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5th Annual Interdisciplinary Sustainability Conference
Science, Public Policy and Faith Traditions in Environmental Relationships Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA November 4 -5, 2016
Find out more »Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves
Dean's Distinguished Lecture - Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves by Rainer Weiss, Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Science Education and Research Center, Main Campus 1925 N. 12th Street Temple University Thursday, November 10 at 4:00 PM Space is limited. Please RSVP to Barbara.fles@temple.edu For the event flier, click Here
Find out more »Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ
Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ Retreat: June 25 - July 1, 2017 Presenter: Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD Maris Stella Retreat Center, Harvey Cedars, NJ During this retreat, through input, prayer, song, film, contemplative activities, and sharing, we follow Teilhard as he travels ever more deeply from Circle to Circle into the arms of the Cosmic Christ. This experience of traveling with Teilhard will guide all those of kindred spirits “who love the world” and who yearn to expand…
Find out more »Science and Religion: The Myth of Conflict
The Collegium Institute presents... a Magi Project event: Science and Religion: The Myth of Conflict Prof. Stephen Barr 6.30pm Tuesday 24th April (Light refreshments at 6pm) University of Pennsylvania Stiteler Hall room 6B: 208 South 37th Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104 It is widely supposed that science and faith are inherently incompatible and historically have been at war. In this talk, it will be shown that this is a myth based largely on bad history and misunderstandings of traditional religious concepts.…
Find out more »Are Scientists Mystics?
Practically Impractical: What Contemplatives Might Teach Scientists Friday, June 8th, 7:30 – 9:00pm Impractically Practical: What Scientists Might Teach Contemplatives Saturday, June 9th, 10:30 – 12:00 noon McManus Theater, Loyola University Maryland
Find out more »Artificial Intelligence Turns Deep: Who’s in Control?
The 64rd Conference of the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science in partnership with the Parliament of the World's Religions Artificial Intelligence Turns Deep: Who’s In Control? June 23 - June 30, 2018 From early myths of artificially created beings to today, the question “who’s in control” has troubled us. The future of AI is likely to have powerful consequences related to jobs, income distribution, social justice and our polity in general. On the 50th anniversary of 2001,…
Find out more »Creation Ex Nihilo: Conversations in Science, Faith and Philosophy about the Origins of our Universe
Creation Ex Nihilo: Conversations in Science, Faith and Philosophy about the Origins of our Universe June 25 - 29, 2018 Hosted at the University of Pennsylvania For more information, click here
Find out more »The Emergent Universe Oratorio
The Emergent Universe Oratorio Composed by Sam Guarnaccia Hosted by Villanova University Saturday, July 28, 2018, 7:30 pm Please join us for a Pennsylvania debut performance of the “Emergent Universe Oratorio.” Composed by Sam Guarnaccia, the oratorio presents the story of the universe from its beginning to the future of humanity, in a series of alternating intensively scored recitatives with major lyrical choral sections. It will be performed by the Main Line Symphony Orchestra, directed by Don Liuzzi. The oratorio…
Find out more »What is Life? An Interdisciplinary Magi Conference
June 16-18, 2022 Collegium Institute University City, Philadelphia Time: 7:00 PM (June 16) - 4:30 PM (June 18) Join Collegium Institute for a summer conference on the meaning of life from a philosophical, scientific, and theological standpoint Are we in the midst of a second Copernican Revolution, with the frontiers of scientific research leading us to reevaluate our place and role in the universe? The discovery of untold numbers of planets outside our solar system that seem to meet certain…
Find out more »Prophets of Hope in Calamitous Times: Julian of Norwich and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
“Prophets of Hope in Calamitous Times: Julian of Norwich and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin” With Joshua Canzona, PhD March 1, 2023 Online at 7pm EST View the flyer. Register here. Temptation to despair is strong in the present moment. War, political upheaval, economic uncertainty, and a global pandemic focus attention on surviving the day rather than building the future. Amidst such challenges, we can learn from those who persevered before us. We can turn toward those who sustained a…
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