FREE PUBLIC EVENT: Trinity Western University (Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences and CSCA’s Vancouver chapter present a lecture by Dennis R. Venema (Professor of Biology, Trinity Western University).
Chasing Adam: Can Evangelicals Find the First Humans?
Populations genomics evidence strongly supports the conclusion that humans do not uniquely descend from a founding pair, but rather evolved as a substantial population. In response to these data, evangelical apologists have proposed various models that attempt to locate Adam and Eve either within an evolutionary population, or as specially created individuals. This talk will survey the evidence for human evolution and population genomics, and examine these models in light of the scientific evidence.
Dennis R. Venema (Ph.D. University of British Columbia) is Professor of Biology at Trinity Western University and past Fellow of Biology for the BioLogos Foundation. He is co-author, with Scot McKnight, of Adam and the Genome: Reading Scripture After Genetic Science (Brazos, 2017). His research focuses on the genetics of pattern formation using the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. He also writes and speaks widely on the intersection of evolutionary biology and Christian faith.