The GENESIS and SCIENCE Forum

Welcome to the HEXAMERON project.
The project's ambition is to bring together Orthodox Christians from different backgrounds and jurisdictions all working towards achieving common goals, namely:
- Assessing both scientific and Christian Orthodox theological perspectives on questions pertaining to the Origins (origins of the universe, origins of mankind, etc.) and exploring ways to correlate these two perspectives;
- Defining a common Christian Orthodox outlook on scientific theories of the Origins such as Evolution or the Big-bang...
- Defining common principles of contemporary Christian Orthodox hermeneutics for Genesis 1-3 in particular (how are we to understand and read Genesis 1-3 today?)

The "GENESIS and SCIENCE" forum is a platform created to enable a dialogue between science and Christian Orthodox theology on the question of the Origins.

The first part of this forum is entitled "Science And Theology In Dialogue" and deals with defining the relation between scientific and theological knowledge.
The second part is entitled "The Hexameron Yesterday And Today" and address the question of how theologians should approach scientific theories of the Origins.
The third and final part is entitled "Genesis And Science" and deals with the actuality of the opening chapters of the Bible on the question of the Origins.

This forum is the prelude to our future workshops entitled "The BIG BANG and the BIBLE" and "EVOLUTION and the BIBLE".

We hope you enjoy your visit.
BLESSINGS
Fr. Deacon Alexander Djukic
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Part 1 : Science and Orthodox Christian Theology in Dialogue

1 - Defining the Scope Of Scientific Investigation On The Question Of The Origins (Q1 - Q2) This section deals with defining the scope and domain of scientific investigation as well as raising awareness about some of the limits of a strictly naturalistic perspective of the origins	Q1 - Is The Question Of The Origins A Stri… Mar 20 2015, 08:42 PM, By Fr.Deacon.Alexander
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2 - Defining the Domain Of Christian Orthodox Theology On The Question Of The Origins (Q3 - Q4) This section's focus is to distinguish theological and scientific respective fields of knowledge as well as justifying the relevance of a theological perspective on the question of the Origins	Q3 - What Postulates About The Origins Can… Dec 9 2014, 02:20 PM, By Fr.Deacon.Alexander
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3 - Science And Theology In Dialogue (Q5 - Q7) This section deals with defining the proper correlation between scientific and theological knowledge	Q6 - What Are The Most Important Contribut… Dec 3 2014, 01:59 AM, By Fr.Deacon.Alexander
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Part 2 : The Hexameron Yesterday And Today

4 - How Does The Orthodox Church Traditionally Read And Interpret Genesis 1-3 ? (Q8 - Q10) This section defines the traditional attitude of the Orthodox Church towards Science with regards to formulating its own doctrine of Creation	Q10 - How Did The Holy Fathers Interpret G… Dec 8 2014, 12:55 PM, By Fr.Deacon.Alexander
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5 - Defining Problems Related To An Outdated Hermeneutics Of Genesis 1-3 (Q11 - Q14) This section addresses one of the most central question : can the theologian approach the question of the Origins today without taking scientific progress into account?	Q12 - Do The (Patristic) Hexamerons Still … Dec 9 2014, 11:15 AM, By Fr.Deacon.Alexander
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Part 3 : Genesis 1-3 And Science

6 - Genesis 1-3 And Science (Q15 -Q19) Important questions about Genesis 1-3	Q17 - Does Genesis 1-3 Still Represent a V… Dec 9 2014, 12:21 PM, By Fr.Deacon.Alexander
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7 - Defining Some Principles Of a Contemporary Christian Orthodox Hermeneutic (Q20 - Q23) Discussing the legitimate approaches of Genesis 1-3 in the light of both Orthodox Tradition and 21st century science	Q22 - Why And How Should Church Tradition … Dec 9 2014, 12:43 PM, By Fr.Deacon.Alexander
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