Iowa State

A discussion on how Christianity and faith traditionns can help us disagree better

Micheal Wear, a former White House Staffer and current President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, and Alex Tuckness, Chair of the ISU Department of Political Science, discuss hope for politics versus hope in politics. They will also address the role of religion in politics and public service in a society that doesn't agree on any of it. Wear will share resources from the Christian tradition that can contribute to building spaces for more hospitable civic dialogue.

A conversation about flourishing, suffering, and spirituality

Evolutionary science teaches that humans arose from a population, sharing common ancestors with other animals. Most readers of the book of Genesis in the past understood all humans descended from Adam and Eve, a couple specially created by God. These two teachings seem contradictory, but is that necessarily so?

What if the traditional biblical account is somehow true, with the origins of Adam and Eve taking place alongside evolution? Building on well-established but overlooked science, Swamidass explains how it's possible for Adam and Eve to be rightly identified as the ancestors of everyone.