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Sciences of the Human Person Group

Sciences of the Human Person BiosIn recent years increasing attention has been given to questions of what (if anything) constitutes the uniqueness of the human person in light of contemporary science. This group was staffed by specialists in the various sciences which study or are related to the human person: the neurosciences, quantum physics, primatology, cognitive psychology, computer science and Artificial Intelligence, computational theory, clinical psychology, medicine and consciousness studies, to name a few. Each specialist brought his or her disciplinary training and empirical...
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Computer Science and Information Technology Group

Computer Science and Information Technology Some of the most fascinating questions about the nature of spirituality are raised by the various fields of computer science and information technology (CSIT). The role of intelligent machines and computational models for human thought have already been discussed. But the advent of technology also raises crucial ethical and social questions for society today. The scientists in the CSIT group, specialized as they are in the development and use of these new technologies, discussed the probable effects of future technologies on human social and...
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SSQ Collaborating Speakers

Collaborating SpeakersThis page contains brief biographies of people who were not involved in the SSQ workshops but whose involvement in the field of science and religion has made them valued participants in SSQ public events.Please note: these bios date from the time of the SSQ program. In the time since the program, some of the participants have moved institutions and some have passed away.Imad Ad Din AhmedImad Ad Din Ahmed is astronomer and Professor of Social Change and of Religion and Progress at the John Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies and at the University of Maryland...
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CTNS Books

One of the most important embodiments of the mission of CTNS to bridge science and religion through research, teaching, and public service are the many publications that have been produced by CTNS programs, faculty and associates, These publications reflect diligent research, with the aims of producing excellent scholarship which can be used in the service of teachers, students and the general public. Please see below for a list of suggested introductory books in theology and science as well as more advanced titles arranged in alphabetical order. Authors include Francisco J. Ayala, Ian...
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"The Human Surprise: The Unexpected Science of our Origins and Why It Matters for Theology," Fellow's Public Forum

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Thursday, March 8th 2018, 7:00pm
2018 March 8-10, 2018, Russell Family Fellowship in Religion and Science with Ron Cole-Turner: New Perspectives from Science on Human Origins Thursday, March 8, 2018, 7pm "The Human Surprise: The Unexpected Science of our Origins and Why It Matters for Theology," Fellow's Public Forum Over the past decade, scientific discoveries have suggested a new and surprising view of the origins of today's human family. The classic "Out of Africa" story, prominent among scientists from the mid-1990s until just recently, held that "modern" Homo sapiens emerged as a distinct species about 200,000...
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"New Perspectives from Science on Human Origins: Three Challenges for Christian Theology", Fellowship Conference

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Saturday, March 10th 2018, 5:00pm
"New Perspectives from Science on Human Origins: Three Challenges for Christian Theology", Fellowship Conference Over the past decade, scientific and technical advances have transformed our understanding of human evolution. Paleogenomics (the recovery, sequencing, and analysis of genomic DNA from ancient individuals) provides powerful tools for retracing the steps of our evolutionary past. Newly discovered species such as Homo naledi point to multiple hominin lineages living simultaneously. New findings and advanced analysis of tools and cultural artefacts from Neandertals and other early...
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Honoring Francisco J. Ayala

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Thursday, February 16th 2017, 4:00pm
CTNS Naming Event and Reception: Honoring Francisco J. Ayala Free and open to the public. Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union Library
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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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CTNS Student Showcase

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Thursday, September 28th 2017, 7:00pm
CTNS Student Showcase Free and open to the public Dinner Board Room, Graduate Theological Union To kick off the 2017-2018 school year CTNS will give a sampling of the kinds of science and religion research being done at the GTU by doctoral students. Speakers: Austin Eikenberry, Ki Wook Min and Robert Russell (for our recent graduate Hun Cho Yu) Austin Eikenberry, The Temporality of Creation and the Eternality of God The intersection of temporality and eternality has been a fundamental question of Christian theology almost from its earliest inception. Rooted in the ancient Greek...
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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

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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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"Exploring the Convergence of Science and Religion: Following in the Footsteps of Charlie Townes."

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Wednesday, July 6th 2016, 9:00am
Wednesday, July 6, 2016, 9am "Exploring the Convergence of Science and Religion: Following in the Footsteps of Charlie Townes." First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way Berkeley, CA 94704 On Wednesday July 6 First Congregational Church of Berkeley (FCCB) member Robert Russell will present three lectures on "Exploring the Convergence of Science and Religion: Following in the Footsteps of Charlie Townes." This morning lecture series will be a special repeat consolidating three FCCB Learning Hours offered in the fall of 2015. In 1966, Charlie Townes published a...
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CTNS Student Showcase

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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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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

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...