This course, taught by Martin Hanna and Randy Younker at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University, is a study of current creation and evolutionary models regarding the origin, age, and change of the earth and its life. Specific topics include the historical development of these models; their biblical,
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Seminar in Systematic Theology
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This course, taught by Martin Hanna at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University, explores the science-theology dialogue. Course Categories: General Theology Science Topics: History & Philosophy of Science Seminaries: Seventh-Day Adventist Theology Seminary at Andrews University Syllabus: Seminar in Systematic Theology Syllabus Tags: history and philosophy of science,
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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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History of Christianity II
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This course, taught by Denise Kettering-Lane at Bethany Theological Seminary, continues the overview of the history of Christianity from the Reformation to the present. Topics of study include the Magisterial Reformation, the Radical Reformation, Roman Catholic reform, Protestant Orthodoxy, Pietism and the Evangelical Awakening, the impact of Enlightenment rationalism, missionary
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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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Science and Religion: The Draper-White Conflict Thesis
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There is a popular conception that the historical relationship between science and religion has always been one of conflict or even all-out warfare. Historians of science call this the “conflict thesis.” In this video, historians of science Dr. Lawrence Principe and Dr. Edward Davis examine the historical roots and social
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The Workings of Science
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Discussions surrounding the various scientific disciplines don't often encompass aspects of faith. However, scientific inquiry is predicated on ideas of faith that the universe can, in fact, be understood. Can science answer all possible questions of the universe completely? There is a tendency to view questions about the universe with
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