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Faith & Life Lecture Series
Fall 2006
Doing Science in a Theistic Universe
The Cross in the Circle: Survey of Celtic Christianity
A Story in Search of an Ending: Interpreting the Old Testament Within History and Scripture
Doing Science in a Theistic Universe
Instructor: Robert Newman
Meeting Times: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Dates: Mondays; September 10, 17, 24; October 1
Location: Center for Christian Study
This lecture series is a consideration of how doing science in a theistic universe might differ from doing science in an atheistic universe. The lectures will tour some places where it makes a difference and some of the evidence which points strongly in a theistic direction: the cosmos as a whole, the earth's place in the cosmos in particular, and the strange phenomenon we call life.
ROBERT NEWMAN holds a Ph.D. in theoretical astrophysics from Cornell University, and earned his bachelor of science degree in physics from Duke University. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Faith Theological Seminary (Pa.), and a Master of Sacred Theology degree from Biblical Theological Seminary (Pa.). He has taken additional graduate work in cosmic gas dynamics at the University of Wisconsin, in biblical geography at the Institute for Holy Land Studies (now Jerusalem University College), and in biblical hermeneutics and interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary.
Newman has authored, co-authored, or edited numerous books, including Genesis One and the Origin of the Earth, The Evidence of Prophecy: Fulfilled Prediction as a Testimony to the Truth of Christianity, Some Perspectives on the Image of God in Man from Biblical Theology, A Critical Examination of Modern Cosmological Theories, Evolution, Religion, and the Genesis Account, The Status of Evolution As a Scientific Theory, Science Speaks: Scientific Proof Of The Accuracy Of Prophecy And The Bible, The Genesis Debate, Evangelical Affirmations, Evidence for Faith, Mere Creation, Three Views on Creation and Evolution, What's Darwin Got to Do with It, and The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis. He also has had articles published in The Astrophysical Journal and The Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation.
The Cross in the Circle: A Survey of Celtic Christianity
Instructor: Gordon Lindsey
Meeting Times: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Dates: Mondays; October 15, 22, 29; November 5
Location: Center for Christian Study
The Celtic cross (a cross with a circle tying its four spokes together) has become a popular symbol in many Christian circles. (It is especially popular among Presbyterians.) This lecture series takes a look at the distinctive tradition of Christianity that created this cross. It will review the rise, growth, and decline of Celtic Christianity (400-1200 A.D.). It will also discuss great Celtic saints (like Patrick and Columba), how Celtic Christian life differed from Roman Christianity, and the impact that it left on medieval Europe.
 THE REV. GORDON LINDSEY has read extensively in the history of Celtic Christianity. He holds a B.A. degree in history from Wheaton College and an M.Div. degree from the Yale Divinity School. He has also done graduate study at Oxford University. He is pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Scottsville, Va.
In- and Out-of-the-Body Experiences: Biblical Perspective on Bodies, Heaven, and the Christian Hope
Instructor: Bill Wilder
Meeting Times: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Dates: Wednesdays; Oct. 17, 24, 31; Nov. 7
Location: Center for Christian Study
For many, the Christian hope is to go to heaven when you die. The place of the body is often overlooked in this conception, especially when heaven itself is viewed as an escape from creation. The Biblical teaching on resurrection, however, reminds us that redemption is the triumph of God's purposes within our bodies and creation, rather than apart from them. This lecture series will examine the specifically Christian understanding of bodies, death, the intermediate state in heaven, and glorified bodies in a new creation.
BILL WILDER, Director of Educational Ministries at the Center for Christian Study, completed his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies at Union
Theological Seminary in Virginia. He received an undergraduate  degree in English and German from Guilford College and an M.Div. degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Bill is a former instructor of Biblical languages, history, and theology at the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, and is the author of Echoes of the Exodus Narrative in the Background and Context of Galatians 5:18 (Peter Lang, 2001).
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