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Closing Reflections from the SSQ Program Originator

By W. Mark Richardson I write these remarks as one who helped to found and has been involved in leading the Science and Spiritual Quest project over the last eight years. These eight years have been a gift as I have watched the program grow from our original idea to something much larger than anything I could have conceived. SSQ has enriched the lives of so many people—from scientists, to conference guests, and the staff who executed the programs. The SSQ vision was clear. We sought to bring leading scientists from around the globe and from many spiritual traditions into conversation with...
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SSQ Boston Conference

The Quest for Truth, Knowledge, and Values in Science & Religion October 21-23, 2001 at Harvard Memorial Church Cambridge, Massachusettspresented byScience and the Spiritual Quest in partnership withThe Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (Program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science) andThe Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity SchoolConference OverviewThe growth of knowledge in the natural sciences is revolutionizing our understanding of the universe, our planet, and ourselves. At the same time the world’s spiritual traditions remain...
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Science and Religion Course Modules

Ted Peters has developed the following modules for use by educators in developing courses in science and religion. Please see the links below for information about this project as well as the modules themselves. Ted was the PI of the Science and Religion Course Program (1998-2002), he is on the CTNS Faculty and is a co-Editor of Theology and Science.   What is a Drop-In Syllabus Module? Complete Set of Drop-In Syllabus Modules Individual Modules Introduction to the Science & Religion Dialogue Animals in Science and Theology Astrobiology, Astrotheology, and Contact with ETI Big...
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Vatican Observatory and CTNS Collaboration

Collaboration with the Vatican Observatory The Vatican Observatory/CTNS Project: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action (VO/CTNS: 1990-2005). Beginning in 1990, the Vatican Observatory and CTNS co-sponsored a series of international research conferences on a variety of topics in “theology and science” that touch in varying ways on the overall theme, “scientific perspectives on divine action.” The series produced six scholarly volumes with contributions from over fifty distinguished scientists, philosophers and theologians. CTNS Founder and Director Robert John Russell served as the...
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The Ian G. Barbour Chair in Theology and Science

The Ian G. Barbour Chair is the cornerstone of the CTNS Mission, ensuring its central educational program into the future. In an age when science is often seen to conflict with religion, the Chair will continue to bring the natural sciences into the classrooms of Graduate Theological Union doctoral and seminary students in constructive new ways. It will ensure that future generations of faculty and students may enter into the constructive dialogue between faith and science and be empowered for research, teaching and ministry. The Chair will also provide leadership for ongoing CTNS research...
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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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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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CTNS Student Showcase

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Thursday, September 28th 2017, 7:00pm
Presentations by Austin Eikenberry on The Temporality of Creation and the Eternality of God, Braden Molhoek on Original Sin, Intergroup Bias, and the Importance of Friendship, and Robert Russell discussing Hun Cho Yu's 2017 GTU dissertation, On the Reason for Christian Hope: Theodicy and the Eschatological Hope of the Christian Faith. Free and open to the public.
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Russell Fellowship Forum

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Wednesday, April 10th 2019, 7:00pm
2019 Russell Fellow Joshua M. Moritz will speak on the Vital Role of Science in Youth Ministry. Free and open to the public. Part of the 2019 Russell Family Fellowship in Religion and Science.   Joshua M. Moritz teaches in the Philosophy Department of the University of San Francisco, is Managing Editor of Theology and Science, and serves as the Director of Christian Formation at Berkeley Covenant Church.  
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PLTS Founders' Day

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Thursday, September 15th 2016, 9:30am
Wednesday, September 21, 2016, 9am-3:30pm PLTS Founders' Day Keynote: Ted Peters and Pamela Gay: "Space Studies and New Theology: God out of the Box" The afternoon panel discussion will address the question: "Why is understanding science important in Christian ministry?" Panelists include: Robert Russell, Lisa Fullam, Daniel Smith and Isai Garcia.  
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CTNS Faculty Showcase

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Sunday, November 6th 2016, 7:00pm
CTNS Faculty Showcase A sampling of theology and science research by faculty from around the GTU. Free and open to the public Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union 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”
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UFOs: God's Chariots?: Spirituality, Ancient Aliens, And Religious Yearnings in the Age of Extraterrestrials, by Ted Peters, Book Launch

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Monday, November 7th 2016, 5:00pm
UFOs: God's Chariots?: Spirituality, Ancient Aliens, And Religious Yearnings in the Age of Extraterrestrials, by Ted Peters, Book Launch UFOs: God's Chariots? uncovers and exposes the clandestine spiritual dimensions within the UFO phenomenon. UFOs vibrate with transcendence, omniscience, perfection, and redemption. Panel Discussion & Book Launch PLTS Chapel Classroom 2770 Marin Avenue Berkeley, CA 94708
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