Exposing Myths About Christianity: A Historian Answers Culturally-Rampant Lies and Legends about Christianity and Science
Please join us for a local meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation featuring Professor Jeffrey Burton Russell on his book, Exposing Myths About Christianity: A Guide to Answering 145 Viral Lies and Legends (offered on Amazon.com and elsewhere).
When: 12 – 2:30 PM on Saturday, May 19th, 2012
Where: Shoreline Community Church, 935 San Andres Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
The public and new members are cordially invited to attend. The meeting will begin with a fellowship meal at noon followed by Jeff’s lecture at 1PM. Potluck contributions are welcome.
Main speaker Jeffrey Burton Russell is Professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he taught from 1979-1998. He has published numerous books and articles on the history of theology, including Inventing the Flat Earth: Columbus and Modern Historians. Jeff’s most recent work, Exposing Myths About Christianity: A Guide to Answering 145 Viral Lies and Legends, examines a wide array of common misperceptions, characterizations, stereotypes, caricatures and outright myths about Christianity that circulate heavily within today’s society, and are even believed by many Christians. In a succinct and engaging manner, Russell discusses these errors and provides thoughtful, even-handed, carefully researched and sharp-witted responses. The author sets the record straight against the New Atheists and other cultural critics who charge Christianity with being outdated, destructive, superstitious, unenlightened, racist, colonialist, based on fabrication, and other significant false accusations.
The American Scientific Affiliation (www.asa3.org) was founded in 1941 as an international network of Christians in the sciences. Members of the ASA are united by a belief in orthodox Christianity, as defined by the Apostles’ and Nicene creeds and a commitment to excellence in science. The ASA is not an advocacy organization. Where there is honest disagreement on an aspect of science, Christian faith, or the relationship between the two, the ASA strives to create a safe environment in which dialogue can flourish and diverse, even contrasting, ideas can be discussed with courtesy and respect.
Please contact Stan Anderson (anderso-at-westmont-dot-edu) or Stephen Contakes (scontakes-at-westmont-dot-edu) for more information.
Welcome to the Homepage of Southern California Christians in ScienceSouthern California Christians in Science is a local chapter of the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), a national organization of Christians in Science. This local chapter is envisioned as a venue for ASA members to meet regularly for the purposes of learning, networking, fellowship and discussion of topics that are of interest to the members and pertinent to the mission of the ASA. We also want to support efforts of ASA members as they pursue the stated purpose of the ASA "to investigate any area relating Christian faith and science" and "to make known the results of such investigations for comment and criticism by the Christian community and by the scientific community."
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Last Updated (Tuesday, 19 April 2011 05:31) Our Fall 2011 Meeting: Test of FAITH Presentation and Panel Discussion
Before the meeting we enjoyed a great time of conversation and a wonderful collection of gastronomic delights at an informal pot-luck dinner in the Church fellowship room from 5:30 – 6:30 PM. The formal program began at 6:30 when Tom Ferko gave a short introduction to the ASA and its S. California Christians in Science local chapter and encouraged attendees to consider joining the ASA. After this introduction we engaged in a short time of worship led by Jason and Kathy Hine. At 7 PM Tom introduced Ruth Bancewicz who briefly described the Faraday Institute and the Test of Faith study materials. Afterward, we watched part 3 of the Test of Faith video. This was followed by a panel Q&A session. Tom introduced the Q &A by sharing some biographical info on each panelist. The panelists were:
Members of the audience brought up a number of thoughtful questions about the creation of life in the lab, origin of life chemistry, the theology of creation, neuroscience and the soul, emergence, evolution, the resurrection, Genesis 1 & 2, and the public image of science. This led to a fun and vigorous discussion among the panelists and with the audience. At the close Jim Buchholz highlighted the upcoming ASA national meeting at Point Loma Nazarene University with its special theme of Science and the Media. He encouraged local section members to both attend and consider giving presentations. Afterwards, Ruth gave a brief presentation about the Test of Faith video, book, and study materials. The presentation, which began at 8:30 PM, included a description of the materials and suggestions for how they can be used. After the formal program, Ruth and the panelists stuck around for further discussions with members of the audience. Many thanks to Ruth and the Faraday Institute for their thought-provoking work, and to Ruth, Maurice and Stephen for serving as our panel during Q&A.
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