Join us as climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, of Texas Tech University, speaks on climate change from the perspective of a woman of faith. Dr. Hayhoe will draw on her book A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions. Dr. Hayhoe is a noted and respected author, consultant, professor, and scientist. "Yes Lord! […]
Drawing from his most recent book God and the Atlantic: America, Europe, and the Religious Divide (Oxford, 2011), Professor Howard will explore some of the long-standing differences between the United States and Western Europe with respect to religion. With an eye on the present but taking a historical approach, he will argue that some of these differences […]
Chesterton House and Sophia House residents and friends will be celebrating the end of the semester--and Advent anticipation of the coming King!
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVECAST BEGINNING AT 7:40 PM EST. CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIVECAST. All truth is God's truth, and followers of Jesus must be seekers of the truth, wherever we find it. This requires the cultivation of both spiritual and intellectual discernment. Richard Mouw is philosopher and theologian, as well as […]
These lectures require registration. Click here to pre-register! *Continental Breakfast: 8:30am Session 1, 9:00am: Holy Worldliness God hasn't given up on the world that he created and originally called “good.” Neither should we. This means seeking to honor God’s purposes in all areas of life. -Midmorning Break, 10:15am- Session 2, 10:45am: Everything Matters to God: Serving the […]
Barbara O. Korner, Dean of the College of Arts and Architecture at Penn State University, will be performing Responding to the Call: Women of Spiritual Action. The program includes selections from Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Sojourner Truth, Jarena Lee, and Emma J. Ray. John Wesley, evangelist to America and spiritual reformer, took a bold stand […]
What do we say to the folks today who tell us "I'm not religious--but I am quite spiritual"? We can learn much from how the Apostle Paul addressed the pagan spirituality on display in Athens. *Dr. Mouw will speak at both the 9:00 and 10:45 services Richard Mouw is philosopher and theologian, as well as […]
The Jubilee Conference is about living faithfully in every area of life. From the Jubilee Website: For 36 years, we’ve invited over 60,000 college students to Pittsburgh to talk, learn, think, and dream about the public implications of their personal transformation. Jubilee is a conference like you’ve never experienced before. Whether you’re interested in engineering and science […]
Three candidates for a coherent, comprehensive account of reality have impressive credentials: materialism, natural teleology and theism. However, several features of the human mind favor theism over materialism and natural teleology: consciousness, our ability to comprehend the cosmos, and our moral evaluations. These features of the mind appear to require a personal (theistic) explanation. So […]
