Experience Michael Dowd as a speaker.
Michael Dowd is one of the most dynamic speakers in America today. Since April 2002, he and his wife Connie Barlow, an acclaimed science writer, have continually traveled North America sharing about the practical benefits of an inspiring view of mainstream evolutionary sciences with secular and religious audiences of all backgrounds. Michael's book Thank GOD for EVOLUTION and his deeply inspired speaking have been featured in media ranging from The New York Times Magazine and The Washington Post to the National Catholic Reporter, NPR, and the BBC.
Speaking topics...
The New Atheists as God's Prophets
Alternate title: Thank God for the New Atheists
(15-30 minute homily/sermon)
Rev. Dowd, whose work has been celebrated by Nobel Prize-winning scientists and religious leaders alike, shares perhaps his most challenging prescription yet for how religions must evolve to best serve the needs of individuals, groups, and the planet in the 21st century. Dowd reframes the proclamations of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the other so-called New Atheists not as anti-religious rants, but as prophetic urgings. "Prophets historically were those who saw what was real, sensed what was emerging, and issued a word of warning to their people," asserts Dowd. That warning was "come into right relationship with Reality—or perish!" Right relationship with reality today, Dowd says, requires our species "to mature from belief-based to evidence-based inspiration and guidance." For a preview of what Rev. Dowd will speak about, see here.
Alternate title: Thank God for the New Atheists
(15-30 minute homily/sermon)
Rev. Dowd, whose work has been celebrated by Nobel Prize-winning scientists and religious leaders alike, shares perhaps his most challenging prescription yet for how religions must evolve to best serve the needs of individuals, groups, and the planet in the 21st century. Dowd reframes the proclamations of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the other so-called New Atheists not as anti-religious rants, but as prophetic urgings. "Prophets historically were those who saw what was real, sensed what was emerging, and issued a word of warning to their people," asserts Dowd. That warning was "come into right relationship with Reality—or perish!" Right relationship with reality today, Dowd says, requires our species "to mature from belief-based to evidence-based inspiration and guidance." For a preview of what Rev. Dowd will speak about, see here.
Gratitude: An Evolutionary Celebration
Alternate tite: Deep-Time Guidance, Real-time Gratitude
(15-30 minute homily/sermon)
Scientific discoveries are fascinating for revealing the magnificence of Earth and Cosmos, but can they also help us cultivate our spirituality? In this dynamic and soul-filled presentation, Rev. Dowd (whose work has drawn accolades from Nobel prize-winning scientists to religious leaders across the spectrum—and even skeptics) draws upon sciences diverse as paleontology, astrophysics, geology, and evolutionary brain science to help us nurture a grateful heart.
Alternate tite: Deep-Time Guidance, Real-time Gratitude
(15-30 minute homily/sermon)
Scientific discoveries are fascinating for revealing the magnificence of Earth and Cosmos, but can they also help us cultivate our spirituality? In this dynamic and soul-filled presentation, Rev. Dowd (whose work has drawn accolades from Nobel prize-winning scientists to religious leaders across the spectrum—and even skeptics) draws upon sciences diverse as paleontology, astrophysics, geology, and evolutionary brain science to help us nurture a grateful heart.
Evolutionize Your Life: Heaven Is Coming Home To Reality
Alternate title: Thank God for Evolution: Bridging Heart and Head, Faith and Reason
(90-minute program)
In this dynamic multimedia presentation, Rev. Michael Dowd covers some of the major themes of his bestselling book, "Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World" (Plume: 2009), which received endorsements from 6 Nobel Prize-winning scientists, religious leaders across the spectrum, and even skeptics. Dowd shows how a deep-time, science-based understanding of human nature, death, and the trajectory of big history can offer a realistically hopeful and inspiring vision of the future. He also offers practical tools for "growing in right relationship to reality" that can enrich and even transform one's life and interactions.
Alternate title: Thank God for Evolution: Bridging Heart and Head, Faith and Reason
(90-minute program)
In this dynamic multimedia presentation, Rev. Michael Dowd covers some of the major themes of his bestselling book, "Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World" (Plume: 2009), which received endorsements from 6 Nobel Prize-winning scientists, religious leaders across the spectrum, and even skeptics. Dowd shows how a deep-time, science-based understanding of human nature, death, and the trajectory of big history can offer a realistically hopeful and inspiring vision of the future. He also offers practical tools for "growing in right relationship to reality" that can enrich and even transform one's life and interactions.