"Theology Matters" with The Pellews: Transhumanism with Dr. Fazale Rana

Published: Aug. 7, 2019, 4 p.m.

b"Join Devin & Melissa Pellew, Co-Chapter Directors of\\xa0Ratio Christi\\xa0at Winthrop University,\\xa0as they discuss topics related to biblical theology, Christian apologetics and\\xa0worldview issues. For more information on The Pellews' or to\\xa0support their ministry, please visit\\xa0https://ratiochristi.org/people/melissa-pellew/.\\n\\n\\nWe are joined by Dr. Fazale Rana of Reasons To Believe to\\xa0discuss his\\xa0new book with Ken Samples, Humans 2.0: Scientific, Philosophical and Theological Perspectives on Transhumanism. Formerly a senior scientist in research and development at Procter & Gamble, Fuz graduated with highest honors from West Virginia State College\\xa0with a BS in chemistry and went on to earn a PhD in chemistry with an emphasis in biochemistry from Ohio University. He pursued postdoctoral studies in the biophysics of cell membranes at the Universities of Virginia and Georgia.\\n\\nSeveral articles by Fuz have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals,\\xa0such as Biochemistry, Applied Spectroscopy, FEBS Letters, Journal of Microbiological Methods and Journal of Chemical Education, and he has delivered numerous presentations at international scientific meetings. He also holds two patents, authored a chapter on molecular convergence and intelligent design for The Nature of Nature, and co-wrote a chapter on antimicrobial peptides for Biological and Synthetic Membranes.\\xa0\\n\\nFuz\\xa0writes and speaks extensively about evidence for creation emerging from biochemistry, genetics, human origins\\xa0and synthetic biology. As vice president of research and apologetics at Reasons to Believe, he is\\xa0\\xa0dedicated to communicating to skeptics and believers alike the powerful scientific case for God\\u2019s existence and the Bible\\u2019s reliability."