Can the Bible and Geology Agree? Geology intensive at Melbourne University, Australia

A friend of mine is organizing a week-long geology intensive during university vacation at the campus of the Melbourne University, Australa, in July 2013.

The theme is Can the Bible and Geology Agree?

He is keen to connect with students who are members of Christian groups on campus, to train and equip them at an advanced level in biblical geology and associated disciplines.

The intensive will run from 10 am to 1 pm daily from Monday 15 July to Friday 19th July 2013 inclusive.

The course presenters will be Dr Peter Hastie, principal of the Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne and yours truly (Dr Tasman Walker, geologist with Creation Ministries International).

This is the proposed program:

• Day 1 How Big Pictures direct our thinking. Tasman Walker

• Day 2 Options in interpreting Genesis. Peter Hastie

• Day 3 Geology and history. Tasman Walker

• Day 4 Radio-isotope dating. Tasman Walker

• Day 5 Landscapes, Google Earth, and your career. Tasman Walker

This is quite an ambitious undertaking. Some of the bullet points connected with this intensive are:

• Discover how the Bible big picture relates to all your subjects.

• See how the biblical worldview can sharpen your critical thinking skills.

• Bring your questions and any Uni course notes you wish.

• We welcome any questions you have (related to the event content) and will discuss them with you in an honest and friendly manner.

If you are interested, or if you know of anyone who is or could be, please contact biblesbigpictureistrue@gmail.com for more information.

I’m convinced it will be a great intensive for university students and professors from the various universities around the area. It will engage with a different worldview and deal with issues that are not touched on in standard university courses.

The intensive will also be be excellent for theological students and professors at the theological and Bible colleges in the area. There are a number of Christian groups connected with all these colleges and we want to get the word out. We are keen to see Christians studying at tertiary level to be better informed on this issue.

Some more bullet points:

• Can Noah and the ice age fit together? And if so what is the relevance to modern debates on climate?

• Does radiometric dating hold the key to the earth’s age? What about fossils, dinosaurs, and distant star light?

• This intensive will be highly relevant to your university studies, irrespective of your course.

If you can help get the word around please do; that will be great.

Here is a pdf of a flyer (1.5 Mb) about the intensive.