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Origins, Self, & the Soul

Chesterton House - Residence 111 The Knoll Rd, Ithaca, New York

Join us for a Friday Conversation with Dr. Praveen Sethupathy and Dr. Richard Middleton. What better way to engage the historic conversation between science and faith than to feature thoughtful, renowned scholars—one a scientist and the other a theologian. Listen and join in as they discuss and examine the study of genetics and human origins […]

Homecoming Open House & BBQ

411 Willard Straight Hall

ALL are welcome - students, alumni, & community members alike. Especially if you have not been to the Knoll before, this is the year to come check out the Chesterton House Living Learning Community and enjoy some fun, food & fellowship. The ministry has just recently purchased a big, beautiful second house (the historic Treman […]

Sex, Food, and Knowledge: A Christian Approach to Desire

Humans are simultaneously captivated by the power of our desires and stymied by our inability to understand them. Are desires emotions or states of mind? Are they mostly conscious or subconscious? Can they be shaped and learned, or are they innate and involuntary? What does the Bible have to say about desire? And how do […]

C.S. Lewis’ Enduring Popularity

Chesterton House - Residence 111 The Knoll Rd, Ithaca, New York

Why, exactly, has C. S. Lewis remained so popular? And why do American Christians adore him so much, especially compared to their counterparts in the UK? Dr. Derrick says her new book, The Fame of C. S. Lewis: A Controversialist's Reception in Britain and America (Oxford University Press), began not with a question about Lewis […]

Call & Response Conference

Chesterton House - 111 and 115 The Knoll

Taking its name and inspiration from the black preaching tradition in which the pastor and congregation joined together in the effective proclamation of the gospel, this conference will call together church folks, marketplace and nonprofit leaders, pastors, practitioners, artists, and activists from across generations to respond faithfully to the challenges and opportunities of the present […]

Reflections on Fossils and Faith

411 Willard Straight Hall

Please join us in room G10 of the Biotech Building for the Fall St. Albert the Great Forum on Science and Religion featuring Prof. Peter Dodson of UPenn speaking about his journey as a Catholic paleontologist. Peter Dodson is professor of veterinary gross anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, as well […]

Q Union Video Conference

411 Willard Straight Hall

Q Union: The Power of We is a one night event giving guidance and inspiration for how to engage society's most difficult conversations. Join us in the Biotechnology Building G10 Conference Room, as three nationally broadcasted speakers and three live student presenters educate, inspire and offer people of faith creative ways to respond to the […]

Vocation as Love & Sacrament

Corson-Mudd Hall

Martin Luther understood vocation in a sacramental sense. He taught that God is in vocation, working through ordinary human beings as his way of caring for his world (giving daily bread, creating new life, etc.) and that the purpose of every vocation is to love and serve one's neighbor. Our vocations are manifested in the […]

Jubilee Launch Party

411 Willard Straight Hall

The Jubilee Conference is about living faithfully in every area of life.  For over 40 years, thousands of college students have been invited to Pittsburgh to talk, learn, think, and dream about the public implications of their personal transformation. Whether you’re interested in engineering and science or art and music, law and politics or medicine and mission, […]

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