Science & Scripture Course

Professor: Hugh Ross, Ph.D.

Full Course Runs: Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 – Friday, Jan 12, 2018

Weekend Intensive:

• Friday, Dec. 1 @ 6:30 – 9:30pm PST and
• Saturday, Dec. 2 @ 9:00am – 6:00pm PST
• Location: Paradise Alliance Church (6491 Clark Rd., Paradise, CA) or Zoom Virtual Room if you're not able to attend the intensive weekend in person

Weekly Online Discussions via Zoom Video Call: Thursdays at 6:30-8:00pm PST (Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28)

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Course Level: College Level

Course Description:

Is it possible to be intellectually honest at a scientific level and believe in the authority of Scripture? How does scientific truth accord with biblical truth? How can a person take seriously the so-called "God-inspired" Scriptures since history shows so clearly that science, at given points, has corrected church tradition? How does the biblical notion of a cosmos created by God square with the idea of evolution? How can an educated person today believe in miracles? In this course students will be prodded to examine conflicting claims of "truth" and think reasonably about both science and Scripture.

Key Questions To Be Explored:

• What is the relationship between the natural and the supernatural?
• Is nature supernatural? Is there no such thing at all as the supernatural? Is God supernatural?
• Did God evolve from nothingness? Or did people? What is evolution?
• What is the logical conclusion of refusing to believe in miracles? What must be true if there are no miracles?