God of Wonder: Science Talks to Theology

 Friday 22nd September to Saturday 23rd September

 

Friday 7.30pm  Powhiri

PUBLIC LECTURE

The Glory of God: Signs of Glory in Creation

Prof Christopher Southgate

 

Saturday

8.30am Registration  

Introduction

9.00 Introduction and Opening Reflections Rev. Dr. Carolyn Kelly (Maclaurin Chapel)

 

9.30  Prof. Christopher Southgate (Exeter) on the Problem of Evil

10.30 MT

 

  1. HISTORY

Prof. John Stenhouse  Scientists and God in Colonial New Zealand

 

 

11.30 SCIENCE

Dr. Graeme Finlay The wonder of our inscribed history: genes and Genesis
Prof. Grant Gillett Neuroscience, art and thinking about a God of wonder

 

12.30 LUNCH

1.30  WORK SHOPS

Stream 1 Genesis With Nick Goodwin   Stream II  Communications ??

 

2.30 PHYSICS

Dr. Luke Barnes  (Sydney)

A Fortunate Universe – Life in a Finely Tuned Universe

3.30 AT

 

4.00  THEOLOGY

Prof. Murray Rae  (Otago) Christ as the Order of Creation

Dr. Nicola Hoggard Creegan (NZCIS) Wonder and Depth in Theology of Creation

 

5.00 ORIGINS OF LIFE

Prof. Christopher Southgate Reflections on Origin of Life Research

 

5.30 -7.30  Dinner in town

 

  1. 30 Panel Discussion with Speakers and Christopher Southgate