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On February 23rd, Dr. Mark Noll will be speaking at the University of Chicago in the afternoon and then in informal conversation at the United Church of Hyde Park in the evening. Mark Noll is the Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, and author of the book Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind.
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Difficulties in America for Science and Christianity Historically Considered
This talk will emphasize a few factors from deep in European history (like the philosophical question of how God's knowledge compares to human knowledge) as well as more factors in American social, political, and institutional development as these have come to bear on perceived difficulties in the relationship between Christianity and science. It will ask particularly why resistance is so strong among conservative segments of the American Christian population to the now standard teaching of biological evolution.
Science and Faith: A Historian's Advice for Moving Ahead as a Result of Looking Back
Dr. Noll will summarize the main intellectual and social themes from the afternoon talk and then present classical Christian doctrines about the creation and the Incarnation of Christ as helpful orientation for a positive Christian participation in modern scientific endeavors. This talk will in a more conversational format, so please bring questions!
The University of Chicago talk will take place at 4pm in the 3rd floor Swift lecture hall on campus with a reception to follow on the 1st floor. The congregational conversation will take place at the United Church of Hyde Park at 1448 E 53rd Street at 7pm. Also see our page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/
