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Conference: "Darwin in the 21st Century: Nature, Humanity, and God"
November 3, 2009 ( All Day )
- Sponsor(s): ohn J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values and the Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest project
- Location: Center for Continuing Education, McKenna Hall
- Website: http://www.nd.edu/~reilly/darwinconference.html
This international conference is devoted to evolutionary theory in its scientific, anthropological, philosophical, and theological dimensions as a contribution to the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species.
Conference Goals
- Examine the present state of theoretical discussion of evolutionary theory within the biological sciences
- Reflect on the future directions of evolutionary theory through interdisciplinary discussions by scientists, social scientists, philosophers of science, and theologians
- Explore issues at the intersection of evolutionary theory for our understanding of human nature
- Develop interdisciplinary dialogue involving theology, philosophy, and evolutionary biology to form new perspectives on evolutionary science, Christian humanism, and the theology of creation.
For more information, call the University of Notre Dame’s Reilly Center at 574.631.5015 or email the center at reilly@nd.edu.
Registration required. To register for the conference, go to http://cce.nd.edu.