Religious Naturalism: Evidential Inspiration and Realistic Hope

with Rev. Michael Dowd

November 26, 7pm-8:45pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
730 N. Tejon St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

This program, geared for adults and teens, expands on a TEDx talk Rev. Dowd delivered in May 2012 and draws on material in his bestselling, bridge-building book, Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World, which was endorsed by 6 Nobel laureates and other science luminaries, including noted skeptics and atheists, and by religious leaders across the spectrum.  Praise from Nobel Prize-winning scientists and dozens of religious leaders: http://bit.ly/52eQDC

Rev. Dowd is one of the most inspiring science-celebrating speakers in America today. He and his wife, Connie Barlow, an acclaimed science writer, have spoken to more than 1,700 groups (including more than 400 UU congregations) since launching their itinerant ministry in 2002. Their work has been featured in The New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Discover magazine, and on CNN, Fox News, and ABC News: http://michaeldowd.org/news/tv/ .

Program description: Michael Dowd, "America's evolutionary evangelist," shows how a meaningful, science-based view of big history, human nature, and death can offer a realistically hopeful and inspiring vision of the future and help people live happier, healthier, more on-purpose lives. 

Michael's bio and publications:
http://www.thegreatstory.org/MD-writings.html
Michael's wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dowd
Connie's bio and publications:
http://www.thegreatstory.org/CB-writings.html

Michael's HuffPost blog: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-michael-dowd/
TEDx talk: "Why We Struggle and Suffer":
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-michael-dowd/tedx-talk-why-we-struggle_b_1605802.html
United Nations talk / Distinguished Lecture at Caltech, sponsored by The
Skeptic Society, "Evolution and the Global Integrity Crisis":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2ATHA8Cyp0