Winter Lecture Series 2020: Meaning in the Pandemic

Auckland went back into lockdown on August 13th as we were about to start the August Winter Lecture Series, which we at first named ‘Finding Meaning post Pandemic’

Finding Meaning in History: The 1918 Pandemic

Prof. Peter Lineham.

The first installment of the 2020 Winter Lecture series hosted by NZCIS in conjunction with the Maclaurin Chapel.


Finding Meaning in Disease

Dr. Brian Broom

The second installment of the 2020 Winter Lecture series hosted by NZCIS in conjunction with the Maclaurin Chapel.


Finding Meaning in Scripture and Science

Sarah Beattie

The third instalment of the 2020 Winter Lecture series hosted by NZCIS in conjunction with the Maclaurin Chapel.

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