Upcoming Events
Acton Lecture Series: Rev. Robert Sirico
April 15, 2010
Chicago Luncheon with Rev. Robert Sirico
April 29, 2010
Acton University 2010
June 15, 2010
Acton Lecture Series: Dr. Stephen Grabill
July 15, 2010
Acton Lecture Series: Dr. Samuel Gregg
September 9, 2010
What Should Christians think
about Global Warming?
What Should Christians think about Global Warming?
Evening Lecture with Dr. Jay Richards
Description
Dr. Richards will explore the biblical foundations for our stewardship over the environment and its importance in Global Warming. He will also discuss mainstream views on Global Warming and answer four of the main questions concerning global climate change:
- Is the earth warming?
- Are we causing it?
- If the earth is warming and we are causing it, is that bad?
- Would advised policies make any difference
Jay W. Richards Ph.D.
Director of Acton Media, Research Fellow
Jay W. Richards is Research Fellow and Director of Acton Media at the Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy and theology (with honors) from Princeton Theological Seminary, where he was formerly a Teaching Fellow. He also has a Th.M. from Calvin Theological Seminary, and an M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. He is the author of many scholarly and popular articles in publications such as the Washington Post, National Review Online, and Washington Times, as well as several books, including The Untamed God and The Privileged Planet: How our place in the cosmos is designed for discovery, with astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez. He is executive producer of the documentary, The Call of the Entrepreneur (Acton Media, 2007), and is currently writing The Christian Case for Capitalism (HarperCollins/HarperOne, 2009).