Tuesday nights at Metropolitan have become known as the time for mid-week study opportunities. To learn more about how you can grow in your faith through learning, contact Rev. Sandy Rector srector@mmumc-dc.org or call 202.363.4900 ext 19.
Let There Be Light!
Tuesdays Evenings in July
Must we reject belief in God to accept the findings of science? How might religion and science coexist and even complement one another in the 21st Century? Join us on Tuesday evenings this July as we use the Wesley Seminary Ministry Network DVD Series on Religion and Science, facilitated by Dr. E. Maynard Moore, to explore these questions and more. Classes meet from 7-9:00 p.m. and registration is required (limited to the first 15 registrants – call Rev. Sandy Rector, 202.363.4900, ext. 19) so that pre-session reading material may be distributed.
July 7 “Reflections”: A presentation by Nobel Laureate Dr. Charles Townes, University of California at Berkeley, who invented the laser, as he reflects on his career as a cosmologist. Townes discusses quantum theory, complexity, and even the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
July 14 “The Search for God”: Dr. Alister McGrath, Oxford University, Great Britain, colleague of Richard Dawkins and author of “The Dawkins Delusion,” a critical review of Dawkins’ best-selling “The God Delusion.” McGrath speaks forcefully from a Christian perspective, but to date, Dawkins has declined to debate McGrath in any public forum. Come decide for yourself.
July 21 “Natural Selection & the Economy of Grace”: In the “Year of Darwin,” it is important to discuss the implications of the “evolution idea” and to learn how to talk coherently as Christians who also embrace the theory and its power to interpret the natural order of things. Dr. Amy Laura Hall, Duke University Divinity School, discusses a few of the ethical implications in provocative ways.
July 28 “Beyond Conflict: Christianity & Science”: Dr. David A. Wilkinson, Principal of St. John’s College, Durham, Great Britain, member World Methodist Council, and our guest last August, will be with us again. Renowned internationally as an astrophysicist, Dr. Wilkinson shows how the so-called “conflict” between science and religion oversimplifies reality. He staunchly claims that science should be embraced as a gift from God, and if we are created in God’s image, we should be able to understand God’s creation. His in-person presentation to us on July 28th should be another stimulating occasion for us all.
