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Theology and Science Journal Launch Reception at AAR/SBL

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Wednesday, November 23rd 2016, 7:00pm
Theology and Science Journal Launch Reception at AAR/SBL On behalf of Taylor and Francis, a division of Routledge, join us for a reception in the Cobb Room of the Hilton Atlanta and Towers Hotel. The new CTNS journal's co-editors, managing editor, publisher and others will be present to greet you.
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Robert J. Russell

Robert J. Russell is Founder and Director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS), and the Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science in Residence at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA. He is a leading researcher and spokesperson for the growing international body of theologians and scientists committed to a positive dialogue and creative mutual interaction between these fields. He is the author of Time in Eternity: Pannenberg, Physics and Eschatology in Creative Mutual Interaction (University of Notre Dame, 2012); Cosmology from Alpha to Omega: The Creative...
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Welcome to the New CTNS Website!

Welcome to the new CTNS website!  We have worked with San Francisco Bay Area website design and development company, T324, Inc. to design a new site with a fresh look, and easier access to all the great online content CTNS has to offer. We have intentionally designed the new site to highlight CTNS’s connection to the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and have streamlined the website to make navigating much easier. We’ve revamped the look of the website, including structure, font, images, and much more. Let us know what you think, and what further improvements we can make. The redesign was...

Welcome to the new CTNS website!  We have worked with San Francisco Bay Area website design and development company, T324, Inc. to design a new site with a fresh look, and easier access to all the great online content CTNS has to offer. We have intentionally designed the new site to highlight CTNS’s connection to the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and have streamlined the website to make navigating much easier. We’ve revamped the look of the website, including structure, font, images, and much more. Let us know what you think, and what further improvements we can make. The redesign was...
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2019 Townes Fellowship Winners

CTNS is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the Charles H. Townes Graduate Student Fellowship in Theology and Science!  This year’s winners are Hannah Pheasant and Andrew Younan.  Hannah is a Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies with areas of focus including critical theory, ethics, philosophy of language, philosophy of technology and political theory.  The paper she submitted with her application is entitled, “Looking Back in Order to Look Forward,” which is part of a larger project, “The Colonization of the Digital Sphere.”  Fr. Andrew Younan, is a Ph.D. candidate with a...

CTNS is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the Charles H. Townes Graduate Student Fellowship in Theology and Science!  This year’s winners are Hannah Pheasant and Andrew Younan.  Hannah is a Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies with areas of focus including critical theory, ethics, philosophy of language, philosophy of technology and political theory.  The paper she submitted with her application is entitled, “Looking Back in Order to Look Forward,” which is part of a larger project, “The Colonization of the Digital Sphere.”  Fr. Andrew Younan, is a Ph.D. candidate with a...
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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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Recalibrating Human Freedom with Martin Luther

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Monday, September 23rd 2019, 7:00pm
Public Forum with Andrea Vestrucci 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...
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Fall 2019 D'Arpino Award Contest Open

$500​ Award Topic: ​Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence: Testable Possibilities. Dear Participant, Addressing the possibility that an accessible source of extraterrestrial intelligence knows that we are here on Earth, this contest asks you to answer the following questions: ​How can we on Earth access that extra-terrestrial source? ​ Is there a scientific way to empirically test and observe whether said extraterrestrial intelligence can be experienced by us? Can you propose a doable experiment that we can apply without causing harm to anyone? In your judgment, is there any connection...
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Fall 2019 D'Arpino Essay Contest

Addressing the possibility that an accessible source of extraterrestrial intelligence knows that we are here on Earth, this contest asks you to answer the following questions: ​How can we on Earth access that extra-terrestrial source? ​ Is there a scientific way to empirically test and observe whether said extraterrestrial intelligence can be experienced by us? Can you propose a doable experiment that we can apply without causing harm to anyone? In your judgment, is there any connection between this extraterrestrial intelligence and the biblical God thought by Christians to be that...

D’Arpino Essay Contest Fall 2019 at GTU/CTNS $500 ​-- ​ Award. Topic: ​Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence: Testable Possibilities. Dear Participant, Addressing the possibility that an accessible source of extraterrestrial intelligence knows that we are here on Earth, this contest asks you to answer the following questions: ​How can we on Earth access that extra-terrestrial source? ​ Is there a scientific way to empirically test and observe whether said extraterrestrial intelligence can be experienced by us? Can you propose a doable experiment that we can apply without causing harm...
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Scientific And Theological Understandings of Randomness in Nature (SATURN)

Scientific And Theological Understandings of Randomness in Nature (SATURN) SATURN was an interdisciplinary research program in theology and science created and administered by CTNS and supported by a $200,000 grant from Calvin College. The purpose of the SATURN program was to study the scientific warrants for and theological implications of randomness, propensities and indeterminism in nature. We chose the acronym SATURN for this research on the “Scientific and Theological Understandings of Randomness in Nature” because the rings of the planet Saturn exhibit the kind of self-organization...
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Tributes to Ian G. Barbour

Ian G. Barbour's profound work has influenced many individuals in the field of science and religion. These tributes were compiled and presented to Dr. Barbour during the conference, "The Past and Future of Science-Religion Dialogue: Celebrating the Work of Ian G. Barbour." "We have been blessed by Ian Barbour's critical and creative role in development of modern discussions of science and religion. He has been strongly committed to both science and religion, carefully objective, had the courage and persistence required in the early days of such discussions, and has very much enriched our...