meet the speakers

Dr. William Dembski, Discovery Institute

Dr. John Haught, Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University

John F. Haught (Ph.D. Catholic University, 1970), is Senior Fellow, Science & Religion, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University.  He was formerly Professor in the Department of Theology at Georgetown University (1970-2005) and Chair (1990-95).  His area of specialization is systematic theology, with a particular interest in issues pertaining to science, cosmology, evolution, ecology, and religion.  more...

Dr. Kenneth Miller, Brown University

Dr. Ken Miller of Brown University is one of the country's leading biologists and co-author of a widely used high school text. Miller did his undergraduate work at Brown University and earned his Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of Colorado. 

Dr. B. Joseph Semmes '67, Director of Research, True North Medical Center

Rt. Rev. Dom James Wiseman, Abbot of St. Anselm's Abbey and Catholic University Professor

Abbot James entered the community of St. Anselm’s Abbey at the beginning of Advent in 1964. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, he first came to Washington as an undergraduate at Georgetown University. During his nearly 47 years at the Abbey he has served in various positions, including as the community’s second abbot from 1975 to 1983, eleven years as novice master, and as prior of the community from 1990 to 2006. 

Dr. Michael Ruse, Florida State University Department of Philosophy and Science

Michael Ruse is the Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science at Florida State University. He is the author of many books, including a trilogy on the science-religion relationship: Can a Darwinian be a Christian? The Relationship between Science and Religion; The Evolution-Creation Struggle; and Science and Spirituality: Making Room for Faith in the Age of Science.

Rev. Nicanor G. P. Austriaco, Providence College

Fr. Austriaco is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Providence College. Academic Background Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) in Moral Theology, summa cum laude, 2005 Master of Divinity, 2003 Bachelor in Sacred Theology (S.T.B.), summa cum laude, May 2003 Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research/University College London, London, UK - Fellow of the International Human Frontier Science Program, 1996-1997 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA - Ph.D. in Biology, Fellow of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, June 1996 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - B.S. in Engineering (Bioengineering), summa cum laude, 1989