{"id":2903,"date":"2016-08-18T20:07:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T20:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/2016\/08\/18\/faith-and-science-field-conference-instils-confidence-builds-networks-for-adventist-teachers\/"},"modified":"2016-08-18T20:07:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T20:07:42","slug":"faith-and-science-field-conference-instils-confidence-builds-networks-for-adventist-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/faith-and-science-field-conference-instils-confidence-builds-networks-for-adventist-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith and Science Field Conference instils confidence, builds networks for Adventist teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Group<\/a>18 August 2016 | Hl\u00ed\u00f0ardalssk\u00f3li, Iceland [Victor Hulbert]  Until Tuesday, 9 August, most of the 75 delegates at the European Faith and Science Conference would have supposed that lava was only lava \u2013 the molten rock that flows out of volcanos destroying everything in its path. Now they are wiser \u2013 after all, spending a week on an island composed almost entirely of lava can quickly make you an expert, especially when accompanied by a local geologist.<\/p>\n

Seventy-five teachers, scientists, pastors and a large group of students travelled to Iceland, staying at the Adventist Church\u2019s former boarding school, Hl\u00ed\u00f0ardalssk\u00f3li, now run as a retreat centre for groups both in Iceland, across Scandinavia and more recently the UK. From 9 \u2013 16 August they listened to lectures on issues of geology, biology and theology, asked the deep questions on problems surrounding creation and evolution, and went on field trips to discover the effects of both glaciation and volcanic activity. Delegates studied rock formations, looked at strata, identified whether the vast lava fields were pahoehoe, a\u2019a\u2019, or some intermediate forms, and discovered first-hand the challenges and beauty caused by living on a volcanic island that straddles the North-Atlantic ridge.<\/p>\n