Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 1:30 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 361C
276: History of the Influence of Religion on Geology and Geology on Religion
Sponsor:	Topical Sessions
JTPC Rep:	Julie Newell, Southern Polytechnic State University
Conveners/Advocates:	Stephen M. Rowland, University of Nevada Las Vegas Julie Newell, Southern Polytechnic State University
1:30 PM			Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM	276-1		Ancient Wisdom, Religious Authority and Early Geology Kerry V. Magruder, University of Oklahoma
1:50 PM	276-2		Religion and Geology: Explaining Earthquakes in the Early Modern Atlantic World Jamie Stephenson, University of Minnesota
2:05 PM	276-3		Jefferson, Religion, and Megalonyx: The Role of Religion in Thomas Jefferson's Resistance to the Concept of Extinction Stephen M. Rowland, University of Nevada Las Vegas
2:25 PM	276-4		Genesis and Geology in America: The Cooper—Silliman—Stuart Debate, 1829-1839 Julie Newell, Southern Polytechnic State University
2:40 PM	276-5		Archibald Geikie on the Last Elevation of Scotland Leonard G. Wilson
2:55 PM	276-6		Sir John William Dawson (1820–1899): Some Aspects of His Reconciliation of Scripture and Geology K.R. Aalto, Humboldt State University
3:10 PM			Break
3:25 PM	276-7		Has Evangelicalism influenced geology? Michael B. Roberts, Lancaster University
3:45 PM	276-8		The Mistaken Rejection of Evolution: How Did Mainstream Christian Fundamentalism Come to Misconstrue the Role of the Hypothesis In Science? Penny Greer, The University of Southern Indiana
4:05 PM	276-9		Intelligent Design: A Protean Problem David C. Campbell, University of Alabama
4:20 PM	276-10		The Power of God and the Role of Evidence in Creationist Thought Richard A. Peters, Boston University
4:35 PM	276-11		Models of Geoscience for Current Faith-Based Outreach Jeffrey K. Greenberg, Wheaton College

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