Has a scientific explanation of the universe replaced the need for God as cause of its origins? Could life on our planet exist apart from divine intervention? Is there evidence for a designer?
Does it even matter?
Join us live at
Convocation Hall at the
University of Toronto, or stream to your site via YouTube, as we explore explanations of life and our universe.
We are bringing together three top minds from three different perspectives for this 2-hour dialogue. We invite you to be a part of the conversation on March 19, 2016 - "
What Is Behind It All? God,
Science and the
Universe."
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
PROF. DR. LAWRENCE M. KRAUSS, is an internationally known theoretical physicist with wide research interests, including the
interface between elementary particle physics and cosmology, where his studies include the early universe, the nature of dark matter, general relativity and neutrino astrophysics. He has investigated questions ranging from the nature of exploding stars to issues of the origin of all mass in the universe. He was born in
New York City and moved shortly thereafter to
Toronto, Canada, where he grew up. He received undergraduate degrees in both
Mathematics and Physics at
Carleton University. He received his
Ph.D. in Physics from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (
1982), then joined the
Harvard Society of Fellows (1982-85).
DR. STEPHEN C. MEYER,
Intelligent Design advocate, received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the
University of Cambridge. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs
Discovery Institute’s
Center for Science and Culture in
Seattle. He has authored the
New York Times best seller Darwin’s Doubt:
The Explosive Origin of
Animal Life and the
Case for Intelligent Design (HarperOne,
2013) as well as
Signature in the Cell:
DNA and the
Evidence for Intelligent Design (HarperOne, 2009), which was named a
Book of the Year by the
Times (of London) Literary
Supplement in 2009. In his first book on intelligent design, Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (HarperOne, 2009)
Meyer examined the mystery of the origin of the first life. With Darwin’s Doubt, he has expanded the scope of the case for intelligent design to the whole sweep of life’s history.
DR.
DENIS O. LAMOUREUX, received three earned doctorates: a Ph.D. in Oral Biology-Dental
Development and
Evolution (
University of Alberta), a
Doctor of Dental Surgery,
DDS, (University of Alberta), and a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Theology-Science and
Religion (
University of
St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto). An award winning teacher, Dr. Lamoureux is an
Associate Professor of
Science and Religion at
St. Joseph's College in the University of Alberta. His appointment is the first tenure-track position in
Canada dedicated to teaching and research on the relationship between scientific discovery and
Christian faith. Lamoureux's academic specialty focuses on the modern origins controversy. Previous to this he was a clinical instructor in the
Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Alberta from
1991 to
1996, had a private dental practice, and served as a
Canadian Armed Forces Dental
Officer (he received
United Nations &
Canadian Peace Keeping Medals in
1980 and
2003).
ABOUT THE
SERIES:
The Religion and
Society Series is a movement to generate conversations on the ultimate questions of life. The purpose of the Series is to play a catalytic role in helping community groups and churches across Canada to engage people in topics that deeply matter to individuals and society.
See more information here: https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/religionandsociety
- published: 20 Mar 2016
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