Mark Noll

It is a poor quality photo from my cell phone, but you get the idea.

Dr. Mark A. Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame and author of books such as "The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind", came to speak at Cornell last month. The topic of his lecture, "Science, Religion and A.D. White: Seeking Peace In the 'Warfare' Between Science and Religion". A.D. White was one of the founders of Cornell University, along with Ezra Cornell. He was known for sort of coining the metaphor of a war between science and religion (namely the Christian faith, creationism, etc), that they were not compatible.

It was fascinating to listen as Professor Noll systematically, thoughtfully, respectfully, logically, and convincingly dismantled each one White's arguments that he used to support the idea that there is a war between science and religion. Basically, Noll refuted the notion, stating that there in fact is no war at all, and that there never was. Noll claimed and supported that they, in fact, compliment each other. It was impressive.

Many students, professors, and faculty came out from all different corners of the campus. It was quite a turn out. Afterward, our Navigator group had pizza and discussed Noll's talk in small groups. We had some great Gospel-centered discussions!

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Grateful,
M&L