Members & Member Resources
HUMAN ORIGINS BROADER SOCIAL IMPACTS COMMITTEE
Below is a list of current and emeritus members of the BSIC. Each member's photo links to their own page, where you can find invited statements on the intersection of scientific and religious views on human origins, and on the Anthropocene (the Age of Humans), including reflections on the impact of Homo sapiens on planet Earth and the challenges of public engagement on the topic. Some of the members also offer links to suggested resources.
Connie Bertka

Dr. Connie Bertka, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)
Unitarian Universalist
Jim Miller

Dr. James B. Miller, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)
Presbyterian
Francisca Cho (Emeritus)

Prof. Francisca Cho, Ph.D.
Buddhist
Elliot Dorff

Dr. Elliot Dorff, Rabbi, Ph.D.
Conservative Judaism
David Haberman

Dr. David L. Haberman
Betty Holley

Rev. Betty W. Holley, Ph.D.
African Methodist Episcopal
Nancy Howell

Prof. Nancy Howell, Ph.D.
United Methodist
Fred Edwords (Emeritus)

Mr. Fred Edwords
Humanist
Randy Isaac (Emeritus)

Dr. Randall Isaac, Ph.D.
Protestant/Evangelical
Wes McCoy

Dr. R. Wesley McCoy, Ph.D.
Presbyterian
Lee Meadows

Dr. Lee Meadows, Ph.D.
Baptist
Mustansir Mir

Dr. Mustansir Mir, Ph.D.
Muslim
Peter F. Ryan (Emeritus)

Rev. Peter F. Ryan, S.J, S.T.D.
Roman Catholic
Jamie L. Jensen

Dr. Jamie L. Jensen, Ph.D.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mary Evelyn Tucker (Emeritus)

Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker
Wentzel van Huyssteen (Emeritus)

Dr. J. Wentzel Van Huyssteen, Ph.D
Dutch Reformed Church (Presbyterian)
Joe Watkins (Emeritus)

Dr. Joe Watkins, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Tom Weinandy (Emeritus)

Fr. Thomas Weinandy, OFM, Cap., Ph.D.
Roman Catholic
David Orenstein

David Orenstein
Anthropologist, Scientist and Humanist Advocate
Michael Tenneson

Michael Tenneson
Dr. Michael Tenneson, Ph.D.