Ross Douthat Reflects on Newtown
Over at the NYT, Ross Douthat explores what Christianity has to say in the face of suffering and tragedy.
Can science investigate miracles? At the Veritas Forum @ Harvard, Oxford mathematician John Lennox explains how science can apply to the claims of faith. Would you accept the subjective experience of miracles as evidence or would you insist on an objective proof? Let us know in the comments!
We then keep Lent, Holy Week, and Good Friday so thoroughly that we have hardly any energy left for Easter except for the first night and day. Easter, however, should be the center. Take that away and there is, almost literally, nothing left.
N.T. Wright, Surprised By Hope
Learn more about the importance of Easter by watching Wright’s talk on Surprised by Hope and the significance of the resurrection at: http://www.veritas.org/Talks.aspx#!/v/24
Don’t miss John Lennox, professor of mathematics at Oxford, in his recent Veritas Forum at Harvard.
Is it rational to believe in the supernatural? Share your thoughts with us, and join the conversation!
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Satyan Devadoss on God, Math, and the Nature of Reality
The centerpiece of this event is a lecture and question & answer session with mathematician Satyan Devadoss, a professor from Williams College. What is the right tool for measuring the nature of reality around us? What does a Christian mathematician have to add about the reality of science and the problems of origins, God, and this world?
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An interactive display for The Veritas Forum at MIT - Where do you stand on the question?
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John Lennox and David Skeel at UPenn
UPenn Law Professor David Skeel interviews Oxford mathematician John Lennox on whether there’s anything worth believing in? Skeel leads with this question: does it matter if God is a force instead of a being? Follow all of the questions (and answers) in this recording from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Wouldn’t you admit that faith is unquestioning belief while reason is internal debate? How then can you expect the ideas to be married gracefully?
What do YOU think? Join the conversation!
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Now THIS is a table tent! Get excited about the upcoming Veritas Forum at Wellesley College, featuring Dr. Joan Centrella, black hole expert, teacher, NASA scientist, and astronomer, on science, Christianity, and women: When Worlds Collide
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Easier than ever to search 600+ Veritas talks!
We’ve updated our search functionality to make it more intuitive - and we’re constantly updating tags and descriptions from 600+ talks going all the way back to 1992! Check it out at http://www.veritas.org/talks!
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