Science for Ministry Institute
Inaugural Semi-Annual Public Lecture
Dr. Ted Peters, Professor of Systematic Theology at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, will deliver the Science for Ministry Institute's inaugural semi-annual lecture. His talk, "The Lab and the Pew: the Place of Science in Pastoral Ministry," will be held Wednesday, November 4, at 7:30 pm in Stuart 6, and is free and open to the public.
Speaker Bio
Ted Peters is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and a prolific author on topics in systematic theology, religion and science, the evolution controversy, and bioethics. Some recent publications include Can You Believe in God and Evolution? and Sacred Cells? Why Christians Should Support Stem Cell Research, both of which he co-authored. Dr. Peters is also the co-editor with Robert John Russell of Theology and Science, a leading scholarly journal in this field.
More about the Science for Ministry Institute
The Science for Ministry Institute is sponsored by the Erdman Center for Continuing Education and funded by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. It is a unique program that brings together pastor-scientist pairs from churches and other ministry contexts for educational experiences designed to promote productive theological engagement with the sciences at the local level. More info on the Institute is available under "Find Out More" at the top of this page.