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American Scientific Affiliation Annual Meeting
Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma
July 24–27, 2015
Dominic Halsmer, Program; Wesley Odom, Local Arrangements
Hearing God’s
Voice in NatureGreat are the works
of the Lord; They are
pondered by all who
delight in them.
– Psalm 111:2
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Hearing God’s Voice in Nature:
1. How do STEM fields help us
tune into what God is saying?
2. What is God intending to
communicate through the
natural realm?
3. In what modes does God speak
through his creation?
Overarching Theme
Theme Verse
Great are the
works of the
Lord; They
are pondered
by all who
delight in
them..
–Psalm 111:2
Sub-themes:
1. Sustainable Resourcefulness
and Creativity in Science and
Engineering
2. Personal and Communal
Stewardship of Body, Mind
and Spirit
3. Listening to the Holy Spirit at the
Interface of Science and Theology
Thematic Ideas
Plenary Speaker
Bethany SollerederResearch Coordinator
University of Oxford
“Blood, Fire, and Fang:
Listening for God in the
Violence of Creation”“I love the theme, and look forward
to working on a paper that does
not just hear God in rainbows,
sunsets, and bunnies, but also
perceives how God is present
in blood, fire, and fang.”
Plenary Speaker
Alister E. McGrathAndreas Idreos Professor of
Science and Religion
at Oxford
“Hearing God’s Voice
in Nature:
Natural Science and
Natural Theology” (Prerecorded w/ interactive Q&A)
“I just wouldn’t be able to make
a transatlantic trip at that time.
However, the conference theme
resonates strongly with me, and
I would like to help. Are you open
to a ‘virtual’ presentation?”
Plenary Speaker
Esther L. MeekProfessor of Philosophy at
Geneva College
“Covenant Realism:
How Love Is at the
Core of All Things”
Plenary Speaker
Amos YongProfessor of Theology
and Mission;Director, Center for Missiological
Research Fuller Theological Seminary
“The Breath of God and
the Life of Nature:
Toward a Pneumatology-
Science Dialogue”