This course, taught by Nate Inglis at Bethany Theological Seminary, considers human nature in relation to God, intersecting with questions of grace, sin, salvation, and the person of Jesus Christ. By putting traditional Christian views of humanity in dialogue with insights from the natural and social sciences, this course focuses
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Science, Theology, and Ministry
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This course, taught by Russell Haitch at Bethany Theological Seminary, deals with how Christians can see God in a scientific world. Science and theology both seek to understand reality, but they take different tacks, which can lead to feelings of conflict at places of intersection or a chasm of non-interaction,
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Revelation, Inspiration, and Hermeneutics
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This course, taught by Martin Hanna and John Peckham at Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Seminary, is an interdisciplinary study of the process by which God communicates with human beings and of sound methods for interpreting and understanding the Scripture and applying its message. Course Categories: General Theology Science Topics: Physics and
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Introduction to Theological Reflection
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This course, taught by Nate Inglis at Bethany Theological Seminary, introduces theology as a practice of creative and critical reflection on humanity, the world, God, and Jesus from a faith perspective. In this class, perennial theological themes are placed in dialogue with insights from the natural sciences and current social
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Development of Seventh-day Adventist Theology
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This course, taught by Denis Kaiser at Seventh-Day Adventist School of Theology at Andrews University, deals with the origin and subsequent modification of characteristic Seventh-day Adventist teachings in such areas as the Sabbath, sanctuary, atonement, covenants, creation, conditional immortality, worship, typology, eschatology, Christology, and righteousness by faith. Course Categories: General
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Biological Evolution and the Kinship of All Life
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Charles Darwin once said, "the crust of the earth is a vast museum." Today, we have access to innovative technology and years of valuable research data that allow us to observe this dynamic museum of the world in a new way. Modern genetics has given insight into the mechanisms driving
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Tiktaalik: Evidence of Evolutionary Change
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Thinking about time on the scale of tens of millions of years is a concept that a paleontologist deals with on a regular basis. In this intriguing short film, Dr. Neil Shubin discusses the discovery of a fossil that seems to bridge the gap between life in water and life
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What Makes Evolution a Theory?
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What is a theory? Does the observation of gravitational force involve the same process of definition as gravitational theory? The misconceptions surrounding the term “theory” stem from differences in how the term is defined between scientists and the average non-scientist. Dr. Jeff Hardin discusses the key ideas relating to the
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Frontiers of Neuroscience: Charting the Complexities of Our Brains
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Technological advances in neuroscience have given insight into the neuronal connections in our brains and have given us the ability to map out electrical activity between neurons. This understanding of neurological circuitry has allowed scientists to manipulate electrical activity in brain cells and observe neurological responses. Results from monitoring neuronal
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