July 6 - 13, 2017
Schedule of Events
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2nd
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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Thursday, July 6
P.M.
1:00
2:00
3:30
4:30-7:00
6:30
7:30
Group I departs from LAS
Group II departs from LAS
Group III departs from LAS
Arrive at hotel and check-in and registration
Registration, reception and dinner
Welcome, Purpose & Scope
Presented by: Larry Blackmer & Ed Zinke
Approximately 125 miles (2.25 hours)
Friday, July 7
A.m.
6:00-7:45
7:45
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:15
9:15-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-10:45
10:45-11:15
11:15-11:45
11:45-12:00
P.M.
12:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:15
3:15-3:45
3:45-4:15
4:15-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:30
7:30-8:00
Breakfast
Song Service
The Knowledge of God in Nature
Presented by: Ed Zinke
Introduction to Geology
Presented by: Leonard Brand & Art Chadwick
Introduction to the Fossil Record
Presented by: Raul Esperante
Break
Orientation to the Local Geology
Presented by: Leonard Brand & Art Chadwick
The Flood and Time: Why Does it Matter?
Presented by: Leonard Brand
Fooled by bad arguments
Presented by: Suzie Phillips & Art Chadwick
EBS Department
Presented by: Suzie Phillips
Lunch
Authority of the Bible 1
Presented by: Jo Ann Davidson
Biblical Principles for Interpreting Scripture 1
Presented by: Jiri Moskala
Authority of the Bible in the History of Theology to the Reformation
Presented by: Ed Zinke
Break
Authority of the Bible 2
Presented by: Jo Ann Davidson
Biblical Principles for Interpreting Scripture 2
Presented by: Jiri Moskala
GRI
Presented by: Jim Gibson
Biblical Themes Q & A
Dinner
Personal Testimonies
Presented by: Elaine Kennedy & Art Chadwick
Sabbath, July 8
A.M.
6:00-7:45
8:00-9:00
9:00
10:00
10:00-12:00
P.M.
12:00-2:00
2:00
3:30
4:30
5:30
7:00
Breakfast
Creation in Psalm 8
Presented by: Elias Brasil de Souza
Buses leave for Zion Park, with packed lunches
Approximately 50 miles and 1 hour drive
Buses arrive at Zion Park
Free time in Zion National Park
Free time in Zion National Park
First group leaves for St George
First group arrives St George; second group leaves for St George
Last group arrives St. George
Dinner
Vespers — Principles of Biblical Thought
Presented by: Ed Zinke
Sunday, July 9
A.M.
6:00-7:45
7:45
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-10:45
10:45-11:30
11:30-12:00
P.M.
12:00-1:30
1:30-2:15
2:15-2:45
2:45-3:15
3:15-3:30
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:30
7:00
7:30
Breakfast
Song Service
Creation in the Old Testament
Presented by: Elias Brasil de Souza
The Flood: Good News and Bad
Presented by: Leonard Brand
Faith, Time and Fossil Whales
Presented by: Raul Esperante
Cambrian Explosion, Trilobite complexity and the Flood
Presented by: Matt McLain
Break
Paleocurrents
Presented by: Art Chadwick
Part I Catastrophic Plate Tectonics
Presented by: John Baumgardner
Q & A — Geology Research Themes
Lunch
Authority of the Bible Reformation to the Present
Presented by: Ed Zinke
Non-biblical Concepts of Scripture
Presented by: Felix Cortez
Non-biblical Hermeneutics I
Presented by: Richard Choi
Break
Part II Catastrophic Plate Tectonics
Presented by: Baumgardner
Non-biblical Hermeneutics II
Presented by: Richard Choi
Q & A
Dinner
Twelve Years in Athens: A Creationist's Odyssey in Geological Education
Presented by: Marcus Ross
Book Signing
Location: Lecture Hall
Monday, July 10
A.M.
6:00-7:45
7:45
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-10:45
10:45-11:15
11:15-11:45
P.M.
11:45-1:15
1:15-1:45
1:45-2:15
2:15-3:00
3:00-3:15
3:15-3:45
3:45-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:30
7:00 - 7:30
7:30
Breakfast
Song Service
Creation in John
Presented by: Tom Shepherd
What Is Naturalism? How do we Relate to It?
Presented by: Leonard Brand
History of Method in Biblical Studies and the Role of Naturalism
Presented by: Ed Zinke
Arguments Creationists Should Not Use
Presented by: Raul Esperante
Break
Molecular Biology As Evidence for the Creator
Presented by: Suzie Phillips
Human and Chimp Y Chromosomes are Horrendously Different
Presented by: Paul Geim
Q & A — Philosophical Themes
Lunch
''Fuzzy with a chance of feathers', an update on dinosaurs, feathers and creation
Presented by: Marcus Ross
Pterodactyl Fossils and the Flood
Presented by: Matt McLain
Coconino Sandstone Injectites and Footprints
Presented by: Leonard Brand
Break
Moenkopi/Shinarump Contact, Bioturbation and Time
Presented by: Art Chadwick
Introduction to the Grand Canyon
Presented by: Art Chadwick and Leonard Brand
Q & A — Geology and Flood Themes
Dinner
The Creator of Nature and the Nature of the Creator
Presented by: Jim Gibson
Optional discussion
Tuesday, July 11
A.M.
6:00-7:45
7:00
8:00
9:00
10:00
11:00
P.M.
12:00
3:00
4:00
6:00
7:00
7:30
Breakfast
First group leaves for Grand Canyon, with packed lunches; devotions on bus
Second group leaves for Grand Canyon, with packed lunches; devotions on bus
Third group leaves for Grand Canyon, with packed lunches; devotions on bus
First group arrives Grand Canyon
Second group arrives Grand Canyon
Third group arrives Grand Canyon
First and Second groups leave for St George
Third group leaves for St George
First two groups arrive St George
Third group arrives St George
Dinner
Wednesday, July 12
A.M.
6:00-7:45
7:45
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:15
10:15-10:30
10:30-11:15
11:15-12:00
P.M.
12:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:15
3:15-3:45
3:45-4:15
4:15-5:00
5:30
7:00
7:30
Breakfast
Song Service
Creation in the New Testament
Presented by: Tom Shepherd
Radioisotope Dating
Presented by: Kurt Wise
Carbon-14 in Fossil Carbon
Presented by: Paul Giem
Sedimentary Rocks and Time: A Plio-Pleistocene Perspective
Presented by: Ronny Nalin
Break
Intelligent Design and Origin of Life
Presented by: Tim Standish
Q & A — Fossils and Time themes
Lunch
What Happened to the Dinosaurs?
Presented by: Keith Snyder
Comparing Human and Chimp DNA
Presented by: Tim Standish
The Fossil Record of Hominins
Presented by: Ronny Nalin
Break
What Is Real About Evolution?
Presented by: Jim Gibson
Yellowstone Fossil Forests
Presented by: Art Chadwick
Q & A — Evolutionary Ancestry themes
Dinner
Doctrine of Creation, Mission of the SDA Church & personal relationship with God
Presented by: Greg King
Optional discussion
Thursday, July 13
A.M.
6:00-7:45
7:45
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:15
9:15-9:45
9:45-10:15
10:15-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
P.M.
12:00-1:30
1:30-2:15
2:15-2:45
2:45-3:15
3:15-3:30
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:30
5:30
7:30
Breakfast
Song Service
My Experience in a World of Secular Science
Presented by: Kurt Wise
Biblical Worldview
Presented by: Ed Zinke
Darwinism's Influence on Morality, Media and Political Discourse
Presented by: Tim Standish
Issues in Intermediate Models
Presented by: Jim Gibson
Break
Naturalistic or Biblical? How Our Worldview Effects Our Science
Presented by: Ken Caviness
The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis: What It Is and Why We Should Care
Presented by: David Nelsen
Q & A — Evolution themes
Lunch
Purpose of SDA Education
Presented by: Larry Blackmer
Can Evolution Theory Meet the Challenge of the Fossils?
Presented by: Art Chadwick
Can Evolution Survive the New Biological Insights?
Presented by: Leonard Brand
Break
Summary of Science Issues
Presented by: Ronny Nalin
Summary of Theology Issues
Presented by: Felix Cortez
Q & A
Dinner
Your role as a Believer
Presented by: Larry Blackmer
Friday, July 14
A.M.
6:00-7:45
Breakfast
St. George, Utah to LAS airport
Approximately 125 miles (2.25 hours)