Climate Change in the Anthropocene
FREE PUBLIC EVENT: The Hamilton Science Faith Forum and the CSCA present a lecture by Lowell Bliss (Environmental Leadership, William Carey International University) and George McKibbon (Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University). Climate Change in the Anthropocene Our relationship with God’s Creation is changing. Lowell takes his generation’s models of discipleship, The Navigator’s wheel of Bible study, prayer, witness, and fellowship, and describes how the Christian Climate Observers Program and the Climate Intercessors are reconceptualizing these practices for the Anthropocene. George describes how climate change affects creation care in the Hamilton area, based on 50 years of environmental land use …
Cognitive Science of Religion and God’s Two Principles of Natural Theology According to C. Stephen Evans
FREE PUBLIC EVENT: CSCA’s Ottawa chapter presents a lecture by Chris Barrigar (PhD. Philosophy, McGill). Cognitive Science of Religion and God’s Two Principles of Natural Theology According to C. Stephen Evans Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR) examines the neurological basis for religious belief and practice. Some use CSR to “debunk” religion, including Christianity, yet CSR is also a resource for Christian faith as it provides an account of how God’s creative design enables natural theology (humanity’s natural knowledge of God as described in Rom.1:20). Dr Barrigar will elaborate on this theme by integrating CSR with God’s two principles of natural …
Deconstructing a Young Earth, Deconstructing Faith: Two Stories, Two Directions
FREE PUBLIC EVENT: CSCA’s Montreal chapter presents a lecture by Peter Schuurman (PhD U Waterloo, Religious Studies). Deconstructing a Young Earth, Deconstructing Faith: Two Stories, Two Directions Peter Schuurman takes a chapter from his new co-authored book (with Angela Reitsma Bick) Blessed are the Undone: Testimonies of the Quiet Deconstruction of Faith in Canada (New Leaf 2024) to demonstrate how modern science forces questions that can lead to the deconstruction and reconstruction of faith. Based on interviews with 28 Canadian Christians, Peter will share data from the interviews that focus on certain teachings about Genesis and how people handle the dissonance they …
Deconstructing a Young Earth, Deconstructing Faith: Two Stories, Two Directions
FREE PUBLIC EVENT: CSCA’s Ottawa chapter presents a lecture by Peter Schuurman (PhD U Waterloo, Religious Studies). Deconstructing a Young Earth, Deconstructing Faith: Two Stories, Two Directions Peter Schuurman takes a chapter from his new co-authored book (with Angela Reitsma Bick) Blessed are the Undone: Testimonies of the Quiet Deconstruction of Faith in Canada (New Leaf 2024) to demonstrate how modern science forces questions that can lead to the deconstruction and reconstruction of faith. Based on interviews with 28 Canadian Christians, Peter will share data from the interviews that focus on certain teachings about Genesis and how people handle the dissonance they …