What will it mean to be, or to remain, human in the next century?
Are we animals, machines, or the creators of worlds? How do scientific and religious insights complement each other or diverge?
The Nova Forum for Catholic Thought has organized three years of public programming at the University of Southern California on the theme “Being Human: Humanity at the Limits of Science and Religion.”
This series is made possible by the support of the Grant “In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide” from the John Templeton Foundation.
Upcoming Science and Religion Events In The In Lumine Network
PAST EVENTS
Angela Franks, St. John’s Seminary in Boston
Identity, Neuroscience, and Ancient Christianity
Angela Franks, Professor of Theology at St. John’s Seminary in Boston and Senior Fellow at the Abigail Adams Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, discusses the nature of human memory and narrative in dialogue with the ancient past. Made possible by the Templeton Foundation.
Frank Pasquale, Brooklyn Law School
The Future of AI in Law
Frank Pasquale, Jeffrey D. Forchelli Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, argues for human expertise and legal precaution amidst the promises of AI. Made possible by the Templeton Foundation.
Christopher Baglow, UND McGrath Institute
Science and Faith: How and Why?
Christopher Baglow, director of the Science and Religion Initiative at the University of Notre Dame McGrath Institute, Christopher Baglow, director of the Science and Religion Initiative at the University of Notre Dame McGrath Institute, addresses whether, and how, science and faith cooperate in search of truth. Made possible by the Templeton Foundation.
Father Robert Spitzer
Evidence of God in Contemporary Comology?
Father Bob Spitzer, S.J. of the Magis Center discusses the evidence for a Creator in contemporary cosmology. Made possible by the Templeton Foundation.
The In Lumine Network
This Science and Religion Series at USC is funded by a three year Templeton grant given to the In Lumine Network, a consortium of six institutes for Catholic thought at secular universities. In fulfillment of this grant, the In Lumine Network endeavors to bring to these public universities the long Catholic tradition of thinking about the intersections of science and religion.
Lumen Christi
University of Chicago
St. Anselm Institute of Catholic Thought
University of Virginia
Collegium Institute
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard Catholic Forum
Harvard
COLLIS
Cornell
Nova Forum
University of Southern California