♦ "A STORY BIG ENOUGH TO INCLUDE US ALL"
For the first time, says Dowd, an understanding of reality is emerging that draws on the talents and insights of individuals of all ethnicities, all religious traditions, and all regions of the globe. Thanks to the discoveries of modern science, we now have a story big enough to include us all. This sermon is based on Dowd's contributed chapter (by this title) in the 2010 edited volume, The Whole World Kin: Darwin and the Spirit of Liberal Religion (Skinner House Books, F. Muir, ed.).
♦ "EVOLUTIONIZE YOUR LIFE: Heaven Is Coming Home to Reality"
AUDIO of 2010 sermon by this title, delivered by Dowd at Unity of Woodinville, WA
Michael Dowd demonstrates how a science-based, deep-time understanding of human nature, death, and the flow of Big History can transform lives, while offering a realistically inspiring vision of the future. Dowd's 2008 book, Thank God for evolution, has been endorsed by 6 Nobel laureates and other science lumininaries, including noted skeptics, and by religious leaders across the spectrum.
♦ "THANK GOD FOR THE NEW ATHEISTS!"
AUDIO of 2010 sermon on this content, delivered by Dowd at
People's Church (Unitarian Universalist), Ludington MI
Rev. Dowd, whose work has been celebrated by Nobel prize-winning scientists and religious leaders alike, will share with us perhaps his most challenging prescription for how religions must evolve to best serve the needs of individuals, groups, and the planet in the 21st century. Dowd will reframe the proclamations of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the other so-called New Atheists not as anti-religious rants, but as prophetic urgings. "Prophets historically were those who saw what was real, sensed what was emerging, and issued a word of warning to their people," asserts Dowd. That warning was "come into right relationship with Reality or else." Right relationship with reality today, Dowd says, requires our species "to mature from belief-based to evidence-based inspiration and guidance." For a preview of what Dowd will speak about, visit his blog or learn about his book at http://ThankGodforEvolution.com and his podcasts at http://TheGreatStory.org/podcast.html
♦ "GRATITUDE: AN EVOLUTIONARY CELEBRATION"
Alternative title: "Deep-Time Guidance, Real-Time Gratitude"
AUDIO
of 2009 sermon by this title, delivered by Dowd at Unity of Bellevue, WA
Scientific discoveries are fascinating for revealing the magnificence of Earth and Cosmos, but can they also help us cultivate our spirituality? In this dynamic and soul-filled presentation, Rev. Dowd draws upon sciences as diverse as paleontology, astrophysics, geology, and evolutionary brain science to help us nurture a grateful heart.
"THE GIFTS OF EVOLUTIONARY SPIRITUALITY"
Michael Dowd shares the spiritual gifts of a mainstream evolutionary worldview, as presented in his 2008 book, Thank God for Evolution, which has been endorsed by 6 Nobel laureates and other science lumininaries, including noted skeptics, and by religious leaders across the spectrum.
"THANK GOD FOR EVOLUTION"
alt title: "The Epic of Evolution: Bridging Differences, Providing Guidance, Inspiring Hope"
AUDIO of 2008 sermon by this title, delivered by Dowd at Unity of Marin, CA
