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

For more information: dhalsmer@oru.edu

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”

Oral Roberts University Campus

Prayer Tower in Center of Campus

Citiplex Towers

Praying Hands

Hammer Student Center

Christ Chapel

Graduate Center

Having Fun/Attracting Youth

Sand Volleyball Tournament!