The Challenge of Christian Animal Ethics: An Interview with David Clough
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An interview with David Clough, Professor of Theological Ethics at the University of Chester (UK) in advance of his public lecture at Regent College.
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Beyond ‘Design’: Evolutionary Biology and a Theology of Preservation
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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.
Who am I? Personhood, Consciousness, and Transhumanist Visions
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Jens Zimmermann | This lecture argues that modern culture embraces a reductive model of human identity and perception based on an already defunct scientific epistemology.
Re-enchanting the Universe: Evangelicals and the Rise of Science
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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.
Is there a future for ‘Natural Theology’? Evolution, Cooperation and the Question of God?
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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.
The Making of a Scientific Theologian
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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?
God, Science & the Meaning of Life: C.S.Lewis and Richard Dawkins
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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?
Science and Faith: Conflicting or Enriching?
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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.
Bringing Beauty Back to Science
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We asked a few big questions of Dr. Alister McGrath, our first Interface speaker.
Interview with Darian Goldin Stahl
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Darian Stahl | Darian was recently awarded Canada’s prestigious Vanier Graduate Scholarship for arts-based research on the health humanities, patient narrative, and chronic illness.