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Public Forum with Knut-Willy Saether

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Thursday, September 27th 2012, 7:00pm
Knut-Willy Sæther is Adjunct Professor in religious education at the Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology (Høyskolen for Ledelse og Teologi). His Ph.D. was in the area of philosophy of religion focused on the work of John Polkinghorne, and he currently serves as Associate Professor at the University College of Volda. Sæther is an experienced educator and has written on the relationship between theology and the natural sciences. Dinner Board Room, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley
CTNS | Center for Theology and the Natural SciencesTheology and Natural SciencesTheology
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Time in Eternity Book Release Celebration

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Friday, September 14th 2012, 2:30pm
Responses by William Stoeger, S.J., Lou Ann Trost, and Oliver Putz in addition to author Robert J. Russell. Also recognition of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences’ 30th Anniversary and completion of the Ian G. Barbour Chair in Theology and Science. Reception to follow. Dinner Board Room, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley
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Public Forum with Bishop Richard Cheetham

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Tuesday, November 13th 2012, 7:00pm
'The popular image of science as providing reliable, useful and objective knowledge, whilst theology only offers speculative and subjective opinion is remarkably widespread and persistent.  This remains so despite a large and growing body of academic literature which presents a much more nuanced view.  One important understanding is that both science and theology can be seen as saying (albeit in different ways) true things about the way things really are - i.e. a critical realist stance.  This lecture will explore popular myths about science and theology, the academic literature, and offer...
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God, Information, and the Sciences of Complexity

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Saturday, February 9th 2013, 1:00pm
Part of CTNS' J. K. Russell Conference Dr. Niels Henrik Gregersen, 2013 J. K. Russell Research Fellow in Religion and Science. Responses by: Joshua Moritz, Ted Peters, Oliver Putz and Robert Russell. Dinner Board Room, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley To register please visit http://www.ctns.org/jkr_fellow_pay.html or write ctnsinfo@ctns.org for more information. Information and complexity have become central concepts of our contemporary scientific world-view. In which sense can we speak of information and complexity also as part of the nature of God? It will be argued...
CTNS | Center for Theology and the Natural SciencesConferenceJoshua MoritzOliver PutzTheodore F. Ted PetersRobert John RussellTheology and Natural Sciences
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Jesus and the Depth of Creation: The Idea of Deep Incarnation

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Friday, February 8th 2013, 7:00pm
J. K. Russell Fellow's Public Forum, part of the J. K. Russell Conference sponsored by CTNS Dr. Niels Henrik Gregersen, 2013 J. K. Russell Research Fellow in Religion and Science Tucson Room, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2451 Ridge Road, Berkeley. Please enter via the courtyard on Le Conte Avenue. Free and open to the public. Registration not required. There seems to be an ineradicable tension between the grand-scale story of the world of creation, cosmic in scope and pitiless in its operations, and the small-scale story of Jesus as embodying divine empathy. The idea of deep...
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Clones, Sin, and Extinction: Theological Anthropology in Light of Evolution

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Thursday, April 25th 2013, 7:00pm
Lecture and Discussion with Braden Molhoek Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union, 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley   While great strides have been made regarding the incorporation of the insights of science into our understanding of creation and humanity’s place in the universe, not enough work has been done to show how these kinds of insights affect our understanding of human nature. This forum will examine three ways in which the insights of science help inform theological anthropology. In the context of the human cloning debate, misunderstandings about the human genome found in the...
CTNS | Center for Theology and the Natural SciencesBraden MolhoekEthicsSocial TheoryStudents
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CTNS Student Showcase

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Monday, September 10th 2018, 7:00pm
To kick off the 2016-2017 school year CTNS will give a sampling of the kinds of science and religion research being done at the GTU by doctoral students. Speakers: Alan Weissenbacher, Sungho Lee, Braden Molhoek, and Robert Russell (on Adam Pryor's work) Free and open to the public Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union Alan Weissenbacher, “Practical Neuroscience for the Pews” Sungho Lee, “Radical Relationship: The Trinity, Humans, and Non-humans” Braden Molhoek, “Original Righteousness Contributes to the Inevitability of Sin?” Robert Russell, presenting the published...
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CTNS Student Showcase

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Thursday, September 15th 2016, 7:00pm
To kick off the 2016-2017 school year the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences will give a sampling of the kinds of science and religion research being done at the GTU by doctoral students. Confirmed Speakers: Alan Weissenbacher, Ph.D. candidate currently finishing his dissertation. His presentation is entitled “Practical Neuroscience for the Pews” Braden Molhoek, 2016 graduate. His presentation is entitled “Original Righteousness Contributes to the Inevitability of Sin?” Robert Russell, presenting the published dissertation of Adam Pryor, 2012 graduate, entitled “The...
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CTNS 35th Anniversary Celebration

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Tuesday, October 18th 2016, 7:00pm
This event will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences as well as CTNS's new beginning as a program of the Graduate Theological Union. There will be brief statements from the key players in the transition to be followed by a reception. We hope to see you there to help us celebrate this milestone in the history of CTNS. Tuesday, October 18, 7pm Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union, 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA Program and Reception. Free and open to the public.
CTNS | Center for Theology and the Natural SciencesRobert John Russell
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CTNS Faculty Showcase

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Sunday, November 6th 2016, 7:00pm
A sampling of theology and science research by faculty from around the GTU.  Confirmed Speakers: Ted Peters: "Astrotheology: Making New Neighbors in Outer Space" Rita Sherma: "Mindfulness, Contemplative Practice, and Neurobiology" Lisa Fullam: "AAAS at JST-SCU: Transforming the Theological Curriculum" Free and open to the public Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 pm Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union, 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA
CTNS | Center for Theology and the Natural SciencesTheodore F. Ted PetersRita ShermaLisa Fullam
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In Pursuit of Perfection: The Misguided Transhumanist Vision

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Thursday, March 9th 2017, 1:00pm
The 2017 Russell Family Research Conference with Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, "In Pursuit of Perfection: The Misguided Transhumanist Vision" Sponsored by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences Registration required. Richard S. Dinner Board Room, GTU, 2400 Ridge Rd., Berkeley, 3rd Floor 
CTNS | Center for Theology and the Natural SciencesRussell Family Fellowship in Religion and ScienceHava Tirosh-Samuelson
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Jewish Environmentalism: Faith, Scholarship, & Activism

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Tuesday, March 7th 2017, 5:00pm
A CJS Event featuring Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, cosponsored by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, in connection with the Russell Family Fellowship Conference. What is Jewish environmentalism? Has the Bible contributed to our current ecological crisis? This lecture will present some of the major aspects of the Jewish environmental movement as well as the opportunities it provides for new modes of Jewish expression. Join us as we explore the distinctive contribution of Jewish environmentalism to the field of religion and ecology, ponder the differences between Jewish and Christian...
CJS | The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish StudiesCTNS | Center for Theology and the Natural SciencesHava Tirosh-Samuelson
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From Empathy to the Evolution of Compassion

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Wednesday, April 26th 2017, 7:00pm
A CTNS Public Forum featuring Professor Celia Deane-Drummond Dinner Board Room, GTU Library Free and open to the public. This lecture contributes a theological perspective to recent heated public debates in psychology on the rejection of empathy as of key significance in the moral life.  In dialogue with philosopher Martha Nussbaum, Professor Deane-Drummond explores recent analysis of the deep history of the evolution of compassion in early hominins. She also argues for the importance of charity, understood in the classic, Thomistic sense, as holding a central place for mercy and its...
CTNS | Center for Theology and the Natural SciencesCelia Deane-Drummond
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Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences

Over its 35-year history, the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) has distinguished itself as a world leader in the field of theology and science. Our continued success depends on the generous support of individuals who share our mission to bridge theology and science, and there is much important work to be done. Each gift you make to the GTU's Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences directly supports this mission and helps ensure that it will continue in the future. CTNS Fund Choices Each of the four funds listed below provides support for essential CTNS programming...
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Founded as a California non-profit corporation in 1981, the Center is now a program of the Graduate Theological Union, an ecumenical and interfaith consortium of seminaries and centers based in Berkeley, California. Interested individuals may fully participate in the dialog by becoming a member, receiving Theology and Science, the Center’s refereed journal, CTNS E-News, and other benefits.
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Dr. Ted F. Peters

Dr. Ted Peters is Professor of Systematic Theology, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the GTU, teaching in systematic and philosophical theology. A former Parish pastor, Rev. Peters is ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). He directed the CTNS Science and Religion Course Program and has authored numerous books and articles on theology and science--theology. Dr. Peters is Founding Co-editor of Theology and Science and serves on the CTNS Advisory Board.