- Date
- Jul10122025
- July
- 07
- Jul
- 10
- 10
- 2025
- Time
- 00:00:00
- Locale
- Online
- Venue
- Dallas, TX
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- Apply Now
International Seminar on Intelligent Design
Historically, the Summer Seminar program organized by the Center for Science & Culture has included two seminars offered concurrently: the Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences, designed for students and professionals in the natural sciences and the history and philosophy of science, and the C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society, designed primarily for students and professionals in the humanities, social sciences, law, and theology. In the past, we have held these programs in person and participants have joined us from all over the world.
Due to the volatility and uncertainty of international travel, however, we have decided to reserve the above seminars for U.S. participants and instead offer a third program combining both tracks described above. This program is offered entirely online for international participants (outside the U.S.).
This International Seminar on Intelligent Design will cover a wide range of topics from the natural and social sciences and humanities and will meet jointly as a single program. Participants will benefit from instruction from prominent researchers, writers, and scholars, such as Stephen Meyer, Michael Denton, Michael Behe, Wesley J. Smith, Jay Richards, Guillermo Gonzalez, Robert Marks, John West, Casey Luskin, Brian Miller, and many others. Additional resources may be available for those wishing to dive deeper into specialized topics.
Format & Dates
January 1 | Application opens
March 31 | Application deadline (applications will be reviewed during the following weeks)
May 9 – July 9 | Self-paced online course featuring special video lectures, readings, and more
May 16 | Introduction to seminar directors and participants via Zoom
July 10–12 | Online question & answer sessions with seminar faculty via Zoom
Questions?
Contact Kate Kavanaugh at
kkavanaugh@discovery.org
(206) 826-5532
Will you be in the U.S. at the time of the program? If so, check out our in-person Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences and C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society.
Admission Requirements
Required application materials include:
(1) Resume/CV
(2) Copy of academic transcript
(3) Short statement describing your interest in intelligent design and its perceived relationship to your field of study and/or career plans
(4) Letter of recommendation from a professor who is familiar with your work and friendly toward ID
(or) Phone interview between the applicant and a seminar director
Cost
There is no application fee or tuition, and those admitted to the program will receive digital course materials free of charge, including books, articles, and other resources.
About the Sponsor
This seminar is sponsored by the Center for Science and Culture at Discovery Institute. The Center’s mission is to advance the understanding that human beings and nature are the result of intelligent design rather than a blind and undirected process. We seek long-term scientific and cultural change through cutting-edge scientific research and scholarship; education and training of young leaders; communication to the general public; and advocacy of academic freedom and free speech for scientists, teachers, and students.
The Center is a program of Discovery Institute. Founded in 1991, the Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on research, education, action, and cultural renewal. Headquartered in Seattle, it brings together a growing global network of scholars, scientists, and policy experts.
The Institute investigates the life-changing possibilities of a universe brimming with information and intelligent design. It has a special interest in exploring how science and technology can advance free markets, propel new discoveries, illuminate public policy, and support human dignity and the metaphysical foundations of a free society.
Discovery Institute upholds the twin ideals of human equality and equal treatment under the law articulated in America’s founding documents, and we affirm Martin Luther King’s desire for a society where people “will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Accordingly, we reject social Darwinism, “scientific” racism, and other efforts to demean people because of their race, ethnicity, sex, or economic status.