Published on October 17, 2013  
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The Samford University Center for Science and Religion will host noted author and speaker John Haught of the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University for two free public lectures on October 29, 2013. 

Haught will speak on the subject of "Evolution and Faith: What is the Problem?" at 10 a.m. in Reid Chapel. At 7 p.m. he will speak on "Science, Faith, and the New Atheism" in Brock Forum, Dwight Beeson Hall.

Haught, a noted scholar of science and Christianity, is the author of 19 books, including Science and Faith: A New Introduction, Making Sense of Evolution: Darwin, God and the Drama of Life, God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens, and Christianity and Science: Toward a Theology of Nature.

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.