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In 2011, I interviewed 38 Christian luminaries from nearly every denominationincluding Nobel laureates and Templeton Prize-winners. My quest? To learn how they are personally and professionally inspired by what God is revealing todaythrough science. What quickly became apparent was that, regardless of theological or liturgical differences . . .
we all see no conflict between faith & reason, head & heart, Jesus & Darwin
we all value scientific and historic evidence as divine communication
we all share a commitment to a just and healthy future
I am excited to make this breakthrough series available in a way that makes it easy to facilitate individual reflection and group discussionwhether you choose to use only a few of the 38 audio interviews (with transcripts) or many.
Nobel Prize Winning Scientists
Charles H. Townes, William D. Phillips
Templeton Prize-Winners
Ian Barbour, John Polkinghorne
Roman Catholics
Joan Chittister, John F. Haught, Richard Rohr, Ursula King, Kenneth R. Miller, Ilia Delio, Diarmuid O'Murchu, Gail Worcelo, Gloria Schaab, Mary Southard, Linda Gibler
Mainline Protestants
John Shelby Spong, Matthew Fox, John Cobb, Philip Clayton, Joan Roughgarden
Evangelicals
Karl W. Giberson, Denis Lamoureux, Owen Gingerich, Edward B. (Ted) Davis
Progressive / Integral Christians
Gretta Vosper, Tom Thresher, Ross Hostetter, Jim Burklo, Paul Smith
Evidential Mystics
Kevin Kelly, Michael Morwood, Bruce Sanguin, Ian Lawton, Michael Dowd
What Is Evolutionary Christianity?
EVOLUTIONARY CHRISTIANITY reflects all forms of Christian faith practiced
by those who not only accept but cherish the scientific evidence of a
cosmos and Earth billions of years old, in which life forms evolved via natural
processes. The thought leaders in the Evolutionary Christianity movement
share deep-time eyes and a global heart. All embrace scientific discoveries
in meaningful, faith-enriching, life-enhancing ways. In their quest to bridge or integrate traditional wisdom with scientific revelation, Christian evolutionaries place immense value on nurturing fresh and inspiring interpretations of scripture and doctrines that arose in pre-scientific times.
Recommended Uses
• CLASSROOMS
• DISCUSSION GROUPS
• LIVING ROOM GATHERINGS
Selecting the Optimal Episodes for Participants
Decide HOW MANY EPISODES to use by consulting:
• Editor's Picks by topics (pp 14-16 of • Leaders Manual
Transcript Downloads: The carefully edited and keyword-hotlinked transcripts (in pdf) are capable of editing so that teachers and students in classroom situations may highlight and paste entire paragraphs into their own digital documents for use in test questions and student essays. Note: Because this series was produced in 2011, some of the hotlinked words no longer activate.
Study Guide: The study guide questions (which are offered episode-by-episode) are carefully written to respect the beliefs and perspectives that participants may bring to their learning experience. Nevertheless, both the interview process and question preparation were undertaken with the goal of becoming resources for gentle forms of self inquiry into one's life story and the experiential basis for one's values and beliefs.
TO HELP YOU SELECT WHICH EPISODES TO USE:
Single-Page Summaries of the 38 Episodes
To make your selections, use left image to choose by religious orientation, or click on names at right to view 1-page summaries of each,
or access all 38 summaries in a single document pdf
Nobel Prize Winning Scientists
Charles H. Townes, William D. Phillips
Templeton Prize-Winners
Ian Barbour, John Polkinghorne
Roman Catholics
Joan Chittister, John F. Haught, Richard Rohr, Ursula King, Kenneth R. Miller, Ilia Delio, Diarmuid O'Murchu, Gail Worcelo, Gloria Schaab, Mary Southard, Linda Gibler
Mainline Protestants
John Shelby Spong, Matthew Fox, John Cobb, Philip Clayton, Joan Roughgarden
Evangelicals
Karl W. Giberson, Denis Lamoureux, Owen Gingerich, Edward B. (Ted) Davis
"One of the wonderful things about this series is that Michael Dowd does an excellent job of tapping into the unique viewpoints and expertise of each person inter-viewed. As a result, each episode is fresh and revelatory almost a stand-alone experience within the overall theme of the course. The more I engaged in the course, the deeper I felt a part of the "Big Story" itself."