[Evolidaho] Fwd: [Fwd: Stones & Bones: Evolution Weekend Resource Available]

Tue Oct 30 10:01:40 MDT 2007

It would be great to have an Idaho event for Evolution Weekend.

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Antolin <michael.antolin at colostate.edu>
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 9:58 am
Subject: [Fwd: Stones & Bones:  Evolution Weekend Resource Available]
To: Science Educators in Colorado <science-education at colostate.edu>

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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:  Stones & Bones: Evolution Weekend Resource Available
> Date:  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:29:08 -0400
> From:  Zimmerman, Michael <mzimmerm at butler.edu>
> To:  michael.antolin at colostate.edu
>
>
>
> Dear Members and Friends of The Clergy Letter Project,
>  
> I am delighted to announce the first of what I hope to be
> numerous
> resources available to help people prepare for Evolution Weekend
> (8-10
> February 2008).  Char Matejovsky's wonderful children's
> book /Stones &
> Bones/ has just been published andThe Clergy Letter Project has
> been
> given 50 copies to distribute to clergy members who might find
> it useful
> in their Evolution Weekend preparations.
>  
> /Stones & Bones/ is described by its publisher as follows: 
> "Beautifully
> illustrated in full color, /Stones & Bones/ sketches the story
> of
> evolution in seventeen verses. Through words and illustrations
> readers
> will find answers to questions such as, when did the Age of
> Mammals
> begin and what is it called? When did the first horses appear on
> earth?
> The first whales? What is the name and date of Darwin s
> revolutionary
> book on evolution? When did the earth begin to form? And many
> more.  For
> children of all ages. Also includes a CD of 'Stones &
> Bones:  The Song'
> and a bonus recording of 'The Song of the Meadowlark,' recipient
> of the
> award for Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting (Lyrics) from
> the Great
> American Song Contest in 2004."
>  
> Genie Scott, Executive Director of The National Center for
> Science
> Education, had this to say about /Stones & Bones/: 
> "/Stones// &//
> Bones/ will delight the picture-book set with its rhythmic verse
> and
> gorgeous, intricate pictures. Readers (and the read-to) also are
> likely
> to learn the real science of evolution, a definite plus."
>  
> You can read more about the book on the /Stones & Bones/ web
> page: 
> _http://www.stonesandbonesbook.com/index.html_. 
> Additionally, that site
> makes a good deal of additional resources available.
>  
>         If you think that the
> book would be useful to you as you prepare
> for Evolution Weekend, please let me know.  I'll collect
> the names and
> addresses of the first 50 folks who respond and pass them along
> to the
> publisher who will ship the books directly.  Please be
> certain that you
> provide the following information:
>  
> Name: _________________________________________
> Mailing Address: _________________________________
>                           _________________________________
>  
>  
>         We already have over
> 255 congregations on board to participate
> in Evolution Weekend (_www.evolutionweekend.org_
> <http://www.evolutionweekend.org>).  If you haven't yet
> signed up,
> please think about doing so.  Remember that participation
> can take any
> form you like -- from a sermon to a lunch discussion, from a
> children's
> class to an adult education class.  And please remember
> that the goal of
> Evolution Weekend is to elevate the quality of the dialogue
> about the
> compatibility of religion and science -- we need to move beyond
> sound
> bytes to meaningful discussion.  Finally, all states except
> Mississippi,
> Nebraska, Nevada and West Virginia, as well as the District of
> Columbia,
> are already represented.  If you know people in the missing
> locations,
> please encourage them to sign up.
>  
>         Thanks very much for
> your continued support.  Together we can
> demonstrate that religion and science need not be in conflict
> and that
> religious leaders and scientists can work productively together.
>  
>                                                                                                
> Michael
>  
> Michael Zimmerman
> Office of the Dean
> College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
> Butler University
> Indianapolis, IN  46208
>  
> Tel:  317.940.9224
> Fax:  317.940.8815
> _mz at butler.edu_ <mailto:mz at butler.edu>
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