Science & Religion Leaders  

Joan Chittister,  John Haught

Richard Rohr,  Ursula King

Kenneth R. Miller,  Ilia Delio

Mary Southard,  Gail Worcelo

Linda Gibler,  Michael Morwood

Gloria Schaab,  Diarmuid O'Murchu

 

          Recommended for . . .

  • CLASSROOMS - religious studies in colleges and seminaries

  • DISCUSSION GROUPS - in churches and home study


    "Listening to these conversations engendered in me a fuller understanding of my faith. What I learned continues to challenge me to explore more deeply both the Holy Scriptures and the depths of the natural world, i.e., the book of nature."

    — Ed Gibeau


  • Note: This "Evolutionary Catholics" audioseries is a subset of the 38-episode "Evolutionary Christianity" audioseries


           

     

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    "This series helped change the direction of my spirituality. I will forever be grateful for the talks that took me to a much bigger view of God. Listening to these audios, while doing supplementary reading, gave me the confidence to go with my heart on this part of my journey, and I'm doing it with joy!" — Sheila Conner
     


        



    Sample 4-minute audio excerpts of all 12 conversations
    . . . or stream/DOWNLOAD ALL as a single free audio

     

    Joan Chittister

      

    Ilia Delio

      

    Linda Gibler

      

    John Haught

      

    Ursula King

      

    Kenneth Miller

     

     

    Michael Morwood

     

    Diarmuid O'Murchu

     

    Richard Rohr

      

    Gloria Schaab

      

    Mary Southard

      

    Gail Worcelo

     


          
     
    Directions for Course Leaders


     

     
     
    • Core Material: interviews with 12 Catholic science & religion leaders

    • Formats: episodes can be listened to (audio mp3) and read (pdf transcript)

    • Time: each interview is between 45 and 65 minutes in length

    • Audio Quality: each interview was professionally edited for cogency and listener ease

    • Audio Downloads: an access code allows group leaders and learners to download episode audios onto their own computers and mp3 devices

    • Transcript Downloads: the carefully edited and keyword-hotlinked transcripts (in pdf) are unsecured so that teachers and students in classroom situations may highlight and paste entire paragraphs into their own digital documents for use in test questions and student essays
          

          
     

    Sample Study Guide

    Note: "Evolutionary Catholics" is a subset of the 38-episode "Evolutionary Christianity" audioseries


     

     

    • Flexibility: each episode is paired with its own study guide. The unsecured pdf format enables clergy, teachers, and other group leaders to highlight and paste into their own documents precisely those questions they wish to use, in whatever order they choose, and with the freedom to alter the template language

    • Stand-Alone Episodes: each episode is self-standing, so course leaders may sequence them in any order

    • Honoring Diversity: the study guide questions (which are offered episode-by-episode) are carefully written to respect the beliefs and perspectives that participants may bring to their learning experience, while encouraging individual and group reflection.

          




          
    Single-Page Summaries of the 12 Episodes

    Note: This "Evolutionary Catholics" audioseries is a subset of the 38-episode "Evolutionary Christianity" audioseries

     


             
     

     

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    Joan Chittister

    Ilia Delio

    Linda Gibler

    John Haught

    Ursula King

    Kenneth Miller

    Michael Morwood

    Diarmuid O'Murchu

    Richard Rohr

    Gloria Schaab

    Mary Southard

    Gail Worcelo

          

     

     

    Pricing by Group Size for
    "Evolutionary Catholics"

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             ♦ LEADERS PACKAGE
           same download code may be shared by up to 3 course co-leaders
    • Leaders Manual  (6 pages pdf)
    • Summaries of 12 Episodes  (12 pages pdf)
    • Guidance for Personal Reflection  (6 pages pdf)
    • 12 AUDIOS  (12 mp3 audios, 45-65 minutes each, 104 MB total download)
    • 12 TRANSCRIPTS  (12 pdf documents, total 194 pages)
    • 12 STUDY GUIDES  (12 pdf documents, total 140 pages)


        
     

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         ♦ PARTICIPANTS PACKAGE
           each course participant purchases/downloads his or her own digital set
           (or course leader may purchase multiple copies in their behalf)
    • Guidance for Personal Reflection  (6 pages pdf)
    • 12 AUDIOS  (12 mp3 audios, 45-65 minutes each, 104 MB total download)
    • 12 TRANSCRIPTS  (12 pdf documents, total 194 pages)


        
     

    $16 per participant

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         ♦ OTHER COURSE OPTIONS
    • "EVOLUTIONARY CHRISTIANITY" - the full 38-episode series (diverse Christian views) from which the 12-episode "Evolutionary Catholics" was drawn

    • "EVOLUTIONARY CREATION" - a 10-episode subset of this series geared for Evangelicals and other theologically conservative participants



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    Know that up to 3 course co-leaders may share the same download code that your purchase will provide. All components (pdf and mp3) of the Leaders package are easily downloadable, using the code you will purchase.

    You will then want to spend some time perusing the LEADERS PACKAGE in order to determine how to sequence the 10 episodes and how you prefer to use/adapt the Study Guides for your group's particular needs.

    When you are ready to recruit course participants and direct them to where and how to purchase/download their PARTICIPANT PACKAGE, you will:

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    Having each student go online and purchase his/her own Participant Package of downloadables is highly recommended — especially because latecomers will be able to purchase a download set and immediately begin to participate in the course.

    Alternative: If your organization prefers to directly pay for some or all participant materials, you will need to
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    "I am an avid podcast listener, especially while exercising or doing chores. No other audio series has helped me as much as the Evolutionary Christianity series has.

    For many years I struggled on my own to understand how to integrate my Christian experience with the truth I found in science. I had already read or heard some of the guests, and so was looking forward to those episodes, but the range and caliber of all the guests is impressive. Among them are top-notch academics and leaders in spirituality discussing a topic that was deeply important to me — but almost taboo in my social circles.

    The series as a whole gave me reassurance that I wasn't alone. I encountered an abundance of ideas, perspectives, and paradigms presented in an accessible, engaging conversation. Michael Dowd's warm style and impressive knowledge gave the series a snap and sparkle difficult to match anywhere else."

    — Richard Powell

     


    "Wow! What a great conversation! The ideas which resonated most for me were elevating “The Universe Story” (a great title from a great book) to 'The Cosmic Drama'—I love that.

    As well, the beauty and mystery of an emergent and unfinished Creation: although I’ve contemplated this, John Haught expressed it in a subtle and evocative manner. This is one audio that I need to listen to again and savor the richness of the ideas shared."

    — Don Smith