The Arc of Life Bends Towards Diversity: American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould once said, “if nature teaches us any lesson, it loudly proclaims life’s diversity.” Indeed, one of Gould’s greatest contributions to the theory of evolution is the idea that evolution moves not toward complexity, but diversity. In this service, Rev. Karyn Marsh will explore how the arc of life bends toward diversity and what that means for us.

Rev. Karyn Bergmann Marsh has been a Unitarian Universalist for over 30 years. In addition to serving the Unitarian Universalists of Fallston, Rev. Marsh is a chaplain at several hospitals in Baltimore, MD. Prior to serving UUF, she was the affiliated community minister at Towson Unitarian Universalist Church (TUUC) and a ministerial intern at All Souls Unitarian Church of Tulsa.  She graduated from Starr King School for the Ministry in May 2020, was granted preliminary fellowship by the Unitarian Universalist Association in April 2021, and ordained by TUUC in May 2022.  Before answering the call of ministry, Rev. Marsh was an active lay leader of TUUC and worked first as an environmental scientist and then as an environmental attorney.

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