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�Anything legitimately discovered by science can only help in terms of the overall evangelization effort of our Church,� says Dr. John Finley (�99) in a in the St. Louis Review. �Since God is the author of it all, of course, it�s going to complement what we learn in theology.�

A professor of philosophy at the Archdiocese of St. Louis� Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, Dr. Finley has helped to secure a $10,000 Templeton Foundation grant to incorporate natural science into his seminarians� studies. Using the proceeds from the grant, Dr. Finley will offer a class next year entitled �Man and Woman, He Created Them: What Science Tells Us 91����� Gender.� The course will examine the Church�s teaching on a host of timely and contentious issues � including gender theory, marriage, contraception, and the all-male, celibate priesthood � in light of the biology of the human person. �It�s amazing how many issues funnel their way back to �what is a man and what is a woman?�� says Dr. Finley. �In some way, they all have to do with our understanding or lack of understanding of what is a man and what is a woman.�

In the St. Louis Review story, author Dave Luecking notes that Dr. Finley �routinely taught across disciplines � for example, in science, the Bible or philosophy� during his �previous teaching stint� as a tutor at the College. �I enjoyed that interdisciplinary emphasis, so this makes a lot of sense,� says. Dr. Finley. �It brings science into dialogue with philosophy and theology.�

Dr. John Finley was back at the College just last month to deliver a lecture, The Extraordinary Unity of the Human Being.