The Microbiome: Theological Implications Webinar | John Pohl
December 11 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PST
A metaphysical understanding of God in the world can be assisted by advances in science. Scientific discoveries such as quantum indeterminacy, dark energy, and the genetics underlying biological evolution have changed how science will proceed as well as how we may interpret the Divine. The study of the human microbiome is an example of discovering how the microorganisms in, on, and around our bodies influence us physiologically while also affecting us in a potential prehensive, panentheistic, and panexperiential way. As science begins to understand the objective processes of the human microbiome more fully, philosophers and theologians should begin to consider models of how interactions between the microbiome and the human body subjectively improve our understanding of God.
About the Presenter
John Pohl MD DThM is a professor of pediatric gastroenterology at the University Of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has published many clinical research articles and has been the chief editor for a pediatric gastroenterology textbook. He has a busy clinical practice and has a specific clinical interest in cystic fibrosis. He has recently received his DThM degree from Northwind Theological Seminary. Previously, he has written articles for BioLogos and God and Nature Magazine.
