From: Mccarrick Alan D CRPH (MccarrickAD@nswccd.navy.mil)
Date: Mon Aug 12 2002 - 11:44:15 EDT
Name: Alan McCarrick
Age: 45
Vocation: I lead a double life: 25 years with the US Navy (civilian)
on submarine life support and atmospheric analysis systems and 19
years teaching chemistry/physics/math/astronomy and paleontology at a
Christian local school
Formal Education: my only degree in chemical engineering (1st in
class) from Drexel university
plus some graduate work in chemical engineering at University of Penn
and some additional work in graduate education at Widener University.
Christian Background: grew up in a non-denominational church (almost
Baptist, but not in name) where the gospel was consistently
presented. Accepted the Lord in fourth grade. Our church provided
strong Biblical instruction and I am grateful to the many teachers I
have had. Presently we attend a PCA church (the same denomination
that had a YEC-OLD fight a couple of years back.) I currently teach
the summer combined adult Sunday school class on various interesting
topics that I get to pick - great Christian writers, the ancient
cultures around Israel, Christina worldview in science, Christian
influences in American history (this summer).
Family: Wonderful wife of 19 years (today is our anniversary) who
willing shares my interests and draws me into hers (birding and
history). Four children: Leah (16), Faith (14), Sarah (12) and
David (8). All attend the school where I teach.
Interests: tennis and volleyball (although having a growing family
does limit my time on court)
Traveling with family
Always loved science and found little conflict with Christianity
until probably high school biology. Our church was basically YEC and
had special speakers occasionally. They always had a good
presentation that I was not really up to criticizing. Assumed that
YEC was important, but history and life and universe seemed strongly
to point to old world. I think that I lived just like SJ Gould would
have us - non-overlapping magisteria. In the last decade or so, I
have become much more interested in critically evaluating the merits
of Christian views of origins. They obviously can't be all true.
They don't have the same factual foundation. They all impact how we
look at the scripture. I want my students to think these things
through more than recruiting them to particular view. My school is
leaning young earth, but teaches various Christian views. (Pray for
me, as these issues came to a head last year, and may rise again this
year.)
Over the last few years, I have helped form the Eastern PA section of
the ASA and organize our semi-annual meetings. This has been a
wonderful opportunity to meet many other Christians who also have a
deep love of science. I have also enjoyed the interchange on this
list to which I occasionally contribute.
Alan McCarrick
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