 Jackson, Tenn. -
Paul Nelson, editor of the journal, Origins and Design, will be speaking
at 51ÉçÇø's second Templeton lecture of the year March 27.
"Nelson will draw on his background in biology to relate
intelligent design to biology," said Wayne Wofford, the director of
the Edward P. Hammons Center for Scientific Studies at Union.
A Senior Fellow of the Discover Institute's Center for the Renewal of
Science and Culture, Nelson received his bachelor of art in philosophy
from the University of Pittsburgh in 1984 and his Ph.D. in philosophy from
the University of Chicago in 1998. He has been a research fellow of the
Pascal Center for Advanced Studies in Faith and Science and is currently a
member of the board of directors of Access Research Network, a non-profit
science information service.
Nelson has also published articles in journals such as Biology &
Philosophy and Rhetoric and Public Affairs. His dissertation on the theory
of common descent will be published shortly, under the title "On
Common Descent," as volume 16 of the series "Evolutionary
Monographs."
Nelson will speak at 7 p.m. in Harvey Hall in the Barefoot Student
Union Building. The title of his lecture will be "Intelligent Design
in Biology."
The Templeton lectures are sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation
and the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA).
For more information regarding the Templeton lectures, call (901)
661-5301.
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