God and Science Lectures
A series of lectures aimed at the discussion of relevant current issues in the area of science and Christianity. The lectures are aimed to be of relevance to a wider audience, and are held in an informal atmosphere to encourage discussion. We also organise the annual E.T.S. Walton Lecture on Science and Religion.
If you have a suggestion for a topic, or would like to host a lecture, please contact the CiS Ireland Committee.
Upcoming lectures
"Caring for Creation."
Mr. Jonathan Hanson
(Christian Aid)
7.00 pm on Monday 30 April 2012
University
Road Moravian Church, Belfast
Free admission, but reservations required: contact Dr. Peter van der Burgt, phone +353 - 1 - 708 3782, or email peter.vanderburgt AT nuim.ie.
Download a poster (pdf, 5.2 Mb).
"The Theology of the Fall."
Prof. Stephen Williams
(Union Theological College, Belfast)
7.00 pm on Monday 11 June 2012
University
Road Moravian Church, Belfast
Free admission, but reservations required: contact Dr. Peter van der Burgt, phone +353 - 1 - 708 3782, or email peter.vanderburgt AT nuim.ie.
Download a poster (pdf, 911 kb).
Previous lectures
"Geology, Genesis and the Generosity of God."
Rev. Graham Nevin
(Independent EIA Consultant)
Belfast, 28 March 2011
(No paper available.)
"Stem Cell Research: Has Science Solved the Ethical Dilemma?"
Dr. Dónal O'Mathúna
(School of Nursing, Dublin City University)
Belfast, 22 November 2010
Audio recording of lecture and questions (mp3, 11 Mb).
"From iPods to iHumans: Ethical Issues and Nanotechnology."
Dr. Dónal O'Mathúna
(School of Nursing, Dublin City University)
Lucan, Co. Dublin, 18 November 2010
See God and Science Paper 9 below.
"Gene Therapy: Playing God or Being Human."
Rt. Rev. Dr. Lee Rayfield
(Bishop of Swindon, Canterbury, England)
Belfast, 26 April 2010 and Dublin 27 April 2010
Audio recording of lecture (mp3, 16 Mb),
Audio recording of questions (mp3, 9 Mb),
Slides (pdf, 900 kb).
"Douglas Adams: Life, the Universe and Atheism."
Rev. Dr. Ron Elsdon
(Rector, St Bartholomew’s Church, Belfast)
Belfast, 15 February 2010
(No paper available.)
"From iPods to iHumans: What Will Nanotechnology Do to Us."
Dr. Dónal O'Mathúna
(School of Nursing, Dublin City University)
Belfast, 18 January 2010
God and Science Paper 9 (pdf, 220 kb).
Audio recording of lecture (mp3, 14 Mb),
Audio recording of questions (mp3, 5 Mb).
"The Historical Darwin."
Prof. Peter Bowler
(School of History & Anthropology, Queen's University Belfast)
Belfast, 30 November 2009
(No paper available.)
"Neuroscience and Religion."
Prof. Ingrid Allen
(School of Biology & Biochemistry, Queen's University Belfast)
Belfast, 16 November 2009
(No paper available.)
"God, Gravity and the Universe."
Dr. Joan Centrella
(Gravitational Astrophysicist, Maryland, USA)
Maynooth, 24 April 2009
(No paper available.)
"Interpreting Genesis - Strategies and Current Trends."
Prof. Patton Taylor
(Union Theological College, Belfast)
Belfast, 26 January 2009
Audio recording (mp3, 17 Mb).
"Should Christianity be Insulated from Science, or Integrated with It?"
Prof. Roddy Cowie
(School of Psychology, Queen’s University, Belfast)
Belfast, 8 December 2008
God and Science Paper 5 (pdf, 393 kb).
See also
Will and Testament, William Crawley's broadcasting diary (BBC NI).
"Religion and Scientific Reason: Dawkins, Locke and Pascal."
Prof. Stephen Williams
(Union Theological College, Belfast)
Belfast, 20 October 2008
God and Science Paper 4 (pdf, 462 kb).
"Science and Christianity: An Uneasy Coupling?: A Mathematicians Perspective."
Prof. Alan Hibbert
(Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Queen's University, Belfast)
Belfast, 22 January 2007
(No paper available.)
"Human Genetics and the Image of God."
Dr. Graeme Finlay
(Dept. of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Belfast, 30 October 2006
God and Science Paper 2 (pdf, 610 kb).
"Claiming Back Genesis From the Creationists: Reading The Bible From An Environmental
Perspective."
Rev. Dr. Ron Elsdon
(Rector, St Bartholomew’s Church, Stranmillis Road, Belfast)
Belfast, 30 April 2006
God and Science Paper 1 (pdf, 409 kb).