Any scientific breakthrough related to the origin of the universe is bound to set off a firestorm of discussion about creation, evolution, the tensions between faith and science, and the relationship between belief and proof.
Evaluation / Assessment: Students will be evaluated based on their responses to the Warm-Up exercise, participation in class discussion, research, creation, and presentation of a commemorative poster, and thoughtfully written quiz questions and answers.
Evaluation / Assessment: Students will be evaluated based on written and verbal responses to warm-up exercise, participation in group discussion, presentation, creation of a visual representation of best possible solution, and thoughtfully written journal entry.
Gersonides' attitude toward previous astronomers, coupled with his faith in human reason, are reflected in his discussion of creation.
We are already familiar with relations of the third or 'mixed' type from our discussion of creation and intentional relations.
Most striking, perhaps, is his discussion of creation ex nihilo in the midst of On the Quantity of Aristotle's Books.
While leaving open how Maimondies might have learned of Ghazali's ideas, Davidson addresses al-Ghazali in Maimonides' discussion of creation (Davidson 1979, esp.
Enterprise 2.0 makes use of social software features such as social bookmarking and linking, tagging, rating, user commenting and discussion, open creation and editing policies, and syndication via RSS feeds (Lennon [2009]).
If nothing else spurs us into action to include our relationships with other creatures as a serious matter for discussion in creation care themed conferences, retreats, forums, publications, and ministries, the encyclical should.
Evaluation / Assessment: Students will be evaluated based on participation in class discussions, thoughtful creation of original cartoons, and well-supported letters pitching their original images.
