CORNELL UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN FACULTY/STAFF FORUM
THIS WEEK AT CORNELL:
Intelligent Design, Intelligent Discourse:
Reflections on the State of the University Address
A Panel discussion
Friday, November 4, 2:30pm – 4:00 pm
Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium
In his recent State of the University address, Cornell President Hunter Rawlings discussed at length “the challenge to science posed by religiously-based opposition to evolution, described, in its current form, as ‘intelligent design.'” The address received national media coverage and is now serving as the basis for discussions taking place at the departmental level at Cornell.
The response to the address by the Christian community at Cornell has been mixed. Some Christians favorably disposed toward intelligent design were troubled by the talk; others have no more sympathy for intelligent design than Rawlings, and agreed with the large majority of what he said. Read More ›