Hot Talks - Fact or Friction: The Continuous Tension Between Science and Religion

 

University of Toronto
Hart House, The Arbor Room
Wednesday, January 21st, 6:30 PM

Join us for an evening of open discussion on the topic of the tension between science and religion. There will be a reception following the event at 8:30pm. Speakers for the evening include:

Professor Jan Sapp

Professor Sapp is a professor of Biology and History at York University. His research is focused on the fields of cell and molecular biology, microbial phylogeny, symbiosis, genetics, evolution and ecology – all from an historical perspective. His historical research on evolutionary biology aims to enlarge the boundaries of that history from focusing solely on Mendelian genetics and the development of neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory.

Professor Yiftach Fehige

Professor Fehige is an assistant professor at St. Michael’s College and the Department of History and Philosophy of Science. His research focuses on Christianity and science, thought experiments, revelation, and research ethics. Professor Fehige is currently working elaborating a pragmatic account of thought experiments in terms of a naturalistic theory of intuition.

Professor Amanda Peet

Professor Peet is a fellow of Trinity College and teaches both within the college and across other disciplines including the Department of physics. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Physicists, the Canadian Institute for Particle Physics and the American Physical Society. She focuses on understanding the fundamental dynamics of all forces and particles seen so far in Nature, especially gravity.

Professor Michael Bourgeois

Professor Bourgoeis is an associate theology professor at Emanuel college. He focuses on constructive, historical, and contextual theologies — including both formative and alternative theological traditions. His particular interests include the relation of theology to the natural sciences, especially on questions of the origin and destiny of the universe and divine action; and expressions of religious ideas in popular culture.

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