The
American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) is a
Christian religious organization of scientists and people in science-related disciplines. The stated purpose is "to investigate any area relating Christian faith and science." The organization publishes a journal,
Perspectives of Science and Christian Faith which covers topics related to Christian faith and science from a Christian viewpoint.
Members of the American Scientific Affiliation are from various
movements, such as
evangelicalism, and represent several
Christian denominations including the Lutherans, Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists and the Orthodox.
The organization frequently runs
seminars at many universities in the world, such as
Baylor University, the
University of Cambridge, and
The Catholic University of America.
History
The ASA was formed in 1941 by Christian scientists, who were concerned about the quality of Christian evangelism on the subject of
religion and science. It was the idea of Irwin A. Moon, who talked
Moody Bible Institute president
William H. Houghton into inviting a number of scientists of known orthodox Christian views to Chicago to discuss its formation. Those who attended were
F. Alton Everest,
Peter W. Stoner, Russell D. Sturgis, John P. VanHaitsma, and Irving A. Cowperthwaite, and the ASA was formed from this meeting.
Everest, a conservative Baptist
electrical engineer at
Oregon State College in
Corvallis was its president for its first decade. Under his leadership the...
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