2016 FIELD CONFERENCE ON FAITH AND SCIENCE FOR SDA TEACHERS AND LEADERS

 

ICELAND - LAND OF ICE AND FIRE

 8-16 August 2016

Join us as we explore volcanoes and

glaciers...

  The field conference will consist of lecture presentations and fieldtrips to locations of particular geological significance. The fieldtrips include visits to many of Iceland´s natural pearls like fiingvellir - the divide of the continents, the volcano Eyjafjallajökull, the Vatnajökull glacier, Geysir and other hotsprings and many more.
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Explore question on origins with

enthusiastic scientists and scholars.

Objectives of the conference:

To assist SDA teachers and church leaders facing questions on origins. To visit field localities that illustrate important concepts relating to origins, including plate tectonics, glaciations and catastrophic events. To explore evidence consistent with biblical creation. To increase awareness of how to “think creation” in the study of the relationship of faith and science.

Get ideas on how to answer questions about

origins from your students and friends.

Registration: Applicant request a registration form by writing an email to Director@grisda.org or jgibson@llu.edu. A refundable fee of € 100 will be charged at registration.

Deadline: 31 March, 2016

Costs: Sponsorship are available. Please contact the above emails for information. Conference lodging, meals and field trips:

€ 1000 Double occupancy, per person € 1440 Single occupancy

Round-trip airfare to Keflavík airport (KEF) is not included.
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Speakers:

L. James Gibson, Biologist; Benjamin Clausen, Physicist; Arthur Chadwich, Biologist.

Local guide:

Birgir V. Óskarsson, Geologist.
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