The ASA invites submissions for ASA 2025, our Annual Meeting on July 18–21, 2025, Colorado Christian University (CCU) in Lakewood, CO.

• Call for Abstracts
• Oral Presentation Deadline: February 15, 2025
• Poster Presentation Deadline: February 15, 2025
• Scholarship Information
• Oral & Poster Presentation Instructions

Greetings from the ASA 2025 Program Chairs Mark Parker, Ian Clary, and Cory Hixson

We are looking forward to your participation in ASA 2025, our annual meeting on July 18–21, 2025, at Colorado Christian University (CCU) in Lakewood, CO! We will continue to update meeting information as it becomes available.

The theme of this year's annual meeting is "Science & Technology as Worship: Recapturing the Joy of Discovery." Participants will be challenged to recall and share the joy they experience in discovering the beautiful complexity of God's creation as they pursue their field of study.

We invite meeting registrants to contribute oral or poster presentations along several parallel session tracks covering a range of topics at the intersection of science and faith. We will also have a student poster contest. You may propose an abstract as either:

• A 20-minute oral presentation (plus 5-minute Q&A) on an important topic in the science-faith dialogue, or
• A conference-style poster integrating faith & science for viewing and for presentation. The poster should include scientific data and analysis as well as discussion about its theological significance or 1-3 questions on how you might develop theological insights on the topic.

Details:

The annual meeting’s planning committee will evaluate and review submitted abstracts for both technical and theological content as well as overall quality and applicability. Since accepted presentations must show an adequate understanding of both science and faith, we encourage you to collaborate with other science professionals and/or theologians in preparing your presentations.

Please remember not to speak outside your field of expertise, double-check your facts, consider multiple possible scientific and/or theological interpretations, and be appropriately tentative and humble in your conclusions.

As is our custom, we will have designated tracks for students and early career scientists, Christian women in science, and chapters/affiliates.

Abstract Submission Deadline: February 15, 2025.

1. Abstracts must be 50–250 words.
2. Indicate your format preference:
• Oral presentation
• Poster
• Reviewers’ choice of format
3. Indicate which topical area the abstract supports.
4. Emphasize what your oral or poster presentation offers that is new and important for the chosen topic. Provide sufficient detail to be informative but use language that will be understood by a non-specialist or a scientist from outside your field.
5. Append one to three recent or particularly significant bibliographic references pertinent to your topic.
6. You may submit only one (1) abstract for which you are the primary author. You may submit additional abstracts listing yourself as a secondary coauthor.
7. You must submit your abstract(s) online using the Call for Abstracts form and:
• Begin your abstract with (a) type of submission—oral, poster, or reviewers’ choice, (b) the topical area, (c) the title of your presentation, and (d) the name(s) of the author(s).
• Save your abstract(s) using the following filename format: ASA2025LastName. If submitting more than one abstract (see #5 above), append a dash and number at the end of your file name (e.g., ASA2025Smith-2).
• Upload your abstract(s) as a Word (.docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) file.
8. We plan to notify you of abstract acceptance or non-acceptance by March 15, 2025.
9. All presenters must register for the annual meeting no later than April 30, 2025.

1. Physical and Environmental Sciences

The role that physical and environmental sciences play in bringing a deeper understanding and appreciation of the majesty of creation and how to better care for that creation to provide a better quality of life through responsible stewardship.

2. Life and Health Sciences

How new discoveries in biology, health, and medicine interact with our shared theological perspectives to impact how we view creation and the joy we find in its study.

3. Psychological, Behavioral and Neurosciences

Examining the role that behavioral sciences play in supporting or challenging a Christian understanding of the person and how this impacts our view of God.

4. Perspectives from Theology and the Humanities

How modern science impacts/informs theological perspectives and how theology and the humanities can inform science and its interpretation, including important historical perspectives, hermeneutics, and exegesis.

5. Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, and Information Science

How emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and related disciplines affect everyday life, both physically and spiritually. How these developments and the increased technologizing of our world impacts our Christian faith and the church.

6. Integration of Christian faith in STEM education

Share how your faith informs your discipline and how you convey that to your students and readers.

We know that money can be tight for students. The ASA would like to help make your attendance at ASA 2025 a possibility. Thanks to generous donations from ASA members, we are able to offer limited scholarships to ASA student members. Registration for student members is FREE (a $295 value).

• Scholarship awards will cover 50% of meals and lodging (double occupancy, shared bath).
• If the student is presenting either a poster or oral presentation, the award increases to cover 75% of meals and lodging.
• Students who plan to make an poster or oral presentation should not apply for the scholarship until after an abstract acceptance is received. (Scholarship award decisions will not be made until after March 15, 2025, which is after the abstract submission deadline.)
• Students traveling from outside of the US or Canada are eligible for scholarship awards for 100% of meals and lodging. Please note the country you are traveling from on your scholarship application in your comments.

Important Notes:

• Please join the ASA as a student member if you wish to apply for scholarships. This allows us to grant scholarships within the technical infrastructure of our registration system.

To be considered for a scholarship, you must

• Be a student ASA member. To become a member, complete the online membership application.
• Be an undergraduate or graduate student, a postdoc, or early career individual (less than 3 years since graduation).
• Complete all information on the application form.
• Plan to participate in the entire meeting, including the Student/Early Career Track and the State of the ASA meeting.
• Apply by June 16, 2025.

ASA Student Membership
Not an ASA student member? No problem! Annual membership is FREE for students (a $99 value). Benefits of membership include, access to our online journal, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, and networking opportunities at local chapter meetings.