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Blended (Flip) Classroom Lectures |
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Two of my four presentations at the convention will employ the Blended (Flip) Classroom Format. Participants are asked to listen to the lectures and to examine the handouts beforehand. In each 45-minute session I will present a 10-minute summary, followed by a 10-minute small group discussion, and then conclude with a 15-minute Question and Answer period. Here are the two presentations: |
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Intelligent Design: Delusion, Uncertainty, or Divine Revelation? |
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Do beauty, complexity & functionality in the world reflect the mind of a creative intelligence? Or is design in nature merely a delusion of the human mind? This presentation begins by examining the views of skeptics. Richard Dawkins rejects design, and Charles Darwin was mostly agnostic toward it. Biblical passages (Psalm 19 and Romans 1) affirming design are then presented and complemented by Wisdom 13 of the Apocrypha. Lastly, a model for intelligent design is proposed based on Scripture. |
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2. The Bible & ID |
Lecture |
16 mins |
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For all 3 episodes |
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3. ID Arguments & ID Model. Conclusion |
Lecture |
32 mins |
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The Bible & Ancient Science |
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Many Christians assume that God revealed basic scientific facts about nature in the Bible. Known as “scientific concordism” or simply “concordism,” this approach attempts to align and harmonize modern science and Scripture. This presentation examines a number of biblical passages dealing with the natural world. It proposes that the Holy Spirit accommodated in the revelatory process and allowed the use of an incidental ancient understanding of nature (ie, an ancient science) as an incidental vessel to deliver inerrant Spiritual Truths. |
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An introduction to the ancient science in Scripture also appears in my book I Love Jesus & I Accept Evolution (2009). Click Here |
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This
12-page paper is an introduction
to evolutionary creation. It proposes a Christian view of origins rejects the false dichotomy of choosing between atheistic evolution and six day creation. Click Here |
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The most challenging issue in the origins controversy is
human origins. Was there really a man in history who corresponds to the biblical figure Adam? And if not, does this impact Christian faith? Click Here |
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Coming to Terms with Evolution: A Personal Story |
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My
story of struggling with biological evolution and Christian faith appears in a chapter from my book Evolutionary
Creation: A Christian Approach to Evolution (2008). Click Here |
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Beyond the "Evolution" vs. "Creation" Debate |
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Are there only two positions on origins, either “evolution” or “creation”? This presentation is an introduction to the origins debate and examines five basic views of origins: young earth creation, progressive creation, evolutionary creation, deistic evolution, and atheistic evolution. |
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2. Views on the Origin of the Universe & Life |
Lecture |
13 mins |
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For all 3 episodes |
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3. Summary & Conclusion |
Lecture |
5 mins |
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The Bible & Ancient Science |
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Is the Bible a book of science? Many Christians assume that God revealed basic scientific facts in Scripture. This presentation examines a number of biblical passages dealing with the natural world and proposes that the Bible contains an ancient understanding of nature (ie, an ancient science). It also suggests that the purpose of Scripture is to reveal Spiritual Truths. |
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2. Ancient Geography/Geology |
Lecture |
11 mins |
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For all 5 episodes |
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3. Ancient Astronomy |
Lecture |
14 mins |
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Intelligent Design: Delusion or Divine Revelation? |
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Do beauty, complexity & functionality in the world reflect the mind of a creative intelligence? Or is design in nature merely a delusion of the human mind? This presentation examines the views of Richard Dawkins who rejects intelligent design, and then Biblical passages (Psalm 19 and Romans 1) affirming design. A model for intelligent design is proposed based on Scripture. |
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2. The Bible & ID |
Lecture |
12 mins |
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For all 4 episodes |
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3. ID Arguments & ID Model |
Lecture |
22 mins |
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