Torch, Fall 2001

TORCH 16 TORCH / Fall 2001 Fall Bible Conference Features Knute Larson C edarville University welcomed Knute Larson, senior pastor of The Chapel in Akron, Ohio, as its guest speaker for the 2001 Fall Bible Conference. His messages focused on biblical responses to crisis. He provided timely and useful insights given the recent tragic events in our nation. Since 1983, Larson has been senior pastor of The Chapel, where he leads a congregation of 7,000 and a pastoral staff of 19. Originally from Harrisburg, Pa., he holds a doctorate of ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Ill.) and a master of divinity degree from Grace Theological Seminary (Ind.). He is known for his daily one-minute radio and TV spots, but also enjoys involvement in leadership, community issues, communications, and competitive sports. To order tapes of one or all of the conference sessions, contact the CDR Radio Network at 1-800-333-0601 or visit www.cdrradio.com and click on “Bookstore.” news c a m p u s n e w s c a m p u s n e w s campus University Hosts Creation Research Conference C edarville University hosted “Discontinuity: Understanding Biology in the Light of Creation” August 15-17. Held in joint sponsorship with the Center for Origins Research and Education at Bryan College of Dayton, Tenn., the conference discussed the diversity of life on earth. Presentations addressed the questions surrounding what modern biological science can tell us about the differences among the created kind. Dr. Joe Francis, associate professor of biology at Cedarville, said, “The goal of the conference was to develop a model in which we can highlight these differences and use the model for research and education. ‘Discontinuity: Understanding Biology in the Light of Creation’ brought together scholars of intelligent design typology and creation biology so that the principle of discontinuity could be elaborated. “Discontinuity is the creationist model of biological development,” explained Francis. “Whereas evolution attempts to establish that all life-forms are connected and related by ancestry, discontinuity tells us that there are different entities. With discontinuity we see differences among living organisms that we cannot account for by ancestry. Together the conference scholars focused on a creation model based on the Genesis account of creation.” New Residence Hall Underway C onstruction is progressing on Cedarville’s newest residence hall. The 300-bed complex, scheduled to open in the fall of 2002, will provide much needed living space for a growing campus population. The floor plan is similar to the McChesney- Miter-McKinney and St. Clair-Green- Johnson complexes, opened in 1995 and 1999.