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A colleague sent me the following information about an upcoming event,\u00a0a\u00a0talk by Michael Dowd at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis:<\/p>\n

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FREE Program:\u00a0\u201c<\/span>The Future Is Calling Us to Greatness: Coming Home to Reality<\/b><\/span>\u201c,\u00a0<\/span>(alt title:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cEvidential Inspiration and Realistic Hope\u201d<\/b><\/span>)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>Rev. Michael Dowd<\/a>:\u00a0Monday, Sept 8,\u00a0<\/b><\/span>7:00pm \u2013 8:45pm<\/b><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis<\/b>, 615 W. 43rd St., Indianapolis, IN 46208 \/\u00a0317-283-4760<\/a>\/\u00a0http:\/\/www.uui.org<\/a><\/div>\n
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This program, geared for adults and teens, builds on Rev. Dowd\u2019s most recent TEDx talk, \u201cReality Reconciles Science and Religion<\/a>,\u201d and also expands on material in his bestselling, bridge-building book,\u00a0Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/b>which was\u00a0endorsed by\u00a0<\/span>6 Nobel laureates<\/span>\u00a0and other science luminaries, including\u00a0<\/span>noted skeptics and atheists<\/span>, and by\u00a0<\/span>religious leaders<\/span>\u00a0across the spectrum<\/span>:\u00a0http:\/\/michaeldowd.org\/endorsements\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00a0The Future Is Calling Us to Greatness<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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DESCRIPTION: Science and religion are not enemies; indeed, they must work together if humanity is to survive the 21st century.\u00a0Given our impact on Earth\u2019s climate, the seas, and other species, humanity is about to experience what could be called\u00a0The Great Reckoning<\/i>. The good news is that this will also be\u00a0The Great Homecoming:\u00a0<\/i>the prodigal species coming home to Reality.\u00a0This\u00a0presentation will focus on 6 points of agreement held in common by tens of millions of religious and non-religious people across the globe \u2014 and how to stay inspired in the face of changing climate and other large-scale challenges.<\/div>\n
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ALTERNATE DESCRIPTION: We each have experienced times of trouble that threaten to overwhelm our individual lives. In such times, a vision of possibility is essential. The same holds for the punctuations in history when whole societies face troubles of an immense and uncharted variety.\u00a0Truly, we here and now have arrived at such a time. Humans, unwittingly, have become a planetary force. We are changing, irreversibly, the very climate of our world. Henceforth, any actions we take as individuals and societies will be done in the new light of climate change.\u00a0What vision will carry us forward through such times\u00a0and inspire us to work together? How shall we frame the need to shed our business-as-usual outlook on life and take on a new vision of possibility that can unite us as a species in joyful self-sacrifice and service? What vision will charge us with a sense of heroic purpose that the future is, indeed, calling us to greatness?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Rev. Michael Dowd<\/b>\u00a0is\u00a0an outspoken\u00a0religious naturalist, evolutionary theologian, bestselling author, and one of the most\u00a0inspiring science and religion speakers in America today.\u00a0He and his wife,\u00a0Connie Barlow<\/a>, an acclaimed science writer, have spoken to some 2,000 secular and\u00a0religious groups across North America since 2002.\u00a0\u00a0Michael has delivered two TEDx talks\u00a0<\/b>and has also spoken<\/b>\u00a0at the United Nations.\u00a0<\/b>He recently created a 5-part discussion course for church groups, titled, \u201c<\/span>God in Big History<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Michael and Connie\u2019s\u00a0work has been featured favorably\u00a0in\u00a0The New York Times, LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Newsweek, Wired, Skeptic, Discover<\/i>, and on CNN, ABC News, and Fox News.\u00a0Their work has also been featured on the cover of the UU WORLD twice:<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a01997 \u201cUU WORLD\u201d cover article:\u00a0http:\/\/www.thegreatstory.org\/science.pdf<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Michael\u2019s bio and publications:\u00a0http:\/\/www.thegreatstory.org\/MD-writings.html<\/a><\/div>\n
Michael\u2019s wikipedia entry:\u00a0http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Dowd<\/a><\/div>\n
Connie\u2019s bio and publications:\u00a0http:\/\/www.thegreatstory.org\/CB-writings.html<\/a><\/div>\n
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Michael\u2019s HuffPost blog:\u00a0http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/rev-michael-dowd\/<\/a><\/div>\n
His first TEDx talk: \u201cWhy We Struggle and Suffer\u201d:\u00a0http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/rev-michael-dowd\/tedx-talk-why-we-struggle_b_1605802.html<\/a><\/div>\n
Distinguished Lecture at Caltech, sponsored by The Skeptic Society,\u00a0\u201cEvolution and the Global Integrity Crisis\u201d:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_2ATHA8Cyp0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A colleague sent me the following information about an upcoming event,\u00a0a\u00a0talk by Michael Dowd at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis: FREE Program:\u00a0\u201cThe Future Is Calling Us to Greatness: Coming Home to Reality\u201c,\u00a0(alt title:\u00a0\u201cEvidential Inspiration and Realistic Hope\u201d)\u00a0with\u00a0Rev. Michael Dowd:\u00a0Monday, Sept 8,\u00a07:00pm \u2013 8:45pm,\u00a0Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis, 615 W. 43rd St., Indianapolis, IN 46208 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,85],"tags":[5131,7355,13152],"class_list":["post-25634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-religion","category-science","tag-indianapolis","tag-michael-dowd","tag-unitarian-universalist"],"yoast_head":"\nMichael Dowd in Indianapolis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A colleague sent me the following information about an upcoming event,\u00a0a\u00a0talk by Michael Dowd at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis: FREE\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2014\/08\/michael-dowd-in-indianapolis.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Michael Dowd in Indianapolis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A colleague sent me the following information about an upcoming event,\u00a0a\u00a0talk by Michael Dowd at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis: FREE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2014\/08\/michael-dowd-in-indianapolis.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. 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