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The Drawbridge Lecture

May

22

The Drawbridge Lecture

by The Christian Evidence Society

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Tue, 22 May 2018

18:30 – 21:00 BST

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St Paul's Cathedral (Stop SK)

London

EC4M 8AE

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The Drawbridge Lecture 2018 is to be delivered by Marcelo Gleiser, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dartmouth College, and Director for the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement. The lecture, ‘Unknowns in Heaven and Earth’, will be followed by a conversation between Marcelo Gleiser and the Revd Andrew Pinsent, Director of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at Oxford University.

‘Unknowns in Heaven and Earth’ will take place in the Crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday 22 May 2018, starting at 6.30pm. Entry to the lecture is by free ticket. Please register here.

Please note than it is not possible to book a seat. A small number of seats have restricted viewing, so you are advised to come early.

In books such as The Island of Knowledge (2014) and A Tear at the Edge of Creation (2010), Marcelo Gleiser has argued for a positive view of the relationship between science and the humanities, incuding religion, philosophy and the arts.

Science is more about ignorance and mystery than certainty and truth. It is incredibly powerful, yet it is fallible and incomplete as a narrative of reality. Even if many scientists are not aware of this, scientific creativity is driven by the same existential fears and sense of awe that inspires the religious and the artist alike. The sciences, the humanities and the arts – each with its own set of methods and rules – are expressions of our struggle to make sense of the world and how we fit in it.

Scientific developments in the 21st century, from genetic engineering to cosmology, to artificial intelligence and the search for alien life, call for a re-engagement between the sciences and the humanities. We must confront the unknowns in heaven and earth, many of them crucial to our shared future in this planet.

The Drawbridge Lecture is a lecture series of the Christian Evidence Society. Previous speakers have included Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Russian dissident poet Irina Ratushinskaya, and Professor Alister McGrath.

Photo of Marcelo Gleiser: fronteirasweb

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