An Educational Website for Learning and Celebrating The Great Story of Cosmic Evolution

"Connie Barlow and Michael Dowd are gifted troubadours who celebrate the new evolutionary epic. As they travel endless freeway miles and speak to the full spectrum of humanity, their passionate presentations are igniting a new and exciting synthesis of science and faith." — Brian Swimme, Professor of Cosmology, California Institute of Integral Studies Click for ♦ HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS WEBSITE ♦ REPORT OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ♦ PRAISE FOR OUR WORK ♦ PUBLICITY PHOTOS ♦ ITINERARY ♦ Contact us

"The Good News of Evolution" NEWS STORY: May 2009 Connie Barlow and Michael Dowd were interviewed for a full-page, pictorial news story in the Ludington Daily News, Michigan.

New Dimensions Radio interview with Michael / Connie      Rev. MICHAEL DOWD, a former pastor and author of Thank God for Evolution, and CONNIE BARLOW, an author of popular science books, embody the marriage of religion and science as husband and wife. They view themselves as emissaries of a worldwide ecumenical movement that draws from the contemporary wisdom of those on the growing edge of science and meaning. Michael Dowd's BIOGRAPHY and publications list. Connie Barlow's BIOGRAPHY and publications list. PUBLICITY PHOTOS       Contact us

Sample or subscribe to Michael and Connie's   3 distinct PODCAST SERIES (Click on images at right)

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Praise for Michael's 2008 book from NOBEL LAUREATES      full list of endorsements "The universe took 13.7 billion years to produce this amazing book. I heartily recommend it." — JOHN MATHER, NASA CHIEF SCIENTIST, 2006 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS "The science vs. religion debate is over! Michael Dowd masterfully unites rationality and spirituality in a world view that celebrates the mysteries of existence and inspires each human being to achieve a higher purpose in life. A must read for all, including scientists." — CRAIG MELLO, 2006 Nobel PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE "Dowd has given us a bridge across one of the major chasms of our times: religion and evolution. His passion for both science and religion is contagious. Reading his book, one can see that the discourse itself has just evolved to a whole new level!" — REV. MARLIN LAVAHNAR, SENIOR MINISTER, ALL SOULS UNITARIAN CHURCH, TULSA "If anyone can persuade a monotheist that the science of evolution — biological, geological, or cosmological — can enrich his or her faith, I'm betting on Michael Dowd." — THOMAS C. SCHELLING, 2005 NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS "At last, someone who understands that all of reality is sacred and science is our method of comprehending it." — LEE HARTWELL, 2001 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE "Honest students of God should welcome the revelations of science as insights, not fear them as threats. Here is a book in that spirit by an ardent believer, who takes evolution to heart, and celebrates it." — FRANK WILCZEK, 2004 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS

"The Wonder of Evolution" The cover story of the Spring 2006 issue of the national magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association features the work of Connie Barlow and Michael Dowd — "itinerant evolutionary evangelists" — in advocating a sacred understanding of evolution.

1:15 hr "Evolutionary Spirituality" AUDIO of Michael being interviewed by Craig Hamilton, as part of the "Awakening to the Impulse to Evolve" series on the website: EvolutionarySpirituality.com.

Listen to 6-minute AUDIO of Michael reading his PREFACE to the 2009 softcover edition of Thank God for Evolution.

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