Bestselling author and evolutionary theologian Rev. Michael Dowd will present "The Future is Calling Us to Greatness" on Tuesday, August 26th at 7:00pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities, 3707 Eastern Avenue in Davenport. Rev. Dowd and his wife, Connie Barlow - an acclaimed science writer and gifted evolutionary educator - are travelling across the country accompanying the Great March for Climate Action. The goal of the coast-to-coast march is to raise awareness and inspire action to resolve the climate crisis. Rev. Dowd will also be presenting a worship service at the Unitarian Universalist church on Sunday, August 24th at 11:00am. Both events are being offered free of charge.
Rev. Michael Dowd's bridge-building book, Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World, has been endorsed by six Nobel Prize-winning scientists, noted skeptics, and by religious leaders across the spectrum. Michael's 2012 TEDx talk, a program he delivered at the United Nations, and a New Hampshire Public Television documentary on his science-honoring message have also been well-received. Michael and Connie's work has been featured in The New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Newsweek, Wired, Skeptic, Discover, and on CNN, ABC News, and Fox News.
Since 2002, Michael Dowd and Connie Barlow have crisscrossed North America and have addressed more than 1,800 religious and secular groups. They focus on meaningful and inspiring interpretations of big history, human nature, death, and climate change.
Michael and Connie's passion is sharing the inspiring side of science in ways that offer practical tools for living and inspiration for taking personal and collective action regarding climate change. The couple live permanently on the road, teaching and preaching an awe-inspiring, inclusive, science-based message of hope and possibility in churches and living rooms as well as in public and private schools all across North America.
"Humans, unwittingly, have become a planetary force. We are changing, irreversibly, the very climate of our world. Henceforth, any actions we take as individuals and societies will be done in the new light of climate change," says Dowd. "What vision will carry us forward through such times and inspire us to work together? "
The mission of our Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities (UUCQC) is to create a vibrant, welcoming, diverse church family which embraces individual searches for meaning and devotes itself to community good. For more information about the UUCQC visit www.uucqc.org.
For more information about Michael Dowd, visit www.thegreatstory.org/itinerary.html
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