunology and biochemistry, and serves as the health professions advisor. He studied antibody transport in pregnancy for his doctoral research at Brandeis University, and in his postdoctoral training at MIT and Harvard Medical School he worked on an unusual virus immune evasion process. Since 2013, Dr. Story has worked with church leaders, seminary professors, and the public to foster important conversations about science and the Christian faith. He keeps busy with beekeeping, gardening and observing God’s marvelous creation.
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