Greg Cootsona: "Mere Science" and Adam's Empty Chair

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Conversation starts in a just a few hours. I’ll kick us off with a few questions to @Cootsona.

  1. Why do you think your book, “Mere Science and the Christian Faith”, is important right now? What are you hoping will happen through it?

  2. In addition to being scholars, you are more connected to campus ministries and young adult ministries than most scholars in the origins conversation. In what ways does that connection influence your approach and thoughts? What are the most important lessons from the trenches that other scholars should take to heart?

  3. You are a no-Adam Christian, but you also have been among my most consistent and stable supporters over this last two years as I’ve brought forward The Genealogical Adam. Why? Why make space for a position not your own? Why do you advocate for The Empty Chair?

  4. Many people have been asking about the ASA workshop on “Reworking the Science of Adam,” in which you were panelist. What can you tell us about what happened. How would you describe it for those who weren’t there?

  5. In addition to theology and science, you and and I have also discussed race. You were gracious enough to let me retool my whole STEAM grant around race last year. In ways could we become better at engaging with race, segregation, and injustice in the science-theology conversation?

A lot of questions, I know. @Cootsona, it would be great if you could work through them one by one. I’m sure you will get a lot of additional questions from the crowd. The forum has become very lively lately. I very much look forward to hearing your thoughts. I’m also aware you are in the West Coast, so you might join a bit later in the morning.

I also received word that Gary Fugle (@fuglega) might join in too, a BioLogist and author of this book.

Gary is another one who has been trying to find a way forward in the Creation War. If he comes, I’d like to ask him about seeking peace. Gary, your desire and call for peace is admirable. How does that compare and contrast with how we have been pursuing peace here? (see here: The @Swamidass Model. What is "seeking peace"?). How do you think we will find peace in the cases where we cannot agree?

Thank you for joining us. We look forward to learning from you both. Peace.

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