Institute of Biblical Studies Text: John 14. 15-23 What Every Orphan Needs to Know “I will not leave you orphaned.” Jesus Everyone is orphaned, if not literally, than metaphorically, by the pain, loss and sometimes by the devastations of life. The fear or reality of being alone needs the fulfillment of Christ’s promise that […]
Graduate Christian Fellowship Roundtable Professor Chignell will speak about the issues raised by his recent article "Whither Wheaton."You can find the "back story" of the article and links to the many articles about the article at www.whitherwheaton.org.
Colbert Symposium Eleonore Stump is the Robert J. Henle, S.J., Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University. Author of several works in medieval philosophy, philosophy of religion, and metaphysics, Stump has served as president of the Society of Christian Philosophers, and president of the American Catholic Philosophical Association. She delivered the prestigious Gifford Lectures at […]
We will discuss what scientists think about religion and whether they perceive any possible areas of overlap with science. In particular we will uncover the surprising reasons scientists believe and the surprising reasons scientists do not believe. Elaine Howard Ecklund is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rice University, where she also serves as a Rice […]
Graduate Christian Fellowship Roundtable We will examine whether there are places in the university where science and religion might fruitfully connect and models scientists with faith have for participating in religious communities. Elaine Howard Ecklund is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rice University, where she also serves as a Rice Scholar of the James Baker […]
ABSTRACT Toward the end of the 19th century, Thomas Huxley and Andrew Dickson White (the first president of Cornell University) advanced the idea that science and Christianity had been in a state of warfare for the previous 300 years. An important question is whether the history of science supports this conflict paradigm. Recent advocates of […]
One of the key questions surrounding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was "Is this a just war?" What are the criteria for a just war? Or, can Christians endorse war? These are key questions that have long been discussed in Christian history. This week for Friday Conversations, these question will be explored by Dr. […]
