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Online options for our 2023 Annual Meeting
Livestream sessions – All of the plenary speakers, one track of oral presentations, CSCA's AGM, the Sunday worship, and the State of the ASA meeting will be livestreamed.
Additionally, ASA Members Keith and Ruth Miller are hosting a series of three Zoom meetings during the weekend for our online attendees to discuss the sessions they've been viewing. Please find the full schedule of online sessions below.
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Online Schedule
- Friday, July 28
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7:00 PM (EDT) | Welcome, Introductions, Announcements
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7:30 PM (EDT) | Plenary I
Denis Alexander, "Are We Slaves to Our Genes?" - Saturday, July 29
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8:15 AM (EDT) | Devotions I
• Worship Leader: Glen Soderholm
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8:45 AM (EDT) | Plenary II
Joanna Ng, “How to Build Future Digital Infrastructures Using AI and Confluence of Technologies That Reflect God's Kingdom Values?” -
10:15–11:45 AM (EDT) | Session I.A
Life Sciences 1: The Future of Biological Evolution and Faith
• Sy Garte, “Assembly Theory and Abiogenesis”
• Peter Bussey, “Natural Law—God’s Law in Our Hearts”
• Hugh Ross, “Humans’ Unique Anatomy for Thinking” -
12:00 PM (EDT) | Zoom Discussion I
Hosted by Keith and Ruth Miller -
1:00 PM–2:30 PM (EDT) | Session II.A
The Future of Physics and Faith
• Charles Kankelborg, “Quantum Entanglement for Nonspecialists: How Weird Is This?”
• Matthew Solt, “Muography: The Intersection of Particle Physics and Archaeology”
• Yufeng Zhao, “An Aesthetic Approach to the Integration of Faith and Science” -
3:30 PM–5:00 PM (EDT) | Session III.A
Communicating Science: The Future of Science Education and Faith 1
• Carl P. Fictorie, “What Peter Atkins Gets Wrong about Christianity”
• Dominic Halsmer, “Introducing Earth Science Students to Science/Faith Issues Using Reverse Engineering”
• Stephen O. Moshier, “The Perry Mastodon: Science and Faith Icon at Wheaton College” -
7:00 PM (EDT) | Plenary III
Donna Strickland, “Science Studies the Question: How? Religion Wonders About the Question: Why?” -
8:30 PM (EDT) | CSCA AGM
- Sunday, July 30
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9:30 AM–10:30 AM (EDT) | Worship Service
• Worship Leader: Glen Soderholm
• Minister: Patrick Franklin -
11:00 AM–12:00 PM (EDT) | Plenary IV
Victoria Lorrimar, “Technology and Hope: Narratives of the Human Future” -
12:00 PM (EDT) | Zoom Discussion II
Hosted by Keith and Ruth Miller -
1:15–2:45 PM (EDT) | Session IV.A
Environmental Sciences: The Future of Christian Environmentalism
• Lowell Bliss, “The Death of Environmentalism (Creation Care Edition)”
• John R. Wood, “The Necessity of Death in Creation Care Theology and Practice”
• Fred Van Dyke, “The Four R’s of Christian Conservation in the Age of the Anthropocene” -
3:15 PM–4:45 PM (EDT) | Session V.A
Theology: The Future of Biblical Interpretation in Relation to the Science-Faith Dialogue
• John W. Hilber, “Cosmology and Biblical Accommodation: Insights from Relevance Theory”
• William Horst, “The Bible as a Two-Testament Collection of Writings in Science-Faith Dialogue”
• Christopher Polachic, “Do Evangelicals Accept Scientific Error in the Bible? A Case Study of the Mustard Seed Problem” -
7:30 PM-9:00 PM (EDT) | State of the ASA
• Presenters: Janel Curry, Vicki Best, and Michael Everest
• Offering supports the Student Scholarship Fund -
PDF of slides for State of the ASA
- Monday, July 31
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8:15 AM (EDT) | Devotions I
• Worship Leader: Glen Soderholm
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8:45 AM–9:45 AM (EDT) | Plenary V
Megan DeFranza, “Male, Female, and Intersex in the Image of God” -
10:15 AM–11:45 AM (EDT) | Session VI.A
Environment: The Future of Creation Care
• Joanne M. Moyer, “Creation Care in the Mennonite Community: An Analysis of Canadian Mennonite Articles (2003–2021)”
• Anthony G. Siegrist, “Creation Care as Mission: Obstacles and Opportunities for Christian Organizations”
• Paul Arveson & Derek Schuurman, “A Low-Cost Classroom Network without the Internet” -
12:00 PM (EDT) | Zoom Discussion III
Hosted by Keith and Ruth Miller
Should you have any questions, please contact us at asa@asa3.org.