Blended (Flip) Classroom Lectures  
  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:    
  Intelligent Design: Delusion, Uncertainty, or Divine Revelation?  
  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.    
  1. Introduction. Dawkins & Darwin on ID Lecture 17 mins Handout  
  2. The Bible & ID Lecture 16 mins   For all 3 episodes
  3. ID Arguments & ID Model. Conclusion Lecture 32 mins    
  The Bible & Ancient Science  
  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.    
  1. Introductory Principles Lecture 28 mins Handout  
  2. Ancient Geography/Geology Lecture 24 mins Handout  
  3. Ancient Astronomy Lecture 27 mins Handout  
  4. Ancient Biology Lecture 35 mins Handout  
  5. Conclusions & Implications Lecture 29 mins Handout  
  An introduction to the ancient science in Scripture also appears in my book I Love Jesus & I Accept Evolution (2009). Click Here    
  Supplemental Reading  
  Evolutionary Creation  
  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    
  Was Adam a Real Person?  
  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    
  Coming to Terms with Evolution: A Personal Story  
  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    
  High School Web Lectures  
  Beyond the "Evolution" vs. "Creation" Debate  
  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.    
  1. Introduction & Basic Concepts Lecture 9 mins Handout  
  2. Views on the Origin of the Universe & Life Lecture 13 mins   For all 3 episodes
  3. Summary & Conclusion Lecture 5 mins    
  The Bible & Ancient Science  
  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.    
  1. Introduction & Basic Concepts Lecture 13 mins Handout  
  2. Ancient Geography/Geology Lecture 11 mins   For all 5 episodes
  3. Ancient Astronomy Lecture 14 mins    
  4. Ancient Biology Lecture 20 mins    
  5. Conclusions Lecture 6 mins    
  Intelligent Design: Delusion or Divine Revelation?  
  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.    
  1. Introduction. ID a Delusion Lecture 7 mins Handout  
  2. The Bible & ID Lecture 12 mins   For all 4 episodes
  3. ID Arguments & ID Model Lecture 22 mins    
  4. Conclusion Lecture 9 mins    
© Denis O. Lamoureux
Last revised 19 October 2013