Summary: Katharine Jefferts Schori: We talk about having been created with free will, the ability to choose how we interact with others. We can choose loving ways or selfish ways, each with consequences. Rarely are our motives entirely unselfish--they probably can't be this side of the grave--but if we lean in the direction of more abundant life for others, we soon discover that our own life possibilities are expanded as well. Peter Wallace: That's the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, and today she joins us for our special series on "Faith & Science in the 21st Century." I'm Peter Wallace...this is Day1. 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 continue our powerful series of special programs. Now here's our host, Peter Wallace to introduce this week's preacher. Peter Wallace Thanks, Sherrie. Today we continue our special series of Day1 programs: "Faith & Science in the 21st Century, which is made possible through the support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Through this series we're exploring some of the major issues of science today with a goal to facilitate meaningful conversations especially among people of faith. This week we're delighted to have with us the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church, a position to which she was elected in 2006 after serving six years as bishop of the Diocese of Nevaddah. She serves as chief pastor to the Episcopal Church's members in 17 countries, 109 dioceses, and three regional areas. Bishop Katharine's career as an oceanographer preceded her studies for the priesthood. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Stanford University, a master's and Ph.D. in oceanography from Oregon State University, and a master of divinity from Church Divinity School. Welcome, Bishop Katharine, and thanks for being with us.
