Michael Dowd

Recent Blog Posts

Big History Hits the Big Time
"Big History" has entered the big leagues—both in academia and in entertainment. This new, cross-disciplinary field that embraces cosmic, geological, and biological history (as well as human history) offers an inspiring way forward through the thorny and tangled bank of the science-and-religion debate.
The Evidential Reformation: Humanity Comes of Age
The 21st century will be seen as humanity's rite of passage. We're growing up as a species, going through the very same process we've all gone through individually. Our biggest challenge? Idolatry of the written word.
Is Scientific Evidence Modern-Day Scripture?
We are in the early stages of what I think historians will one day call religion's "Evidential Reformation."
The Evolutionary Significance of Religion: Multi-Level Selection
2012 promises to be a pivotal year for proponents of group selection and multi-level selection theory.

Published Articles

The Great Story Bead Project—A Timeline of Evolution from the Big Bang to Human Consciousness
How to create your own Great Story Bead Project for classroom use.
The Great Story Beads Project - A Tool for Teaching and Devotions
We have only begun to discuss this idea with religious education and secular school teachers, but all have been excited by the prospect of turning this into student projects—for helping children learn and experience history, science, and religion.
The Feast of the Elements
Might it be our time in history to begin honoring the birth of the elements?

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