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The Future of Creation 2018

Foundations for a Just and Sustainable WorldDr. Lea F. Schweitz and Dr. Gayle WoloschakMonday Evenings, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, February 1 through May 2, 2016Room 201, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60615

To live faithfully in today’s world, we need to face today’s problems. At the Zygon Center for Religion and Science (ZCRS), we believe that community coalitions—between scientists and people of faith,…

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Advanced Seminar in Religion and Science - Fall 2017

Chance, Necessity, Love: An Evolutionary Theology of CancerDrs. Leonard Hummel and Lea SchweitzMonday Evenings 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, September 11 through December 4, 2017Room 201, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60615

ADVANCED SEMINAR IN RELIGION AND SCIENCE – FALL 2017 EXPLORING THE BOOK OF URBAN NATURE Chaired by Drs. Leonard Hummel and Lea Schweitz Monday Evenings 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM,…

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Epic of Creation - Spring 2017

Scientific, Biblical, and Theological Perspectives on Our OriginsGayle WoloschakMonday Evenings 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, February 6 through May 8, 2017Room 201, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC), 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60615

Discussions about Intelligent Design and Creation Science continue to trouble media and the public even after the U.S. District Court declared Intelligent Design to be unconstitutional in Kitzmiller v. Dover…

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Advanced Seminar in Religion and Science - Fall 2016

Exploring the Book of Urban NatureDr. Lea SchweitzMonday Evenings 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, September 12 through December 5, 2016Room 201, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60615

ADVANCED SEMINAR IN RELIGION AND SCIENCE – FALL 2016 EXPLORING THE BOOK OF URBAN NATURE Chaired by Dr. Lea Schweitz Monday Evenings 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, September 12, 2016,…

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The Future of Creation 2016

Foundations for a Just and Sustainable WorldDr. Richard Perry and Dr. Gayle WoloschakMonday Evenings, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, February 1 through May 2, 2016Room 201, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60615

To live faithfully in today’s world, we need to face today’s problems. At the Zygon Center for Religion and Science (ZCRS), we believe that community coalitions—between scientists and people of faith,…

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Advanced Seminar in Religion and Science - Fall 2015

Purpose and process in science and theology: the history, science and theology of the design argument(s) and the idea of “teleology” in creationRev. Dr. Linda EastwoodMonday Evenings 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, September 14 through December 7, 2015Room 201, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60615

The “design argument” – the idea that God designed the world – has a long history. It was taken for granted for centuries as part of natural theology. Currently, it…

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Epic of Creation - Spring 2015

Scientific, Biblical, and Theological Perspectives on Our OriginsGayle WoloschakMonday Evenings 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, February 2 through May 4, 2015Room 201, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC), 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60615

Discussions about Intelligent Design and Creation Science continue to trouble media and the public even after the U.S. District Court declared Intelligent Design to be unconstitutional in Kitzmiller v. Dover…

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