Summary: Luke Powery: There's so much more to learn, and it is an expression of grace that we have the capacity to still learn and the opportunity to be taught by others when we don't fully comprehend. Continuing education is a gift as we keep inquiring and listening and being curious and open to new ideas and fresh experiences. Peter Wallace: That's Dean Luke Powery...and today he joins us for our special series on "Faith & Science in the 21st Century." I'm Peter Wallace...this is Day 1. Sherrie Miller: Welcome to Day1, the weekly program that brings you outstanding preachers from America's mainline Protestant churches, sharing insight and inspiration from God's Word for your life. Today we conclude our challenging series of special programs, and to introduce our preacher, here's our host Peter Wallace. Peter Wallace: Thank you, Sherrie. Today we conclude our special Day1 series: "Faith & Science in the 21st Century, made possible through the support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Through this series we've been exploring some of the major issues of science today with a goal to facilitate meaningful conversations especially among people of faith. For this final program in the series, we're delighted to have with us the Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery, dean of Duke University Chapel and associate professor of homiletics at Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC. Prior to his appointment at Duke three years ago, Luke taught homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary. He received his bachelors in music from Stanford University, his masters of divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and his doctor of theology degree from Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto. Luke was ordained by the Progressive National Baptist Convention. In 2008 the African-American Pulpit named him one of two outstanding black ministers under the age of 40 who are helping to shape the future direction of the church, and last year he was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College. Luke, welcome, and thank you for being part of this series.
