10/02/2026
Something remarkable is happening at Eden.
What does the earliest evidence of food sharing tell us about being human? Can our theological imagination be broad enough to engage the history and science of human evolution?
These are the kinds of questions bringing people together at Eden Theological Seminary.
This week, Eden welcomed members of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s Human Origins Program for an extraordinary time of learning, conversation, and community around Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Dr. Rick Potts and Dr. Briana Pobiner of the Smithsonian joined Dr. Lee Meadows and Rev. Dr. Jim Miller, along with Eden students, faculty, staff, and community guests, for experiences that moved from our community meal and guided exploration of the exhibit to meaningful conversations connecting science, theology, faith, and what it means to be human. The Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program specifically designed these experiences to create space for dialogue across scientific, religious, and cultural perspectives.
We are grateful to have this remarkable resource for theological imagination, learning, and public conversation in our midst, and grateful that the conversation extends far beyond our campus. Eden and the exhibit have recently been featured by Spectrum News, the Kirkwood-Webster Times, and St. Louis Public Radio.
And there is still time to experience it for yourself.
Exploring Human Origins is FREE and open to the public at Eden through December 15, Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., in the Luhr Reading Room of Press Hall.
Come explore. Come ask questions. Come join the conversation.
Watch the Spectrum News feature- https://bit.ly/3VjIagV
Read the Kirkwood-Webster Times feature- https://bit.ly/4hL7a8q
Read/listen to the St. Louis Public Radio story- https://bit.ly/3W3ZLcM