Where Does the Scientific Data Lead?

Theistic Evolution?

“Giberson makes the case, persuasively and with considerable wit, that there’s no irreconcilable conflict between robust Christian faith and evolutionary biology, rightly understood.”

-John Wilson, Editor, Books & Culture

Intelligent Design?

“Stephen Meyer elegantly explains why the sudden appearance of animal forms in the Cambrian period gave Darwin pause. He also demonstrates, based on cutting-edge molecular biology, why explaining the origin of animals is now not just a problem of missing fossils, but an even greater engineering problem at the molecular level. With mathematical precision, he shows why the neo-Darwinian mechanism cannot produce the genetic information and novel proteins—or systems for regulating their expression—that are required to build new animals.”

-Dr. Russell Carlson, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Director of the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia

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*Childcare and refreshments provided

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Dr. Karl Giberson (representing the Theistic Evolution view)

guy Dr. Karl Giberson (1957) was born in New Brunswick, Canada. He holds a PhD in Physics from Rice University. Dr. Giberson is a popular speaker who has lectured at many institutions around the world including The Vatican, Oxford University, Brigham Young University, the Venice Institute, London’s Thomas More Institute, and MIT.

His work has appeared on NPR, the New York Times, The Guardian and USA Today. He is the author or co-author of nine books on science and religion, including Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution. Dr. Giberson teaches writing, and science-and-religion in the Cornerstone Program at Stonehill College.

In addition to speaking and teaching, Karl enjoys writing in his gazebo, listening to Bob Dylan, watching re-runs of Star Trek the Next Generation, and drinking Diet Coke.

Dr. Stephen Meyer (representing the Intelligent Design view)

meyer Dr. Stephen C. Meyer received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in the philosophy of science. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle.

In 2004, Meyer ignited a firestorm of media and scientific controversy when a biology journal at the Smithsonian Institution published his peer-reviewed scientific article advancing intelligent design. Meyer has been featured on national television and radio programs, including The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CBS's Sunday Morning, NBC's Nightly News, ABC's World News, Good Morning America, Nightline, FOX News Live, and the Tavis Smiley show on PBS. He has also been featured in two New York Times front-page stories and has garnered attention in other top-national media.

Dr. Meyer is author of the New York Times bestseller Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Rise of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design and Signature in the Cell, a Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year.

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