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Unity Church to host Rev. Michael Dowd

| August 22, 2012 9:15 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - See how death is sacred.

Discover how a science-based view of death at all levels of the cosmos can unlock your spiritual potential and help you live fully, love deeply, contribute meaningfully, and leave a sweet legacy.

Western civilization is grounded in a creation story that explains death as the consequence of humanity's original sin of disobedience. Whether or not we are consciously aware of this story, the notion that death is unnatural and something to be avoided at all costs pervades our existence and shows up in increasingly dysfunctional ways.

Rev. Michael Dowd will share how a wide range of sciences reveal that death is natural and generative at all levels of reality and no less sacred than life. The presentation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9 at Unity Church of North Idaho, 4465 N. 15th St.

Dowd is a science-based speaker whose presentations integrate an evidential view of reality with a message of hope and possibility. He blogs regularly for The Huffington Post and Metanexus, recently delivered a TED talk, and was a Distinguished Lecturer at CalTech and at the United Nations. His best-selling book, "Thank God For Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World," was endorsed by 6 Nobel laureates and other science luminaries, including noted skeptics, and by religious leaders across the spectrum.

Michael and his wife, Connie Barlow, have addressed more than l,600 religious and secular groups across North America. Their work has been featured in The New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Discover magazine, and on CNN, Fox News, and ABC News.

A suggested offering of $20 is asked.

Info: 664-1125.