Past Speakers and Topics
2022
Philip Clayton
June 10 - The Climate Sciences that Every Human Being Needs to Know
June 11 - Ecotheology as Systematic Theology for the 21st Century
Post-Luncheon Talk: Peter Dodson
June 11 - Adventures in Science and Faith - A Retrospective on a 47-year career
2021
Richard Blum
June 12 - From Pantheism to Secularism
June 13 - Religion and Science – Mutual Support?
Post-Luncheon Talk: Carl Helrich
June 13 - The History of Quantum Theory
2020
Philip Clayton
June 12 - Scientists and Panpsychists: Thinking Beyond the Matter-Spirit Dichotomy in Recent
Science, Philosophy, and Theology
June 13 - Moving Beyond the Interventionist God: Science, the Divine Lure, and Human Freedom
Post-Luncheon Talk: Alexander Storrs
June 13 - Dark Universe
2019
Robert Bishop
June 14 - A Trinitarian Doctrine of Creation and Science (Part 1 of 2)
June 15 - A Trinitarian Doctrine of Creation and Science (Part 2 of 2)
Post-Luncheon Talk: Stephen Godfrey
June 15 – Creationism, Paleontology, and Biblical Interpretation
2018
Michelle Francl
June 8 - Practically Impractical: What Contemplatives Might Teach Scientists
June 9 - Impractically Practical: What Scientists Might Teach Contemplatives (Part 1 of 2)
June 9 - Impractically Practical: What Scientists Might Teach Contemplatives (Part 2 of 2)
Post-Luncheon Talk: Eugene Meyer
Can the Great Eastern Forest Oaks recover from deer damage? (Part 1 of 2)
Can the Great Eastern Forest Oaks recover from deer damage? (Part 2 of 2)
2017
Lawrence PrincipeJune 8 - John William Draper, the 19th-Century Originator of the "Conflict Thesis."
June 9 - Present-Day "Scientism," Its Emergence, Historical Background, Motivation and Aims
Post-Luncheon Talk: Antonei Csoka
Human Life-Extension in a Cosmic Context
Summary of the meeting 2017 by Tom Sheahen
2016
Guy Consolmagno, S.J.Talking of Science and Faith: Frequently-Encountered Questions and Answers that Satisfy
June 10 - Talking of Science to the Faithful
June 11 - Talking of Faith to the Skeptics
Post-Luncheon Talk: Frank Haig, S.J. The Witch at John Kepler's Home
2015
Robert E. Ulanowicz
June 12 - Science and Belief in a Contingent Universe
June 13 - Ecological Metaphysics: Room for a Creator
Post-Luncheon Talk
Daryl P. Domning
June 13 - Exploring Theology with Charles Darwin
2014
Chris Impey
June 13 - Where Will We Find Life Beyond Earth?
June 14 - How Strange Is Life Beyond Earth?
Post-Luncheon Talk
Rev. James F. Salmon, S.J.
Was Teilhard de Chardin a Pantheist?
2013
Martin A. Nowak
June 14 - Natural Cooperation
June 15 - God and Evolution
Sunday Morning Speaker: William W. Wright
Eating Your Broccoli and Other Issues in Public Health
2012
Celia Deane-Drummond
June 8 - Christ and Evolution as Theodrama
June 9 - Christ and Ecology as Deep Incarnation
Luncheon Speaker: Gregory N. Derry
Complementarity and Complexity
2011
Francisco J. Ayala
June 10 - Darwin’s Gift To Science And Religion
June 11 - Am I A Monkey?
Luncheon Speaker: Kathy Duffy, S.S.J.
Teilhard’s Mysticism: Seeing The Inner Face Of Evolution
2009
Niels Gregersen
June 12 - God Matter & Information: Towards A Richer Concept Of Matter
June 13 - The Meaning Of Deep Incarnation: Christology After Darwin
Luncheon Speaker: Andrew Buechele, Sch.P.
Cleaning Up Nuclear Waste: What Are Scientists Doing?
2008
Other Universes, The Antrophic Principle And The Cost Of Evolution
William Stoeger
June 13 - Fine-Tuning, Mulitverses, The Limits Of Science And Creation
June 14 - Is Natural Evil Inevitable? Could Other Universes Be Kinder?
Luncheon Speaker: Carl S. Helrich
Growing Up In Oak Ridge During Development Of The Atomic Bomb
2007
Matter, Science And Spirituality
Lothär Schafer
June 8 - Quantum Reality And The New Relationship Between Science And Spirituality
June 9 - The Emergence Of Complex Order From Virtual States: Quantum Theory As A Basis
Of The Pre-Darwinian Conception Of Evolution By Natural Law
Luncheon Speaker: James J. Zwolenik
Ethics In Science And Engineering Research
2006
Science, Belief And Culture
Rudolf Brun
June 9 - Science And Christianity
June 10 - Science, Christianity And Art
Luncheon Speaker: Donald Plocke, S.J.
Fingering Zinc: An Unassuming Metal Takes On An Essential Role In Biology
2005
Pierre Teilhard De Chardin’s Legacy
Mark A. S. Mcmenamin
June 10 - Teilhard’s Evolutionary Science
June 11 - Teilhard’s Evolutionary Theology
Luncheon Speaker: Daryl Domning
Evolution And Original Sin – The Problem Of Evil
2004
Ecology
Eric A. Fischer
June 4 - Sex On The Coral Reef – The Evolution Of Mating Systems
June 5 - Does Evolution Matter? – Perspectives Of A Scientist Turnedpolicy Advisor
Luncheon Speaker: Robert Novak
The Astronomical Search For The Origins Of Life-And Life Itself- In The Solar System
2003
The Brain
Richard Restak
May 30-31 - The Brain - Playground For Mind, Emotion, Intelligence, and Spirituality
Luncheon Speaker: Patrick Heelan
Natural Science As Secular Or As Sacred? - Reflection On Science In The U.S. And Globally
2002
Emergence
Harold Morowitz
May 31 - Emergence And Philosophy
June 1 - Emergence And The Origin Of Life
Luncheon Speaker: Thomas P. Sheahen
“Annexing The County” - Stepping Up To A Higher Plane Of Thinking
2001
Genomics And Religion
Kenneth R. Miller
June 1 - Will Darwin Survive Genomics? – Evolution And The Challenge Of Whole-Genome
Biology
June 2 - Will God Survive Darwin? – Should Religion Endure In A Darwinian World?
Luncheon Speaker: Frank Haig
Symmetry, Beauty And The Fingerprints Of God
2000
Concepts Of Matter
William A. Wallace
June 9 - Matter And Cosmogenesis
June 10 - Matter And Human Generation
Luncheon Speaker: David Byers
Science And The Catholic Bishops
1999
Science And Theology
Philip Hefner
June 4 - Science And Story: Partners Or Predators?
June 5 - Evolution As Epic: Christian And/Or Secular?
Luncheon Speaker: Joseph Earley
How Do Chemists Know When The Many Become One?
Can Others Do It Too?
1998
Templeton Foundation Course Workshop In Science And Religion
John R. Albright
May 22 - Chaos And Complexity
Diogenes Allen
May 22 - The Book Of Nature: Contemplation And Technology In The Greek Fathers And
Hugh Of St. Victor
Science And Natural Theology
John C. Polkinghorne
May 22 - Beyond Science (Natural Theology)
May 23 - Can A Scientist Pray? (Divine Action)
Luncheon Speaker: Lawrence W. Fagg
Electromagnetism, Divine Immanence And Natural Theology
1997
Evolution And Theology
John Haught
May 23 - Darwin’s Gift To Theology
May 24 - Evolution And Cosmic Purpose
Luncheon Speaker: Barbara Smith-Moran
Faith And Science In Dialogue: The New England Experience
1996
The Fourth And Other Dimensions
Thomas Banchoff
May 24 - The Dimensional Theology Of Edwin Abbott Abbott
May 25 - The Fourth Dimension And Interactive Computer Visualization
Luncheon Speaker: Peter Dodson
Dinosaurs: New Thoughts On Old Bones
1995
Philosophical And Theological Reflections On Modern Cosmology
Joseph M. Zycinski
May 26 - The Weak Anthropic Principle And The Design Argument
May 27 - Metaphysics And Epistemology In Stephen Hawking’s Theory Of The Creation
Of The Universe
Luncheon Speaker: H. John Wood
Recent Information From Outer Space – The Hubble Space Telescope Project
1994
May 27-29 - Teilhard Revisited: Celebrating The Vision
Lododvico Galleni
How Does The Teilhardian Vision Of Evolution Compare With Contemporary Theories?
Michael Heller
Teilhard De Chardin’s Vision Of The World And Modern Cosmology
Mathias Trennert-Helweg
The Church As The Axis Of Convergence In Teilhard’s Theology And Life
Thomas King
An Explosion Of Dazzling Flashes: Teilhard’s Unity Of Faith And Science
Ursula King
What Importance Do Eastern Religions And Mysticism Have In
Teilhard’s Thought?
Karl Schmitz-Moormann
The Future Of Teilhardian Theology
1993
Science, Wisdom And Beauty
Thomas F. Torrance
May 28 - The Transcendental Role Of Wisdom In Science And Theology
May 29 - The Transfinite Significance Of Beauty In Science And Theology
Luncheon Speaker: Edward O. Dodson
The Seven Pillars Of Wisdom: Truth, Beauty And Goodness, Freedom
And Harmony, Unity And Universality, As Exemplified In Biology
1992
The Physical Universe
Arthur Peacocke
May 29 - God’s Interaction With The Chaotic World
May 30 - The Challenge Of Evolutionary Science To Theology And The Church
Luncheon Speaker: Karl Schmitz-Moormann
Redemption In An Evolutionary World
1991
God And Evolution
Ian Barbour
May 31 - Cosmology And Creation
June 1 - Computers And Human Values
Luncheon Speaker: Eric J. Chaisson
Contributions Of The Hubble Space Telescope To Modern Cosmology
1990
God And Evolution
Karl Schmitz-Moormann
April 27 - Evolution And Its Challenge To Theology
April 28 - Evolution: From Matter To Spirituality
Luncheon Speaker: George V. Coyne
Some Reflections On Modern Cosmologies
1989
Michael J. Buckley
April 14 The Newtonian Settlement And The Rise Of Atheism
April 15 God And The New Physics: Paul Davies And John Paul Ii
Luncheon Speaker: Christopher B. Kaiser
New Physics And Old Wineskins
1988
Frederick P. Ferré
April 22 - Cosmos: Child Of Science?
April 23 - Science: Child Of Technology?
Luncheon Speaker: Robert A. Brungs
Science And Faith: The Impact Of Biotechnology On Faith
1987
God And The Scientific Culture
Langdon Gilkey
April 3 - The Creationist Controversy: Religion And Science In An Advanced Scientific
Culture
April 4 - Reflections On Scientific And Religious Truth
Luncheon Speaker: Pierre Leroy
Personal Reflections On Teilhard De Chardin
1986
God And Contemporary Physics
Geoffrey F. Chew
March 14 - Why Should There Be Light?
March 15 - Bootstrap: A Scientific Idea?
1985
The Anthropic Principle
Ernan Mcmullin
May 31-June 1 - Contemporary Science and the Question of Design in The Universe
1984
Rustum Roy
June 1 - The Dice-Playing God - Chance, Much Neglected In Western Theology
Response: John F. Haught
1983
Stanley L. Jaki
June 3 - From Scientific Cosmology To A Created Universe
June 4 - The History Of Science And The Dogma Of Creation Evolution: Random Or Purposeful
Event Information
Date: June 14-16, 2024Location: In-person