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David Robinson

Inchoate Hope, The Spirit’s Prayer

David Robinson | This a Regent chapel talk given during the winter of 2019.
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God, Evolution and Animal Suffering – Theodicy without a Fall

Bethany Sollereder | This talk embarks on an adventure in the theology of creation, reflecting on what science has uncovered about the history of life and what it means for belief in a living and loving God.
Peter Harrison

The Shifting Territories of Science and Religion

Peter Harrison | In this lecture Peter suggests that the concepts 'religion' and 'science' are essentially modern inventions that often fail to capture the essence of the activities as they are conducted in practice.
David Robinson

Beyond ‘Design’: Evolutionary Biology and a Theology of Preservation

David Robinson | This lecture revisits the nineteenth-century context of William Paley's famous argument that the precise functionality of nature leads us to infer a divine designer, as well as Charles Darwin's critical response in On the Origin of Species.
Jens Zimmerman

Who am I? Personhood, Consciousness, and Transhumanist Visions

Jens Zimmermann | This lecture argues that modern culture embraces a reductive model of human identity and perception based on an already defunct scientific epistemology.
Bruce Hindmarsh

Re-enchanting the Universe: Evangelicals and the Rise of Science

Bruce Hindmarsh | The popular idea that Christianity and Science have always been fundamentally in conflict dissolves upon closer historical examination. This is true even for popular Protestant spirituality.
Sarah Coakley

Is there a future for ‘Natural Theology’? Evolution, Cooperation and the Question of God?

Sarah Coakley | This lecture draws on recent developments in mathematical biology to outline a richer, multi-levelled depiction of evolution, and presents the philosophical, ethical, and theological implications.
Alister McGrath

The Making of a Scientific Theologian

Alister McGrath | What does the interface of theology and science look like in the course of a human life? And how can such an academic pursuit coincide with the vocation of a Christian minister?
Alister McGrath

God, Science & the Meaning of Life: C.S.Lewis and Richard Dawkins

Alister McGrath | What do C.S. Lewis and Richard Dawkins have to say on the meaning of life? How do they understand the role of the natural sciences as we work out the meaning of life?
Alister McGrath

Science and Faith: Conflicting or Enriching?

Alister McGrath | A leading authority in the field offers his own perception of science and religious faith, reflecting on his progression from atheism to Christianity.
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