Forthcoming Events, Lectures, Seminars & Short Courses
13 March 2010, UK
Biodiversity and Spirituality
A Panel Discussion entitled ‘Biodiversity and Spirituality’ will take place in Mill Lane Lecture Room 3, as part of the Cambridge Science Festival, which this year has ‘biodiversity’ as its main theme. Chaired by the Faraday Associate Director, Prof. Robert White FRS [Professor of Geophysics, Cambridge University], the Panel of experts will consist of Prof. R. J. Berry [Emeritus Professor of Genetics, University College London; former President of the British Ecological Society]; Dr Barney Dickson [Head of Programme, Climate Change and Biodiversity, UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge]; Dr Hilary Marlow [Lecturer in Old Testament Theology, Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge University; a Director of the John Ray Initiative and formerly with A Rocha conservation organisation]; and Dr. Simon N. Stuart [Chair, Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature].
26-28 March, 2010, UK
Faraday Institute Courses
Short Course No. 17: Science and Religion in Schools
This weekend course, for teachers of science, philosophy or religious studies, will give informed input by highly qualified experts on some of the latest thinking in the science-religion area, provide information about resources available to teachers, and tackle some of the thorny issues arising in the classroom.
For further information click here.
23-24 April, 2010, USA
CTNS is planning a major event in celebration of the success of the STARS (Science and Transcendence Advanced Research Series) Program. Special guest lecturer, Paul Davies, will be part of the event, and the winners of the $200,000 Renewal Research Grants will be reporting on their research.
For further information visit: www.ctnsstars.org
27 April 2010, UK
Faraday Public Lecture
God, Brain and Mind
Prof. Bill Newsome (Stanford University School of Medicine)
5.30 pm Howard Theatre, Downing College
20-23 June 2010, USA
Darwin, Peirce and God: STARS Summer Workshop for Early-Career Researchers in philosophy, biological science and theology
Topics:
The origin of life as the physical emergence of semiosis.
Semiosis and meaning in human evolution.
Peircean study of Incarnation and Trinity.
Faculty: Philip Clayton, Terrence Deacon, Niles Lehman, Andrew Robinson, Robert J. Russell, Christopher Southgate, Bruce Weber.
Tuition, accommodation and travel funded for 10 doctoral or postdoctoral participants by competitive entry. Deadline January 31 2010. Details at www.evolutioncreationsemiotics.org.
Sponsored by the Graduate Theological Union. Cosponsorship from the University of California at Berkeley has been applied for. June 20-23 2010 at Berkeley, California.
This program is made possible by funding from the Science and Transcendence Advanced Seminar Series, www.ctnsstars.org.
25-27 June 2010, Ireland
Faraday Course, Dublin, and on-line registration is now open for that Course at www.faraday-institute.org. Speakers include Dr Denis Alexander, Revd Dr Rodney Holder, Prof. David Livingstone, Prof. Ernan McMullin, Dr Donal O’Mathuna and Prof. Stephen Williams.
11-17 July, 2010, UK
Faraday Institute Courses
Summer Course no. 5: Science and Faith: Past and Present Perspectives
In this one week course a wide range of topics at the science/religion interface will be addressed by internationally renowned speakers. The topics to be covered include historical and philosophical perspectives; the relationships between cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience with religion; and some of the ethical issues raised by science.
For further information click here.
Gresham College, UK
Gresham College provides free public lectures and holds other events. For further information click here.
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