Origin of Species turns 150; Plume publishes Thank GOD for EVOLUTION

As museums and universities the world over prepare to celebrate the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species this fall, evangelist Michael Dowd is on a mission to help fellow Christians accept evolution.

Dubbed an ‘evolutionary evangelist’ by Discover magazine, Michael Dowd is a traveling preacher with an unorthodox message: “Evolution is God’s will and humanity’s salvation, and contrary to popular belief, Armageddon and the Apocalypse are not inevitable.”

His new book Thank GOD for EVOLUTION–published in paperback this summer by Plume–celebrates science as sacred and has been publicly praised by religious leaders from priests to rabbis, and prominent scientists, including 6 Nobel Prize winners–a NASA senior astrophysicist among them.

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Evolutionary thinking is the zeitgeist of the 21st century. Not since the Copernican Revolution have we experienced comparable revelations about the natural world and our place in the universe. How will society ultimately reconcile science and religion? "Marry them!" exclaims Reverend Michael Dowd, author of Thank GOD for EVOLUTION: How The Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World (Plume; May 2009; ISBN: 978-0-452-29534-6).

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As major museums and leading universities around the world celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, Reverend Michael Dowd, author of Thank GOD for EVOLUTION (Viking/Plume), a groundbreaking new book endorsed by 6 Nobel Prize-winning scientists and religious leaders across the spectrum, is taking his cosmic gospel roadshow across the country for an 8th straight year. In his unorthodox sermons and seminars, awestruck audiences across America are wowed by Rev. Dowd's evolutionary epiphanies about the meaning of life and the current integrity crisis affecting the global economy and environment.

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According to Reverend Michael Dowd, the war between religion and science is over. In Thank GOD for EVOLUTION: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World (Viking/On-Sale Date: June 19, 2008/978-0-670-02045-4/$24.95) , Dowd transforms the current debate and clearly presents why it is now possible to view evolution as deeply meaningful, even sacred. Just as scientific theories evolve and expand over time with new discoveries and new information, Dowd proposes that divine revelation is not limited to the Bible, but continues to be discovered through science. “Facts are God’s native tongue,” he writes.

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Rev. Michael Dowd , author of the bold new book Thank GOD for EVOLUTION: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World (Viking/On-Sale Date: June 19, 2008/978-0-670-02045-4/$24.95) is preaching his cosmic gospel to growing audiences across America.

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