(SYMPOSIUM TOPIC, 2014)
VOLUME 2 | SUMMER 2014
The Center for Faith and Inquiry is dedicated to promoting first-order scholarship, reflection, creativity, and conversation, drawing from Christian intellectual and spiritual traditions, the various academic disciplines, and the wisdom found in societies and cultures at large. The insights and ideas derived from our work aim to serve Gordon College, the Body of Christ, and the common good.
On the Cover Symposium artwork by alumna Rosemary Scott-Fishburn ’00, Child’s Play. 2013. Photographs on acetate, acrylic on acetate, brass; 6.75”x3”x9.75”
From the Director We enjoyed an eventful, exciting academic year. It was a year to think about the Protestant Reformation. In November, we hosted a major conference in anticipation of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. The papers from it will soon be ready for publication. The conversation continued in the annual debate of the Jerusalem and Athens Forum (JAF) honors program, which explored many aspects of sixteenth-century church divisions. Speaking of “JAF,” this program celebrated its 10th anniversary. It seems like yesterday that I was working on the grant that launched it! Following the debate, we held a reunion at the Salem Old Town Hall. It was wonderful to see past students, many now friends, going back to the first cohort. The Center launched three named lectures: the Walter and Darlene Hansen Lecture given by Matthew Milliner (Wheaton College), the Thomas T. Howard Lecture given by Mary Ann Glendon (Harvard), and the Tak Yan Lee Lecture given by Alister McGrath (Oxford). What is more, the astronomer Owen Gingerich visited for the Robert Herrmann Lectures, which will soon be published by Harvard University Press as God’s Planet. The Center eagerly anticipates another exciting year in 2014-15. We will launch two more named lectures: the John Mason lecture with J. David Richardson (Syracuse University) and the Malcolm Reid lecture with Oliver O’Donovan (University of Edinburgh). Through my own speaking engagements, I look forward to taking the ethos of the Center across the Atlantic. In September, I will speak at Oxford University on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of World War I. In March, Cambridge University’s Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities will hold a one-day colloquium on my work. Please pray for me! Finally, let me note two upcoming conferences. The Center will partner with the Institute for Global Engagement to host “God, Globalization, and the Good Society in Asia Today” on October 20, 2014. In September of 2015, the Center will host “Islam and the Classroom: the Challenges and Opportunities of Teaching about Islam in a Post-9/11 World.” We are abidingly thankful for your prayers, support and involvement.
Tal Howard
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Highlights
The topic of the annual Spring Symposium, “The Presence of the Past,” captures much about the activities of the CFI for the academic year 2013-14. Since the Jerusalem and Athens Forum (JAF) honors program is an integral part of the CFI, students in this program inevitably experience the “trickle-down” effect of emphases of the Center. Each year, the JAF program partners with Stillpoint magazine for an essay contest on the Symposium topic. The contest is open not only to students in the program but also to its
recent alumni. What appears to the right is adapted from the essay entry “The Moral Necessity of Memory through History” written by Paul Stapleton ’16. In April, Paul gave a stand-out performance in this year’s JAF debate on the significance and influence of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. Next year, Paul will continue his historical studies at the CCCU’s Scholars’ Semester in Oxford University. He is especially interested in studying the history of imperial Russia and the Soviet Union.
Photo JAF students crossing the Plaza of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, MA during a visit in April 2014.
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The Moral Necessity of Memory through History All too often the past is relegated to abstract sets of dates, places, and events; memory is treated as a mere personal reflective tool, and tradition is fallaciously held for its own sake. The presence of the past, however, should be a moral necessity—a call to remember and learn from history in deep humility. In The Drowned and the Saved, Holocaust survivor Primo Levi states that “it is the task of the historian to bridge [the] gap [between the present and the past], which widens as we get farther away from the events under examination.” The bridging of this gap is an effort that requires ongoing and diligent work. In contemporary times, a push for more historical voices has rightly led to the promulgation of new historical inquiry into the history of women, minorities, and oppressed groups. These “voices for the voiceless” cannot erase the suffering and sorrow felt by those who lived and died in the past, but they can assist us today in remembering those who suffered and working towards avoiding such tragedies in the future.
Washington, engaging with the past forces recognition of the trials and travails experienced by human beings who lived and died with hopes and dreams. Roman statesmen and their slaves all have stories to tell, as do interned Japanese-Americans, successful athletes, and medieval monks. We must tell these stories and in so doing open larger discussions about learning from the past and from one another. If memory is allowed to fade, the past fades with it, alongside any chance of learning and growing. Records and sources are effective to a point, but memory is needed in order to truly and accurately come to terms with both past sorrows and past celebrations. Paul Stapleton ’16 Paul Stapleton is a history major and an alumnus of the Jerusalem and Athens Forum (2013-14) from Elmira, New York. He performs in several of Gordon’s musical groups and is a committed peace activist.
Whether it is through tracing the steps of the Trail of Tears, or those of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on
Photos As part of the Protestantism Conference, a new film Beyond Empires: Why India Celebrates Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg was screened at Gordon followed by a discussion with its producer, Chris Gilbert. Considered the “morning star of India,” Ziegenbalg bridged the intellectual life of Europe and India (top L). At a celebration of JAF’s 10th anniversary, director Tal Howard (above, with his wife Agnes Howard) was honored with a painting of virtue prudence by JAF alumna Katie Nellis (JAF 2010–11). Matthew Milliner (Wheaton) gave the inaugural Walter and Darlene Hansen Lecture, “Imaging God the Father in the History of Art,” to a packed audience (bottom L.) CENTER FOR FAITH AND INQUIRY | 3
Photo Friends, faculty, alumni, and students of the JAF program celebrating its 10th Anniversary in April 2014.
JERUSALEM AND ATHENS FORUM Gordon’s interdisciplinary, great-books, honors seminar The Jerusalem and Athens Forum celebrated its 10th anniversary in April with a reunion at the Salem Old Town Hall (pictured above) for faculty teaching fellows, alumni, and current JAF students. In September, JAF students returned to Adelynrood for their annual retreat with a reflection on leisure and vocation. Their year of study and cultural outings examined the history of Western theology, philosophy, and literature, from Plato to Flannery O’Connor. Class favorites included Augustine’s Confessions, Shakespeare’s Othello, Pascal’s Pensées
and T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. Students worshiped at St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic parish and Hellenic College, toured the Canterbury Shaker Village, and visited Boston museums like the MFA and Mary Baker Eddy Library. The Reformation played a central role this year: students attended a conference on its 500th anniversary in fall ’13, and prepared for the 10th annual JAF debate in spring ‘14. The resolution was “The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century was a success.”
Alumni Spotlight “I am not exaggerating when I say that JAF opened my heart and mind to a world of ideas, books, people, and experiences that continue to inform my sense of vocation.” —Katharine (Arnold) Luce ’09 JAF Alumna 2005-06 Katharine majored in music and biblical and theological studies at Gordon and holds an M.Div. from Yale Divinity School where she studied at the Institute for Sacred Music (ISM). She is currently an Associate for Publications and Outreach at the ISM, and lives in New Haven, CT, with her husband Micah. 4 | SUMMER 2014
Outings and Discussions Why Are You Grinning?
The Ethics of
Economic Growth
A discussion of the new book by Gordon’s Stephen Smith and Bruce Webb (pictured), and Westmont’s Edd Noell, Economic Growth: Unleashing the Potential of Human Flourishing (AEI Press, 2013). Dorothy Boorse (biology) and Greg Carmer (dean of Christian life) responded to the book.
An open faculty– student discussion about satire, irony, and humor. Participants read Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and Reinhold Niebuhr’s “Humor and Faith.” Dan Russ (academic dean), Chad Stutz (English), Sharon Galgay Ketcham (Christian ministries), and Greg Carmer (dean of Christian life) were discussants.
American Religions? Students visited the Mary Baker Eddy Library and the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, MA, where the group received a private tour (pictured). Students also saw the Tony awardwinning Broadway show Book of Mormon, a satirical exploration of Mormonism that also raises questions about western missions in a global context.
Other News JAF Debate
Upcoming Trips
Was the Protestant Reformation a Success?
Philadelphia
“After 10 years, I guess you could say that a tradition has taken root,” said Tal Howard, JAF Director, as he introduced the 10th annual JAF debate at Gordon College. With topics ranging from U.S. foreign policy and capital punishment to the ethics of bioengineering and artificial contraception, the JAF debate continues to be an annual opportunity for 14 students to host a public dialogue on an issue of pressing concern for contemporary life. This year’s resolution was connected to a conference hosted by the Center for Faith and Inquiry in November 2013, “Reflections in Advance of the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017.”
Philadelphia, the “city of brotherly love,” is one of America’s iconic, historically significant cities. This June, eight JAF alumni from different program cohorts will meet for an extended weekend to visit sites and discuss contemporary and primary texts focused on the intellectual foundations of American religious and political life. Sites include Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, the National Constitution Center, Arch Street Quaker Meeting House, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and The Union League of Philadelphia. Guest discussants include historians Jon Pahl (Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia) and John Fea (Messiah College).
Photo Tal Howard, JAF Director, introducing the 10th annual JAF debate on April 25, 2014.
Photo JAF class at the CFI House.
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Photo Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard law professor and former US ambassador to the Holy See, greets students after her lecture in March 2014.
FAITH SEEKING UNDERSTANDING An Ongoing Lecture Series at Gordon College This year’s series featured a rich and stimulating lineup of speakers and topics, from art history and evangelical politics, to 21st century American medicine and Jewish perspectives on American Christianity. Among the highlights were the inauguration of three new named lectures. The Walter and Darlene Hansen Lecture was given in September 2013 by Matthew Milliner, assistant professor of art history at Wheaton College, and titled, “Imaging God the Father in the History of Art.” The
Thomas T. Howard Lecture in Catholic Thought was given in March 2014 by Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard and former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, and titled, “Politics as a Vocation.” And the Tak Yan Lee Lecture in Science and Faith was given in April 2014 by Alister McGrath, who holds the Andreas Idreos Professorship in Science and Religion at Oxford University, and titled, “Science, Faith, and God: Enriching Our Vision of Faith, Meeting Cultural Challenges.”
Inaugural Named Lectures THE JOHN MASON LECTURE
THE MALCOLM REID LECTURE
October 13, 2014
October 23, 2014
J. DAVID RICHARDSON
OLIVER O’DONOVAN
Syracuse University
University of Edinburgh
“Social Entrepreneurship for the Sake of the Kingdom: Why Microeconomics Matters” 6 | SUMMER 2014
“Action and Rest”
2013-14 Lectures DAVID SWARTZ
RABBI JAMES RUDIN
RUTH GROENHOUT
October 3, 2013 Asbury College
December 6, 2013 Saint Leo University and American Jewish Council
February 27, 2014 Professor of Philosophy, Calvin College
ANNUAL FRANZ LECTURE
“American Christianity Today: A Jewish Perspective”
“The Evangelical Left: Oxymoron or Opportunity?”
“Care, Suffering, and Justice: American Medicine in the 21st Century”
MATTHEW MILLINER
ANTHONY ESOLEN
MARY ANN GLENDON
October 28, 2013 Wheaton College
February 10, 2014 Professor of Renaissance English Literature and the Development of Western Civilization, Providence College
March 20, 2014 Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard University Law School; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See
WALTER AND DARLENE HANSEN LECTURE
“Visual Heresy: Imaging the Father in the History of Art”
“Life Under Compulsion: Killing the Liberal Arts”
THOMAS T. HOWARD LECTURE
“Politics as a Vocation”
2014-15 Lectures KATIE KRESSER
ELEONORE STUMP
October 1, 2014 Associate Professor of Art, Seattle Pacific University
November 13, 2014 Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy, Saint Louis University
WALTER AND DARLENE HANSEN LECTURE
“The Surprising Muse: Reflections on Art and Faith”
A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE AT GORDON COLLEGE
“The Nature of the Atonement” PETER BERGER December 2, 2014 Professor Emeritus of Religion, Sociology, and Theology, Boston University
“The Challenge of Religious Pluralism”
MOLLY WORTHEN March 19, 2015 Assistant Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ANNUAL CRUM LECTURE
ROSALIND PICARD February 12, 2015 Director of the Affective Computing Research Group, MIT Media Lab
“The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelicalism”
TAK YAN LEE LECTURE
April 20, 2015 Archbishop of Boston
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
“God, Globalization, and the Good Society in Asia Today”
ANNUAL FRANZ LECTURE
“Women in Post-Apartheid South Africa”
October 20, 2014
BRIAN GRIM AND FENGGANG YANG
SINDISO MNISI WEEKS February 26–27, 2015 Resident Scholar, University of New Hampshire School of Law
“On Machines, Humans, and Our Common Future”
www.gordon.edu/godandasia
Photo Marv Wilson and Rabbi Rudin, 40-year friends.
SEAN PATRICK CARDINAL O’MALLEY
THOMAS T. HOWARD LECTURE
“Our Common Concern for the Least Among Us”
Photo Tom Howard at the inaugural Thomas T. Howard lecture in Catholic Thought, given in his honor.
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Photo Peter Berger interviewed by Gregor Thuswaldner in September 2013.
RESPECTFUL CONVERSATIONS Ongoing conversations between the past and present Our lineup of “respectful conversations” this year included discussions of new faculty books, partnership with the Consortium of Christian Study Centers, and the first of a two-part interview with preeminent sociologist of religion Peter Berger. Here is an adapted excerpt from Berger’s talk in September 2013. “Secularization theory is a term that was used in the ’50s and ’60s. Basically, it had a very simple proposition. Modernity inevitably produces a decline of religion. But it took me about twenty years
to come to the conclusion that the data doesn’t support this. Now, to conclude that the theory is wrong is the beginning of a new process of thinking. I came to the conclusion some years ago that to replace secularization theory—to explain religion in the modern world—we need the theory of pluralism. Modernity does not necessarily produce secularity, but pluralism, by which I mean the coexistence in the same society of different worldviews and value systems.”
Student Reviews “I am so thankful that the Center for Faith and Inquiry exists. It seems that the Center’s mission and work allow Gordon College to host so many wonderful speakers! These are great opportunities to learn from great minds.” —Catherine Schweitzer ’16, biology major
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Conversations / Conferences Loss of the University An open facultystudent discussion of Wendell Berry’s 1987 essay. Faculty discussants Dan Russ (academic dean) and Gregor Thuswaldner (German, linguistics, and CFI fellow) were joined by Dr. Drew Trotter, executive director of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers (Charlottesville, VA).
How My Views Have Changed Peter Berger was interviewed by associate professor of German and linguistics, and CFI fellow, Gregor Thuswaldner in September 2013. Berger will return to campus in December 2014.
Tak Yan Lee Lecture The Center was pleased to host the inaugural Tak Yan Lee Lecture in Science and Faith on April 7, 2014. The new lecture was made possible by a gift from Gordon trustee Raymond Lee and his wife Priscilla. The lectures honor Raymond’s father, Tak Yan Lee, a Cornell-trained scientist with articles published in the fields of electrical engineering, medicine, econometrics, and Chinese poetry. The lecture was given by Alister McGrath, who holds the Andreas Idreos Professorship of Science and Religion at Oxford University, and titled, “Science, Faith, and God: Enriching Our Vision of Faith, Meeting Cultural Challenges.”
Herrmann Lectures Owen Gingerich delivered the 2nd annual Robert Herrmann Lectures on Faith and Science. Made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the lectures were first hosted by the Center for Faith and Inquiry in November 2013. Gingerich chose the theme “On the Nature of Science” for his lectures, and focused on the lives and contributions of three scientists, Copernicus, Darwin, and Hoyle. Lecture respondents included Randy Isaac, executive director of the American Scientific Affiliation; Steve Alter, professor of history at Gordon College; and Ted Davis, distinguished professor of the history of science at Messiah College. The resulting book, God’s Planet, will be published by Harvard University Press in fall 2014.
Upcoming Conferences God, Globalization, and the Good Society In Asia Today October 20, 2014 Co-sponsored with Faith and International Relations, the review of the Institute for Global Engagement
Islam in the Classroom: Challenges and Opportunities of Teaching about Islam in a Post-9/11 World September 2015 Featuring Amir Hussein, editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion
www.gordon.edu/godandasia
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Symposium 2014
A character in William Faulkner’s Requiem for a Nun famously utters the line, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” The Spring Symposium on April 10, 2014 took its theme “the past” in its multifaceted complexity. At one level, the past is everything that has happened prior to the fleeting present. No one can fully understand it or act according to its lessons. But under the capacious category of the past, we might make some helpful distinctions between history (what professional scholars tell us about the past), tradition (the particular story of a certain
group), and memory (what an individual remembers about past experiences). The past exerts a strong claim on the imagination and identity of Christians, and this year’s day-long event featured theatrical, musical, and visual artistic exhibitions, student-led discussions and lectures showcasing original research, and even guest lectures. The 2014 keynote lecture was delivered by Professor of Sociology Ivy George, and titled, “Nelson Mandela, South Africa, and the Tribunal of History.”
Student Reviews “I wish every day were Symposium day. Going to lectures and discussions all day on the biggest questions in life and then leaving with passion and conviction to help shape the world. This is what the university should be!” —Trey Walsh ’14, sociology major
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Publications Harold Heie Evangelicals on Public Policy Issues: Sustaining a Respectful Political Conversation (Abilene Christian University Press, 2014). Originally a series of discussions hosted at Senior Fellow Harold Heie’s website, respectfulconversations.net, this edited book features perspectives from 6 politically diverse evangelical Christians modeling a better way to do politics over 12 public policy issues. Gregor Thuswaldner “How My Views Have Changed: A Conversation with Peter Berger.” The Cresset 77.3 (Lent 2014), pp. 16-21. Gregor Thuswaldner, associate professor of German and linguistics
and a fellow at the Center for Faith and Inquiry, interviewed preeminent sociologist of religion, and fellow Austrian, Peter Berger as part of a series of visits hosted by the Center. The first conversation was September 12, 2013, with a second visit scheduled for December 2, 2014. Thomas Albert Howard “The Promise of Religious Colleges.” Inside Higher Ed September 19, 2013. As a new academic year gets under way, the writing is on the wall: higher education might well be lurching toward a period of creative destruction of the sort that has affected many other sectors of the economy in recent decades.
Ian Corbin “Entranced by Reality.” The American Conservative (May 15, 2014); and “Book Review: ‘The Soul of the World’ by Roger Scruton.” The Wall Street Journal (May 15, 2014). Ian Corbin (JAF 2004-05) is a fellow at the Center for Faith and Inquiry, and a presidential fellow at Boston College, where he is a doctoral student. He is also a 2013 Robert Novak Fellow, and was a Bartley Fellow at The Wall Street Journal in 2012. He holds a master’s degree from Yale University.
Read more at www.gordon.edu/cfi/news
Featured Publication Owen Gingerich God’s Planet (Harvard University Press, forthcoming October 2014) Originally given in three parts as the 2013 Herrmann Lectures on Faith and Science, this book by Owen Gingerich, renowned Smithsonian astronomer and historian of science at Harvard University, “demonstrates that cultural attitudes, including religious or antireligious beliefs, play a significant role in what passes as scientific understanding.” Learn more about the book or watch the 2013 Herrmann Lectures at www.gordon.edu/herrmannlectures/gingerich
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2013-14 Faculty Fellows Ruth MelkonianHoover Associate Professor of Political Science
Glenney, Story, Veatch Brian Glenney, Assistant Professor of Philosophy; Craig Story, Associate Professor of Biology and Director, Pre-Health Professions; and Mike Veatch, Professor of Mathematics, and Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
A New Approach to Theistic Evolution: Determinate Outcomes of Random Processes A joint project of Brian Glenney, Craig Story, and Mike Veatch, it considers the possibility that random genetic mechanisms, though random in the individual modifications produced, operate on such a large scale that the overall outcome is determinate. This possibility provides a basis for religious narratives that involve indirect divine creation and sustenance of human beings. Such narratives are also consistent with what we know about human biology.
American Evangelicalism and Immigration Reform This study is designed to assess impacts of Christian organizational advocacy within churches aimed at changing attitudes on immigration reform. In cooperation with World Relief (WR), it will evaluate the outcomes of its advocacy on attitudes of evangelicals concerning immigration and comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). The research will include focused surveys and interviews of parishioners of churches in two key cities in which WR has concentrated its efforts, Denver and Chicago. This research will complement recent public opinion data (Pew data from 2011 and 2012) evaluating non-religious factors (economic, partisan, etc.) as well as religious factors shaping evangelical attitudes on immigration and CIR.
Karl-Dieter Crisman Associate Professor of Mathematics
The Moral Case for Open-Source Software Most of us are now familiar with the distinction between programs “on the desktop” and “in the cloud.” Similarly, one would have to withdraw from society not to understand the distinction between software you pay for and free software. But there is a third, crucial distinction. It is the one between proprietary software and open-source software, and it is only vaguely understood by most of us. This distinction is of great significance, and one with deep resonance with Christian thinking as well as practical implications for teaching. This fellowship is a continuation of ongoing research and will reach out to academic and lay audiences.
2014-15 Faculty Fellows Steve Alter
Steve Hunt
Professor of History
Professor of Biblical Studies
The Battle for the Bible in America: Old Testament Scholarship and Near Eastern Archaeology, 1870-1940
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Places and Spaces in the Gospel of John
Pilar Pérez Serrano Associate Professor of Spanish
Tragedy and Hope in Contemporary Spanish Theatre
People DIRECTOR
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Mark A. Noll, Ph.D.
Thomas Albert Howard, Ph.D.
Kenneth G. Elzinga, Ph.D.
Director and Professor of History
Robert C. Taylor Professor of Economics University of Virginia
Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History University of Notre Dame, IN
STAFF M. Ryan Groff, M.A. Administrative Director Debbie Drost Program Manager
FACULTY STEERING BOARD Stan Gaede, Ph.D. Scholar-in-Residence and President of the Christian College Consortium Bruce Herman, M.F.A. Lothlórien Distinguished Chair of Fine Art Jennifer Hevelone-Harper, Ph.D. Professor of History Ruth Melkonian-Hoover, Ph.D. Department Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science Bruce Webb, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Economics and Business Marvin R. Wilson, Ph.D. Ockenga Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies
Christian Smith, Ph.D. William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion, University of Notre Dame, IN
Richard and Carolyn Lippmann Wayland, MA William R. Cross Vice President, Eaton Vance Management, Boston, MA
Tom and Lyn Shields Beverly Farms, MA Janet H. Wills President and CEO, Wills Financial Group Eric Convey Web Editor, Boston Business Journal Alan Jacobs, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of the Humanities Baylor University, TX Malcolm Reid, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Gordon College; Director of Outreach and Assistant Rector at Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, Danvers, MA Tom Howard, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor, St. John’s Seminary Boston, MA
Grants Received Lilly Fellows Program
Acton Institute
John Templeton Foundation
A small grant for a year-long series of group discussions with young scholars focused on the theological idea of “already-but-not-yet”—the tension of living in an incomplete world—as a metaphor for vocational discernment and scholarly formation.
Through original teaching materials, campus events, and an essay publication, this grant will support the work of Bruce Webb, emeritus professor of economics and business, to enrich the conversation about economics, justice, and market principles.
We are pleased to announce a successful funding inquiry with the John Templeton Foundation. If approved this summer, additional funds will be made available to sustain the Herrmann Lectures on Faith and Science through 2017.
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Photo Anna Taylor, art major and JAF alumna (2008-09), co-created this piece for the Ken Olsen Science Center at Gordon.
Dr. Denis Alexander Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge, and member of the International Society for Science and Religion
RESPONDENTS: Stephen J. Pope Boston College
November 5: “The Lion Roars: Creation and Biology”
“IS LIFE GOING ANYWHERE? CREATION-BIOLOGY, RANDOMNESS AND PURPOSE”
David Lahti
November 5–7, 2014
Queens College, City University of New York
4 p. m. Reception Loggia, Ken Olsen Science Center
November 6: “The Farmer Sows: Biology, Randomness, and Purpose”
4:30 p. m. Keynote Lecture MacDonald Auditorium, KOSC
Rev. Lucas Mix Harvard University
November 7: “The Creation Groans: Biology and the Problem of Suffering”
www.gordon.edu/herrmannlectures