The 67th Annual Meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation Science, Faith, and the Media: Communicating Beyond Books “Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.” —Ephesians 4:25, NIV July 20–July 23, 2012 Point Loma Nazarene University 3900 Lomaland Drive San Diego, CA 92106 Program Contents General Information ........................................................................................................................... 1 2012 ASA Annual Meeting Schedule .......................................................................................... 2 Plenary Abstracts Rebecca Ver Straten-McSparran...................................................................................................... 6 John E. Johnson............................................................................................................................... 6 Ralph Winter..................................................................................................................................... 6 Dean Nelson..................................................................................................................................... 7 Christopher Perez............................................................................................................................. 7 Symposia and Session Abstracts I-A. INFORMATION, GENETICS, AND ORIGINS OF LIFE Stephen Freeland ............................................................................................................................. 8 Walter Bradley .................................................................................................................................. 8 Loren Haarsma................................................................................................................................. 8 I-B. TEACHING SCIENCE AND FAITH IN THE CURRICULUM Raymond J. Lewis............................................................................................................................. 9 Glenn A. Marsch............................................................................................................................... 9 John R. Staver.................................................................................................................................. 9 I-C. SCIENCE AND FAITH: HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, AND THEOLOGY Leslie A. Wickman ............................................................................................................................ 9 Jimmy H. Davis................................................................................................................................. 9 Edward Davis.................................................................................................................................. 10 I-D. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES Janet Warren .................................................................................................................................. 10 Max Bonilla ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Linn Carothers ................................................................................................................................ 10 II-A. INFORMATION, GENETICS, AND ORIGINS OF LIFE (cont’d) Stephen Meyer, William Dembski, and Casey Luskin..................................................................... 11 Randy Isaac.................................................................................................................................... 11 Thomas L. Walters.......................................................................................................................... 11 Ann Gauger .................................................................................................................................... 12 II-B. COMMUNICATING EARTH SCIENCE TO THE PUBLIC Darrel Falk ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Davis A. Young............................................................................................................................... 12 Josh Rosenau ................................................................................................................................ 13 Keith B. Miller.................................................................................................................................. 13 II-C. CHRISTIANS IN SCIENCE AND FILM Paula Gossard................................................................................................................................ 13 David A. Vosburg............................................................................................................................ 13 Hank D. Voss.................................................................................................................................. 13 Peter M. J. Hess ............................................................................................................................ 14 II-D. SCIENCE, FAITH, ENGINEERING, AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES Barbara Ressler.............................................................................................................................. 14 Ray Norman, Barbara Ressler, and Nate Kamban ......................................................................... 14 Walter Bradley ................................................................................................................................ 15 Dominic M. Halsmer, Kenneth Weed, and Taylor Tryon................................................................. 15 III-A. INFORMATION, GENETICS, AND ORIGINS OF LIFE (cont’d) Melissa Antonio .............................................................................................................................. 15 Mark Shelhamer ............................................................................................................................. 16 III-B. CHRISTIAN VIEWS ON SCIENCE AND FAITH David Bundrick and Mike Tenneson ............................................................................................... 16 Mike Tenneson and David Bundrick ............................................................................................... 16 III-C. SCIENCE AND FAITH: HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, AND THEOLOGY (cont’d) Steven Ball...................................................................................................................................... 17 Harry Lee Poe................................................................................................................................. 17 IV-A. INFORMATION, GENETICS, AND ORIGINS OF LIFE (cont’d) Chris Osborne................................................................................................................................. 17 *Deborah L. Osae-Oppong............................................................................................................... 17 Paul A. Nelson................................................................................................................................ 18 IV-B. RESOURCES FOR DIALOGUE AND ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE AND FAITH Jennifer Wiseman ........................................................................................................................... 18 Deborah Haarsma .......................................................................................................................... 18 IV-C. SCIENCE AND FAITH: HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, AND THEOLOGY (cont’d) Richard F. Carlson and Jason N. Hine............................................................................................ 18 Paul H. Seely.................................................................................................................................. 19 Denis Lamoureux............................................................................................................................ 19 V-A. TEACHING SCIENCE AND FAITH IN THE CURRICULUM Stephen M. Contakes ..................................................................................................................... 19 Michael A. Everest.......................................................................................................................... 20 *Blake Horridge ................................................................................................................................ 20 V-B. PERSONAL BRANDING AND SOCIAL MEDIA Stephen Mapes and Michael Marcacci ........................................................................................... 20 Lara Touryan-Whelan, Kenell Touryan, and Cheryl Touryan..........................................................20 Mary Ann Pearson .......................................................................................................................... 20 V-C. WHY PUBLIC RELATIONS MATTERS David Fisher.................................................................................................................................... 21 Caroline Crocker............................................................................................................................. 21 Sandra Romo.................................................................................................................................. 21 Poster Abstracts Katherine Addicott