Religion, science pair to prove origin of universe Published:
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 22:07
Science and religion are normally viewed as entirely different
belief systems. It is a rarity to find someone who can embrace
the fact-seeking and hard-evidence-demanding nature of science
and yet pray to a God they cannot see. The Trotter Prize is
awarded each year to those rare members of the scholarly
community who bridge this gap. This year's recipients — Gerald
L. Schroder and Hugh N. Ross — gave their lectures on how they
view creation theory and big bang theory as one in the same.
Although they come from different religions, both Schroder and
Ross posit the origins of creation in science and religion are
complimentary rather than contradictory. The scholars presented
their hypothesis on how texts in the Old Testament of the Bible
and science prove the same beginnings of the world. Schroder is
a lecturer from the Aish HaTorah College of Jewish Students in
Jerusalem, Israel. The fo