This fall, the Advanced Seminar will investigate and assess the current “state of the field” of religion and science. In recent years, there have been a growing number of introductions, companions, and handbooks to religion and science. We will review this body of literature for indications of the contours and landmarks of contemporary religion and science. This review will take place from the context of an overview of the historical development of the discourse. We will explore three current landscapes in depth: 1) Religion, Science, Politics and Public Discourse, 2) Religion, Science, and Human Person, and 3) Theology, Science, and Trauma. The aim is to gain a deeper acquaintance with the themes and concerns of each unit and relate them critically and constructively to the “state of the field”.
Course Credit and Registration
The Advanced Seminar in Religion and Science is designed as a research seminar for faculty, students, and other professionals. Course credit is available via registration through the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) or cross-registration through member schools of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS); the course number is T-672. For more information about ZCRS, please visit www.zygoncenter.org, email [email protected], or call 773-256-0670.
Advanced Seminar Schedule - Fall 2013
| Date | Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | Introduction to the Seminar Historical Perspectives on the Work We’re Doing | Philip Hefner, theology, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and ZCRS |
| September 16, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | Religion, Science, and Democracy: A Disputational Friendship | Lisa Stenmark, comparative religious studies, San Jose State University |
| September 23, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | Islam, Science, and the Empirical Spirit in Iran | Alireza Doostdar, Islamic studies and anthropology of religion, University of Chicago |
| September 30, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | Toward an American Religious Naturalist Political Theology | Michael Hogue, theology, Meadville-Lombard Theological School |
| October 7, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | Biology: The Scopes Trial, Textbooks, and the Antievolution Movement in America | Adam Shapiro, history of science and religion, Birbeck – University of London |
| October 14, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | The Human Person in Light of Genetics and Epigenetics | Gayle Woloschak, molecular biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| October 21, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | ‘Human Person’ in Evolutionary Perspective | William Irons, anthropology, Northwestern University |
| October 28, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | What Does It Mean to be Created Human? Theological Anthropology in Historical Perspective | Mladen Turk, theology, Elmhurst College |
| November 4, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | The Neurology of Trauma | James Galezewski, clinical psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Aurora University |
| November 11, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | Yoking Religion and Science for a Trauma Sensitive Theology | Jennifer Baldwin, psychotherapy, Genesis Therapy Center, and theology, Elmhurst College |
| November 18, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | Healing Trauma - Restoring Body and Soul | Susan McConnell, psychotherapy and IFS lead trainer, private practice |
| November 25, 2013 | No Lectures (Thanksgiving Recess at LSTC) | ||
| December 2, 2013 | 6:30 - 9:30 pm | Panel Presentation |