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Charles H. Townes Graduate Student Fellowship in Theology and Science

The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences established the Graduate Student Fellowship in 2005, in order to help support doctoral students of academic excellence at the Graduate Theological Union working in theology and science. The Fellowship was renamed the Charles H. Townes Graduate Student Fellowship on September 16, 2006 in recognition of Dr. Townes' work with physics graduate students at UC Berkeley and for his generous and longstanding support of CTNS. Dr. Townes was a Nobel Laureate in Physics for his role in the discovery of the maser and laser, Professor of Physics in the...
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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

Event Date: 
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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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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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.
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"Science verses Religion: The War That Never Was" at SAT

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Monday, March 19th 2018, 10:00am
Science versus Religion: The War That Never Was Presented by Joshua Moritz, Ph.D. Many think the relationship between science and religion—especially the Christian religion—has been one of conflict, debate, or even all-out warfare. This common notion, that science and religion have experienced a long history of conflict or warfare is called the conflict thesis by historians of science and religion. This presentation examines the historical roots and social context of the origin of the conflict thesis. March 19, 10:00AM-3:00PM, $95 (lunch included) School of Applied Theology https://www....
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The Person, the Self, the Sciences

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Wednesday, November 14th 2018, 7:00pm
Classic Christian Anthropology—creation, the human being in the image of God, sin, death, grace and redemption—was framed in a pre-scientific age. Evolution and neuroscience elicit a radical re-telling of the narrative for a coherent understanding of our place in the cosmos. As Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, Fr. Griener teaches courses in History of Theology (18th and 19th centuries), Karl Rahner's Philosophy of Religion, Theology of Suffering, God of Jesus Christ and Theological Anthropology at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University. Fr....
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Russell Fellowship Conference

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Tuesday, April 10th 2018, 1:00pm
2019 Russell Fellow Joshua M. Moritz will speak on the Vital Role of Science in Youth Ministry. Part of the 2019 Russell Family Fellowship in Religion and Science.  Registration required. Please contact ctns-info@gtu.edu for more information or to register. 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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 Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science

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Tuesday, March 7th 2017, 5:00pm
 Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) Event with Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, "Jewish Environmentalism: Faith, Scholarship, and Activism" Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union 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...
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CTNS Public Forum with Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, "Judaism and the Science-and-Religion Dialogue: A Personal Journey "

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Wednesday, March 8th 2017, 7:00pm
CTNS Public Forum with Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, "Judaism and the Science-and-Religion Dialogue: A Personal Journey " Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union How did a secular, Zionist woman born in a kibbutz in Israel become involved in the field of science and religion? While telling a unique personal story, Dr. Tirosh-Samuelson will reflect on the place of science in Jewish history, the diverse perceptions of science in modern Judaism, and the limited interest of Jews in the science and religion and dialogue. Dr. Tirosh-Samuelson will argue that engaging the field of science and...
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Russell Family Research Conference with Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, "In Pursuit of Perfection: The Misguided Transhumanist Vision "

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Thursday, March 9th 2017, 5:00pm
Russell Family Research Conference with Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, "In Pursuit of Perfection: The Misguided Transhumanist Vision " Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union Transhumanism is a secular ideology that invests technology with spiritual meaning. Presenting transhumanism as a pursuit for perfection of the human species, the lecture highlights the innate ambiguity of transhumanist discourse which treats perfection both as a stadial process of self-improvement as well as an end state of the process: the emergence of the posthuman species. The lecture highlights the main themes of...
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CTNS Public Forum with Celia Deane-Drummond

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Wednesday, May 23rd 2018, 7:00pm
Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 7pm CTNS Public Forum with Celia Deane-Drummond Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union 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...
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Pacific Coast Theological Society Fall Meeting: Theology, Transhumanism, and Artificial Intelligence

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Friday, November 3rd 2017, 12:00am
Pacific Coast Theological Society Fall Meeting: Theology, Transhumanism, and Artificial Intelligence Papers from Brian Green, Levi Checketts, Arvin Gouw, Braden Molhoek Public Lecture by Mark Graves Classroom B, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2451 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA Papers are expected to be read ahead of time. Registration Required. For more information, visit the meeting's website http://www.pcts.org/meetings/2017/Fall.html
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Science and Religion Hospitality Event at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion

Event Date: 
Saturday, November 18th 2017, 7:00pm
Saturday, November 18, 2017, 7-10pm Science and Religion Hospitality Event at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion For those attending the American Academy of Religion (AAR) 2017 Annual Meeting, please join CTNS, along with Zygon Center for Religion and Science (ZCRS, www.zygoncenter.org), the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR-http://www.issr.org.uk/), the Institute for the Bio-Cultural Study of Religion (IBCSR - www.ibcsr.org), and the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS - www.iras.org) for refreshments and a brief presentation. St....
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CTNS Student Showcase

Event Date: 
Thursday, September 15th 2016, 7:00pm
CTNS Student Showcase 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,...
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Dr. Braden Molhoek

Dr. Braden Molhoek has a B.A. in Genetics and Religion from Ohio Wesleyan University, an M.T.S from Boston University School of Theology, a Certificate in Science and Religion (Bioethics Track) from the Boston Theological Institute, and a Ph.D. in Ethics and Social Theory from the Graduate Theological Union. He is currently a Program Associate at the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences and an Adjunct Professor of Science and Religion at the Graduate Theological Union. His dissertation entitled “Reinhold Niebuhr’s Theological Anthropology in Light of Evolutionary Biology: Science...
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Dr. Joshua M Moritz

Dr. Joshua M. Moritz teaches philosophy at the University of San Francisco, theology at the Jesuit Graduate School of Theology at Santa Clara University, and theology and science at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. He is Managing Editor of the journal Theology and Science and he has authored numerous books and articles, including Science and Religion: Beyond Warfare and Toward Understanding (Anselm Academic, 2016).
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Science and Religion Hospitality Event

Event Date: 
Wednesday, November 16th 2016, 7:00pm
Science and Religion Hospitality Event For those attending the American Academy of Religion (AAR) 2016 Annual Meeting, (registration required) please join CTNS, along with the Institute for the Bio-Cultural Study of Religion (IBCSR - www.ibcsr.org), Zygon Center for Religion and Science (ZCRS, www.zygoncenter.org) and the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS - www.iras.org) for refreshments and a brief presentation.   Live Oak Room, Hill Country Level, Hyatt Regency San Antonio, 123 Losoya Street, San Antonio, TX