Science and Religion
Mondays, 4:10pm, in the Martin Hall unless otherwise stated
All welcome. For enquiries, please contact Dr Bethany Sollereder: b.sollereder@ed.ac.uk.
Semester 1: Autumn 2023
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
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Wednesday 20 September |
Professor Jeremy Carrette |
Whole-School Research Event "The Concept of Faith" |
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2 October |
Professor Wilson Poon, Professor of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Edinburgh |
"Death: Where Science Meets Theology?" Followed by Drinks Reception |
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16 October |
Dr Bethany Sollereder, Lecturer in Science and Religion, University of Edinburgh |
"Is there Progress in Science or Theology?" |
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30 October |
Carolina de Sanz, Doctoral Candidate, University of Ediburgh |
"The transhumanist's AI in conversation with the Radical Othordoxy" |
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13 November |
Ach Fatayillah Mursyidi, Doctoral Candidate, University of Edinburgh |
"Islamic Reconciliation of Darwinian Evolution in Contemporary Indonesia" |
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Tuesday 14 November |
Dr Zahra Ayubi, Associate Professor of Religion, Dartmouth University |
Gunning Lecture "Islam, Medical Ethics, and Gender" This event is a joint event with the Institute of Christian and Muslim Relation |
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27 November |
Dr Emily Qureshi-Hurst, Stipendiary Lecturer in Philosophy at Oriel College |
TBC Followed by Drinks Reception |