She expressed her appreciation of the film for showing that solid data exists in support of the history recorded in Genesis.Īdding to that data is part of the purpose of the Geoscience Research Institute, as well as Professor Brand and others working with and for LLU’s department of earth and biological sciences. “This is not a blind faith the Bible tells us that God has not left Himself without a testimony,” Phillips said of belief in the biblical account of origins. 18, followed by a discussion and audience Q&A with Brand Suzanne Phillips, PhD, chair of the department of earth and biological sciences Janice De-Whyte, PhD, assistant professor at LLU School of Religion and Ronny Nalín, PhD, a research scholar at the Geoscience Research Institute, a Seventh-day Adventist organization that examines scientific evidence concerning origins, with its main branch adjacent to the LLU campus. Loma Linda University showed the film in a pre-screening on campus Feb. Chadwick leads the dinosaur dig where he and Brand were approached by the filmmaker.īrand emphasized that he does not agree with everything that is said in the film, but he said it is one of the best of its type he has seen, due to its careful and thorough exploration of Earth’s origins through interviews with experts in many fields - geology, paleontology, marine biology, microbiology, astronomy, archaeology and more.
The topic of scientific evidence backing up the Genesis account is dear to Brand, who teaches and does research in the department of earth and biological sciences at Loma Linda University.īrand agreed to serve as an advisor for the film, and Arthur Chadwick, PhD, a professor of biology at Southwestern Adventist University, is one of the experts interviewed in the movie.
The resulting film - Is Genesis History? - is showing nationwide in theaters, Thursday, Feb. The stranger explained his mission of creating a documentary film exploring science that supports the biblical account of creation and the flood found in the book of Genesis. While on a dinosaur dig in Wyoming in June 2015, Leonard Brand, PhD, Loma Linda University professor of biology and paleontology, was approached by a stranger.