“Between God and Galapagos: The Impact of New Evolutionary Thinking on the Sciences and Humanities” is the theme of the spring 2013 Science and Spirituality Forum, a free three-part lecture series at MTSU that kicks off Wednesday, Feb. 20.
![Dr. Andrew Brower](http://mtsunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Dr.-Andrew-Brower.jpg)
Dr. Andrew Brower
![Dr. Thomas Brinthaupt](http://mtsunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Dr-Tom-Brinthaupt-web.jpg)
Dr. Thomas Brinthaupt
The first brown-bag luncheon discussion in the forum will take place at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 20 in Room 475 of the James E. Walker Library.
The lecture series title refers to the exploration the intersection of spiritual thinking with the evolutionary progress symbolized by the Galapagos Islands, a Pacific island chain studied by Charles Darwin as he formulated his theory of evolution.
MTSU biology professor Dr. Andrew Brower and Dr. Thomas Brinthaupt, a professor of psychology, will present the Feb. 20 lecture, “The Evolving Theory of Evolution and the Evolution of Intelligence.”
![Rabbi Rami Shapiro](http://mtsunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Rami-Shapiro.jpg)
Dr. Rami Shapiro
Dr. Rami Shapiro, adjunct professor of religious studies at MTSU, will speak about “The Impact of Evolution on Religion” at the second brown-bag lunch event, slated for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, also in Room 475 of the Walker Library.
![Carter Phipps](http://mtsunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Carter-Phipps.jpg)
Carter Phipps
Carter Phipps, author of Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science’s Greatest Idea, will deliver the forum’s special-event lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in the State Farm Lecture Hall of MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building.
Phipps’ topic will be “The New Spirit of Evolution: Breaking the Science vs. Religion Deadlock.”
All events in the forum are free and open to the public.
For more information, visit the lecture series website at http://library.mtsu.edu/spirituality/index.php or contact Bill Black at 615-898-8378 or william.black@mtsu.edu.
— Gina K. Logue (gina.logue@mtsu.edu)
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