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Rothermel Educational Programs An endowed lecture series of First Presbyterian Church that has established an ecumenical and interfaith board to secure speakers of national and international acclaim, and to plan program topics of current interest on matters primarily, though not exclusively, having to do with where science and religion intersect. Typically two events are scheduled annually, one in the fall and one in the spring. The Rothermel Foundation came into being in 1989 with a bequest from the late Amel Rothermel, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, with the objective to further religious faith in a Supreme Being in a modern , scientific age Board of Trustees |
| Barbara Berk, Temple B'Nai Sholem Nancy Bowers, Christ Episcopal Bryan Brown, St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Charles M. Dettor, First Presbyterian Ed Doty, First Presbyterian David Duane, Centenary United Methodist |
Stacey Griffith, First Presbyterian Jean Huryn, Garber Methodist Sally Maestripieri, First Presbyterian Brent Schlottman, First Presbyterian Linda Staunch, First Presbyterian Phil Smith, First Baptist
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Future Programs |
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Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Offshore North Carolina Could it Happen? Should it Happen? Will it Happen? March 9, 2008
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Interfaith
Dialogue Mark Pelavin Assoc. Dir. of Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism November 2005 |
TRUTH AND FICTION IN THE DA VINCI CODE Dr. Bart D. Ehrman Chair, Department of Religious Studies University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill May 2005 |
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The Dead
Sea Scrolls and the Bible Dr. James C. VanderKamm Professor of Hebrew Scriptures Notre Dame U. October 2004 |
Environmental Health - Life or Half-life Dr. Dade W. Moeller
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health, and a former Associate Dean of the School of Public Health
Harvard University
February 2005 |
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The Religious Crisis of the Civil
War Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr. Professor Virginia Tech February 2003 |
Current Concepts in Biotechnology W. Stephen Burke Sr. VP NC Biotechnology Center November 2003 |
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"Healthy Diets"
Professor of Nutrition School of Public Health and Medicine UNC at Chapel Hill
February 2004 |
Stem Cell research: Miracle or
Mayhem? Dr. Nelson Chao Professor of Medicine and Immunology Duke University & Dr. Karen Lebacqz Professor of Theological Ethics Pacific School of Religion, Berkley, Ca. |
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Apocalyptic literature of the Holy
Bible Rev. Dr. James Efird Professor of Biblical Interpretation Duke University |
What Americans need to Know About Muslims and Islam George W. Braswell, Jr., D. Min., Ph.D Campbell University February 26, 2006 |
Ethics in Future of Nanotechnology Dr. Vicki L. Colvin Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Rice Quantum Institute November 19, 2006 |
Ethics and Embryos The Issues in Stem Cell Research Ronald M. Green, Ph. D. The Eunice and Julian Cohen Professor for the Study of Ethics and Human Values Dartmouth College February 11, 2007 |