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2008 J. K. Russell Fellowship with Dr. George V. Coyne, S.J.

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Tuesday, March 15th 2016, 9:30am
2008 J. K. Russell Fellowship with Dr. George V. Coyne, S.J. Saturday, March 15, 2008, 9:30am-5pm J.K. Russell Research Conference, “Twenty Years After the New View from Rome: Pope John Paul II on Science and Religion” Richard S. Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union Library (Hewlett) When the adventure of exploration, which I wish to summarize here, began I was privileged to be a party to it and, in fact, wrote the Preface to the book, Physics, Philosophy and Theology: A Common Quest for Understanding (PPT), whose publication became the inspiration and the guiding beacon for the...
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D'Arpino Essay Contest Awarded

Adriel P. Ramirez, Master’s Degree in Hindu Studies student at the GTU, has been chosen as the D’Arpino Essay Contest winner for his paper, “Be Loved and Love: The Nature of the Divine-Human Relationship.” The composition highlights various dimensions of love coming from Divinity with respect to the Caitanya School of Kṛṣṇa bhakti. The school proposes that elements of the Divine-human relationship reflect relationships within our world as illuminated by the natural sciences. Analysis of these relationships and demonstration of what is most valued to our world is undertaken. Assimilation of...

Adriel P. Ramirez, Master’s Degree in Hindu Studies student at the GTU, has been chosen as the D’Arpino Essay Contest winner for his paper, “Be Loved and Love: The Nature of the Divine-Human Relationship.” The composition highlights various dimensions of love coming from Divinity with respect to the Caitanya School of Kṛṣṇa bhakti. The school proposes that elements of the Divine-human relationship reflect relationships within our world as illuminated by the natural sciences. Analysis of these relationships and demonstration of what is most valued to our world is undertaken. Assimilation of...
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Recalibrating Human Freedom with Martin Luther

Free and open to the public. Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union, 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA The relationship between free will and determinism is one of the hot topics of current philosophical debate. This paper focuses on a specific way of addressing this relationship: the theological way. The theological way is the following: considering human freedom in relation with a world determined by divine omnipotence and omniscience. Martin Luther explores this path in his famous " Bondage of the Will " (1525). The paper analyzes the logical argument thanks to which Luther challenges...
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Theology and Science

Begun in 2003, Theology and Science draws its academic strength from the background of over thirty years of CTNS development, the expertise of hundreds of scientists and theologians from around the world who have participated in CTNS research programs, as well as a cadre of more than 40 editors on the Editorial Advisory Board. From physics and cosmology to evolutionary biology, genetics, neuroscience and the environmental sciences, Theology and Science engages scientific discourse in dialogue with both Christian and multi-religious perspectives. With these affiliations, the journal provides a...
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2019-2020 Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science

Playful Encounters of the Third Kind: How Science and Religion Dialog Intersects with Interfaith Advocacy Fellowship Forum, Thursday, March 5, 2020, 7pm 2019-2020 Fellow: Adam Pryor, Assistant Professor of Religion, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas Richard S. Dinner Board Room Graduate Theological Union (Flora Lamson Hewlett) Library 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley, California, USA  This event is free and open to the public.   What if We're not Alone: Considering the Significance of Non-Intelligent Alien Life for Constructive Christian Theology Annual Russell Family Research Conference ...
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Science and Religion Course Program

The Science and Religion Course Program was an eight-year initiative to encourage the teaching of science and religion in seminaries, colleges, and universities worldwide. The Course Program was initially administered by Gordon College and focused primarily on scholars in North America and England. From 1998-2002, CTNS administered and broadened the program in a variety of ways, which centered principally on three aims: (1) to strengthen the base of scholars currently teaching in this field, (2) to broaden the impact of science and religion on leading research universities and theological...
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2019-2020 Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science

Adam Pryor, Assistant Professor of Religion, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas is the 2019-2020 Russell Fellow

The 2019-2020 Russell Family Research Fellow is Adam Pryor, Assistant Professor of Religion, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas   Fellowship Events: Playful Encounters of the Third Kind: How Science and Religion Dialog Intersects with Interfaith Advocacy Fellowship Forum with Dr. Adam Pryor, Thursday, March 5, 2020, 7pm Richard S. Dinner Board Room Graduate Theological Union (Flora Lamson Hewlett) Library 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley, California, USA  This event is free and open to the public.   What If We're Not Alone: Considering the Significance of Non-Intelligent Alien Life for...
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Playful Encounters of the Third Kind: How Science and Religion Dialog intersects with Interfaith Advocacy

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Thursday, March 5th 2020, 7:00pm
Fellow's Public Forum Thursday, March 5, 2020, 7pm Richard S. Dinner Board Room Graduate Theological Union (Flora Lamson Hewlett) Library 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley, California, USA  In this talk, Adam Pryor will examine how the development of intellectual values that can occur through Religion and Science dialog overlap with the development of critical values and skills for Interfaith advocacy work. Focusing particularly on envy, humility, and belonging, he will reflect on how classic methods in the field of Religion and Science can open new avenues for thinking about contemporary...
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Theology and Science 18.1 Published

Theology and Science Issue 18, Number 1 (2020) was published in February

Check out the latest issue of Theology and Science. Online Access is available for current members. The editorials are open access to anyone. Volume 18, Number 1 / November 2020 Editorials Leveling the Posthuman Playing Field, by Francesca Ferrando Human Future in Space and Gene Editing: Waiting for Feminist Space Ethics and Feminist Space Philosophy, by Konrad Szocik In Memoriam Mgr. Denis Edwards (1943–2019), by Robert John Russell Articles Toward an Evangelical Evolutionary Theodicy, by Denis O. Lamoureux The Multiverse: What Philosophers and Theologians Get Wrong, by Neil A....
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2020-2021 Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science Coming Soon

Dr. Kirk Wegter-McNelly is this year's Russell Family Research Fellow in Religion and Science The fellowship will consist of two events: "A Strigilated Universe: The Cosmogonic Significance of Primordial Gravitation Radiation, "CTNS Public Forum, Thursday, March 18, 2021, 5pm (PST) Online via Zoom "Engaging Hypotheticals: Groundwork for the Study of Theology in a Secular Academic Context," Research Conference, Saturday, March 20, 2021, 1pm (PST) Online via Zoom Visit the Russell Fellowship page for more information. Please email Melissa Moritz, mmoritz@gtu.edu, to register for one or...
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2020-2021 Townes Fellowship Now Open

2020-2021 Townes Fellowship is Now Accepting Applications 

  CTNS is pleased to announce the 2021 competition for the Charles H. Townes Graduate Student Fellowship in Theology and Science. The purpose of the Townes Fellowship is to publicly recognize and offer modest financial support to doctoral students of the Graduate Theological Union who have demonstrated the clear ability to do highly promising research on issues related to theology and science.  The selection is based on academic excellence and students in any Department of the Graduate Theological Union doctoral program whose research focuses on theology and science are eligible to apply....
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A Strigilated Universe: The Cosmogonic Significance of Primordial Gravitation Radiation

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Thursday, March 18th 2021, 5:00pm
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been postponed due to unforseen circumstances. A new date and time will be chosen in the near future. Thank you.   2021 Russell Research Fellowship in Religion and Science Public Forum Thursday, March 18, 2021, 5pm (PST) on Zoom. Please email Melissa Moritz, mmoritz@gtu.edu, to register. A Strigilated Universe: The Cosmogonic Significance of Primordial Gravitation Radiation In 2015, for the first time ever, scientists announced the detection of gravitational waves spun out into the universe by the merger of two black holes. Numerous detection events have since...
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“Virtuous AI?: Cultural Evolution, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtue”

Virtuous AI?: Cultural Evolution, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtue hosted by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) and funded by the Templeton Foundation will be held in webinar format: Each conference will be entirely remote, thus maximizing the number of outstanding participants without requiring them to travel to an event site. Participants will reside within three time zones of the event site in either direction. Our approach is new in three crucial ways:  1. The conferences will be interdisciplinary. Our goal is to place scientists who will present the latest...
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Virtuous AI: Conference Schedules

Date & Time of the Conference Berkeley: June 12 - 15, 2023 Monday – Wednesday, June 12 - 14, 2023, 9 am - 2 pm (Pacific Daylight Time; GMT-7), Presentation and discussion of the papers by participants with a short time for questions from the online audience. Thursday, June 15, 2023, 9 am - 11 am (Pacific Daylight Time; GMT-7), a closed session for participants only.     Seoul: July 11 - 14, 2023 Tuesday – Thursday, July 11-13, 2023, 8 am - 1 pm (Korea Standard Time; GMT+9); Monday - Wednesday, July 10-12, 2023, 4 pm - 9 pm (Pacific Daylight Time; GMT-7) Friday, July 14, 2023, 8 am - 10...
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“Virtuous AI?: Cultural Evolution, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtue” is accepting papers

The deadline to submit a proposal for a conference paper was January 31, 2023 (UTC-08:00).

Instructions This will provide more details regarding the core questions and the kinds of topics that might be of interest. The deadline to submit a proposal for a conference paper was January 31, 2023 (UTC-08:00). Participants who are selected for the conferences will be offered a $1000 honorarium for writing the conference paper.  In order to submit to the call for papers, we will need name, institution, title, and email address. Additionally, we request the following information: 1. Which core question(s) do you plan to focus on in your paper (ranked in order if more than one)? 2. A...
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CTNS Public forum with Dr. Levi Checketts

Levi Checketts is an associate professor of religion and philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. A 2018 graduate of the GTU and recipient of the Charles H. Townes Fellowship, his research focuses on Catholic social ethics and new technologies. He leads a committee on AI concerns from an Asian perspective for the Pontifical Council for Culture and serves as Networking Fellow for AI and Faith. He has a forthcoming two-volume edited work, Theology and Technology, from Wipf and Stock and is currently writing a book on AI epistemology and the preferential option for the poor.

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CTNS Public forum with Dr. Levi Checketts - Monday, May 9th, 2022, 3 pm PT    Levi Checketts is an associate professor of religion and philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. A 2018 graduate of the GTU and recipient of the Charles H. Townes Fellowship, his research focuses on Catholic social ethics and new technologies. He leads a committee on AI concerns from an Asian perspective for the Pontifical Council for Culture and serves as Networking Fellow for AI and Faith. He has a forthcoming two-volume edited work, Theology and Technology, from Wipf and Stock and is currently writing a...
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CTNS Public forum with Dr. Carolin Frueh

Time and its associated properties are an integral part of any physics calculation. Differentiability enables equations of motion and therefore quantitative predictions in the first place. Time also has an ontological dimension and is intimately linked to human existence. A third understanding of time is the one in theology, contrasting human time with divine eternity. In this talk the property of time in physics is contrasted with an understanding of time following Heidegger and a theological time dimension from Pannenberg.

 

Dr. Carolin Frueh is a MDiv student with CDSP. She holds a PhD in...

CTNS Public forum with Dr. Carolin Frueh - Wednesday, March 16th 2022, 5 - 7 pm (PST)   Register Here for this Zoom Webinar   Time and its associated properties are an integral part of any physics calculation. Differentiability enables equations of motion and therefore quantitative predictions in the first place. Time also has an ontological dimension and is intimately linked to human existence. A third understanding of time is the one in theology, contrasting human time with divine eternity. In this talk the property of time in physics is contrasted with an understanding of time...
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Courses

  CTNS faculty offer a variety of M.Div., M.A. and Ph.D. level courses through the Graduate Theological Union (GTU). Dr. Robert Russell and Dr. Ted Peters oversee M.Div. and M.A. students and supervise a number of doctoral students currently pursuing their dissertation research in theology and science at the GTU. To register for courses, please visit the Graduate Theological Union webpage.
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