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CTNS Public Forum with Dr. Hyung-Joo Lee

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Friday, May 16th 2025, 4:00pm
Registration link to the Event    “A New Hope for Eschatology in Cosmic Perspective: Beyond the Predictions of Standard Big Bang Cosmology,” With a response by Dr. Robert John Russell   In the 1960s-1970s, Big Bang cosmology became the standard model for describing the history of our universe by successfully explaining numerous astronomical observations, including the recession velocities of galaxies, the cosmic microwave background radiation, and the ratio of helium atoms to hydrogen atoms over the universe. However, at the same time, its prediction brought significant challenges to...
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The Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science

The annual Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science brings internationally distinguished scholars in religion and science to the GTU. Since 1981, Russell Fellows have been in residence at CTNS/GTU every year to conduct research, teach doctoral and seminary courses and present public lectures at the GTU and at other San Francisco Bay Area locations. The annual Russell Family Fellowship in Religion and Science was created in memory of John K. Russell (1896-1958). Mr. Russell, born of Italian immigrants, was an industrial engineer and humanitarian. In 2015, The J.K. Russell...
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Two years into my retirement

Dear CTNS Members and Friends:                                                           Now, two years into my retirement, I am writing you a “letter” to reflect on the background, creation and history of CTNS over the past four decades, to frame the tremendous changes at CTNS these past two years since my retirement, and to look ahead briefly to where my retirement journey will --- hopefully --- take me into vistas of research and reflection in theology and science. As you undoubtedly know, I formally retired as the Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science and the Founding...