ASA Winter Symposium
“Scientific and Spiritual Lessons in the Time of COVID”
featuring Dr. Francis Collins
Director, National Institutes of Health
2020 Templeton Award Laureate
ASA Member & Fellow
Peter has given a talk for the American Scientific Affiliation in the past, and Sanctuary board member Lynn Billman is an ASA member.
January 30, 2021
10am MST
Here is the description of the event from the ASA website:
The ASA Winter Symposium featuring ASA member and Fellow Francis Collins is coming soon! We invite you to join us via Zoom on Saturday, January 30, 2021, beginning at 10 am MST. Dr. Collins, who is Director, National Institutes of Health and the 2020 Templeton Prize Laureate, will share his unique insights on "Scientific and Spiritual Lessons in the Time of COVID."
This virtual event will include key elements of the ASA approach—a scientific talk followed by lively discussion facilitated by local and student chapters and concluding with time for fellowship/social interaction. The three-hour symposium will be broken down as follows:
10 am MST – Lecture with Francis Collins
11 am MST – Local Chapter/Student Discussions
12 pm MST – Fellowship/Social Hour
Come for one or all three segments.
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_62KF6KYJQoitZWDhN4PLWw
In this unique time, we appear to be turning a corner. This is a special opportunity to hear from an ASA Fellow on the front line of the COVID response. Throughout his career, Francis has been a strong voice for the integration of faith and reason. He is best known for leading the Human Genome Project in 2003 to its successful completion. By his scientific leadership, public speaking, and popular writing, including his best-selling 2006 book The Language of God (which led to the creation of BioLogos), Francis has demonstrated how religious faith can motivate and inspire rigorous scientific research. He encourages religious communities to embrace the latest discoveries of genetics and the biomedical sciences as insights to enrich and enlarge their faith. He works closely with Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key White House advisor on the national health crisis.
