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SUMMARY:Science & Religion Symposium: Sustaining Creation
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we explore the relationship between environmental stewardship\, science\, and faith.\n\n\nScience & Religion Symposium– Sustaining Creation: A Dialogue on Faith\, Science\, and Environmental Justice \nJoin us on September 27th as we explore the relationship between environmental stewardship\, science\, and faith at Palmer Seminary’s fifth annual Science and Religion Symposium \nLight breakfast will be offered at 8:30 AM and the symposium will begin at 9 AM. \nWe will welcome a distinguished panel of experts who will explore the latest science and how to apply it to our lives. Whether you are interested in advocating for creation\, learning how to preach environmental stewardship\, or just understanding the topic in a deeper way\, our panelists will answer all your questions. \nOur keynote speaker is Chief Sustainability Officer and Adjunct Professor of sustainability at Villanova University\, Fr. John Abubakar. He is an institutional leader and a scholar-practitioner\, working within established systems to implement change both in Southeastern Pennsylvania and in his home country of Nigeria. \nReserve your spot now for this in-person event! A virtual option will also be available. \nIf you would like a FREE TICKET use the PROMO CODE Science100 at checkout. Thanks for your support. \n\n\n\nFr John Abubakar is Villanova University’s Chief Sustainability Officer and serves as an Adjunct Professor of sustainability. He joined the Augustinians in Nigeria in 1996 and was ordained a priest in 2004. Among other roles\, he served as vocations director\, Professor of theology\, project manager\, and as the leader of the Augustinians in Nigeria from 2012 to 2020. Before coming to Villanova\, he had worked in Nigeria\, Italy\, and the United Kingdom. He began working at Villanova in the Summer of 2021. \nA transdisciplinary scholar interested in using the theory and practice of sustainability to promote human flourishing and nature’s health\, John earned a BA in Philosophy from the Urbaniana University Rome\, and a BA in Theology from the University of Jos. He has a master’s in biblical studies from the Gregorian University Rome\, and an MSc in International Development from the University of Birmingham\, United Kingdom. He has an MA in Leadership from Roehampton University London\, and an MBA from ABU Zaria. He earned a doctorate in business from CIU\, California\, USA. He is completing a second doctorate in Sustainable Architecture at DMU Leicester\, United Kingdom. \nJohn is a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability professional and an advisory council member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)\, USA. He also serves as a judge in the Earth and Environmental division of the Global Undergraduate Awards\, Dublin\, Ireland. He founded a sustainable education center in his home country Nigeria that focuses on climate and sustainability literacy. \nFr John has sustainability certificates from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge\, United Kingdom. He is a member of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals and a fellow of the International Society for Development and Sustainability. \nOutside of work and school\, he enjoys playing tennis\, soccer\, scrabble\, and learning languages. \n\n\nPANELISTS \nDr. Brian Alfaro: Assistant Professor of Biology at Eastern University \nDr. Rebecca Hays: Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs – STEM Science Center at Montgomory County Community College \nTyler Fowler: Organizer and Outreach Coordinator at Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light \nhttps://palmerseminary.edu/science
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LOCATION:Eastern University – Warner Library Atrium\, 1300 Eagle Road\, Saint Davids\, PA\, 19087\, United States
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