Published on June 4, 2012 by Steve Donaldson  

As part of the Center’s “Scientists in Congregations” grant, Dr. Steve Donaldson recently completed a six week series of classes for adults at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Birmingham exploring evolution from a Christian perspective. Topics included: Finding Foundational Frameworks, Investigating Interpretative Issues, Exploring Existing Evidence, Probing Presumed Problems, and Considering Christian Conclusions. The final session was conducted in a question/answer format.

 
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