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Word Alive 2019: Worshipping God through science

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Seminar 1: Why every Christian should want to be a scientist
Ruth Bancewicz unpacks some of the background to the history and philosophy of science, and shows how the Bible points us to a Christ-centred theology of nature.

Seminar 2: Making sense of the world
Ruth Bancewicz addresses topics of imagination and creativity, and the complementary roles they play in science and theology.

Seminar 3: On top of the world
Ruth Bancewicz explores the roles of beauty, awe and wonder in science, and how they can lead us to worship.

Seminar 4: Q&A panel
Ruth Bancewicz, Chris Willmott, Abigail P and JJ Wyatt discuss evolution, fine-tuning arguments, ethics, and living as a Christian in the sciences. Hosted by Jon Dawson. Due to a technical fault, the first few minutes of this panel discussion are missing from the recording.

This audio was recorded at the Science Network Track at Word Alive 2019.

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About the authors

Dr Ruth Bancewicz

Ruth Bancewicz is Church Engagement Director at The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, Cambridge (UK), working on positive expressions of the science-faith dialogue. She originally trained …

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Abigail studied Biological Sciences, and subsequently conducted graduate research in palaeoecology and plant ecology. She is passionate about reading her Bible faithfully whilst accepting current …

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JJ Wyatt

JJ studied physics at Durham University before moving to Newcastle to spend a year as a Relay Worker with UCCF. Since then he has been working for the NHS as a medical physicist, specialising in …

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Jon Dawson is a research fellow in regenerative biology and the University of Southampton.

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Chris Willmott is a Senior Lecturer in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester.

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