Marine biologist Dr. Robert Sluka will speak at Williams Baptist University on Monday, March 10. His presentation, which is part of the university’s Lecture-Concert Series, is entitled “Hope for the Ocean: Faith and Conservation in Practice.” It begins at 7:00 pm in WBU’s Maddox Center, room 100. It was originally slated for Startup Chapel, but the venue was changed due to technical issues.

Sluka works with A Rocha International, where he is the lead scientist for the Marine Conservation Programme. A Rocha is a collection of faith-based conservation organizations with the stated mission, “To live out God’s calling to care for creation and equip others to do likewise.”

Sluka writes on the interface between Christian faith and marine conservation and has worked cross-culturally, living for extended periods in Australia, India, Great Britain and his native USA, where he currently resides. His research focuses on marine biodiversity conservation, plastic pollution and fisheries, particularly marine protected areas.

He combines research with theological reflection and on-the-ground conservation, saying, “The ultimate goal is to glorify God through oceans and communities being transformed using holistic marine conservation.”

The public is invited to Sluka’s presentation, which is free of charge.