C-21 | 205 | Answering Science Based Skepticism with a Person, Not an Argument

Room 205
Speaker: Dr. Timothy Dolch

When engaged in adult faith formation, an adult catechist will likely encounter skepticism that is purportedly science-based. While responding with reasonable arguments is important, one must not underestimate the persuasiveness of communicating the reasonableness of faith by pointing to Catholic scientists themselves. For example, big-bang cosmology was first proposed by the Belgian priest and astrophysicist, Georges Lemiatre. I will discuss the example of Fr. Lemiatre and others, largely drawn from the book “From Galileo to Gell-Mann: The Wonder that Inspired the Greatest Scientists of All Time: In Their Own Words”.

Dimension: Spirituality

Also offered in session B-14