A Regional Center Exploring Science and Spirituality
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 … Continued
An evening in conversation with Sr. Joan Chittister, Paul Knitter, Leonard Swidler and others Sr. Joan offers wisdom for a life of purpose, passion, and joy. Paul claims he is a better Christian for knowing about Buddhism. Leonard reminds us that no … Continued
The Vivian J Lamb Lecture Series on Augustinian Thought and the Sciences http://philipclayton.net/curriculum-vitae/ Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology “The Sciences of Emergent Complexity: Evolutionary Emergence of Body, Mind, and Spirituality” Science is more than physics and we … Continued
Presented By: Michelle Francl, PhD Professor of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College To do theology, William James said, is to work at the subtle edge of things, at the place where words and thoughts expire. Science, too, walks a subtle … Continued
Presented By: Paul Knitter, PhD Given the present state of the world in which various forms of violence threaten the well-being of people and planet, given the role that the religions of the world are playing in that violence, many religious … Continued
Presented By: Scott F. Gilbert, PhD, Howard A. Schneiderman Professor of Biology, Swarthmore College Respondent: Faye Flam, Science Writer, Lightning Blog at WHYY/NewsWorks and Journalist-in-residence, Ursinus College The scientific and religious worldviews are both predicated on the experience of wonder. Indeed, in preserving wonder, science and … Continued
Philips Memorial Hall, West Chester University University Ave. at S. High St., West Chester, PA 19383 Driving Directions and Location click here. For more information please click the poster below.
Presented By: John Staudenmaier, SJ, Ph.D. For centuries, a city’s location depended critically on the availability of resources such as clean water and fertile topsoil. Then, in the mid to late 19th century, complex systems such as railroad/telegraph networks, electric light … Continued
Presented By: Edward Davis, Ph.D. What does Darwin mean for religion? Are Christianity and evolution inevitable foes? Is the famous “warfare” thesis of Andrew Dickson White the best description of what has taken place and what must happen in the … Continued