2009 Events

All meetings at Laidlaw College, 221 Lincoln Rd, Henderson unless otherwise specified.

Auckland University: March  14th Science and Religion in the Twenty-First Century.

One day conference in association with Graeme Finlay at the University of Auckland with Prof. Bob White, Farraday Institute for Science and Religion,  Cambridge.  Contact g.finlay@auckland.ac.nz

Thursday April 2 6pm, Pizza night with Yael Klangwisan: What is Genesis really about?

Tuesday May 19, 7pm Prof. Wilf Malcolm, previously HOD of Mathematics at Victoria, and   Vice Chancellor at Waikato University,  will speak on
Mathematical Thinking and Faith – Are They Compatible?

JUNE 25-27 (Thursday evening to 5pm Sat) the Theological Meaning of Evolution

Conference to celebrate and interact with Charles Darwin.

Christopher Southgate, author of The  Groaning of Creation University of Exeter, key note speaker.  Local speakers include John Stenhouse (Otago) , Ruth Barton (Auckland), Peter Lineham (Massey), Grant Gillett (Otago), John Owens (Good Shepherd), Neil Broom (Auckland), Stephen Downs (Flinders) and theologians from Laidlaw and Carey Colleges.

Saturday August 1 9am-5pm. Churches Conference:   “Faithful Science? – Just How Well Do Science and Faith Get Along?”  Northcote Baptist Church. Contact Dale Campbell at dale@nbc.org.nz
Speakers include Dr. Jeff Tallon, Prof. Neil Broom, Yael Klangwisan, Nicola Hoggard Creegan, Dr. Graeme Finlay, Dale Campbell, Dr. Graham O’Brien, Dr. Matt Flannagan, Dr. Myk Habets.

Wed September  2, 7pm. Tim Stewart: Time and Eternity:  A conversation between Theology, Biblical Studies, Literature and Physics

Thursday October 8  7pm Prof. Neil Broom on “Does nature SUGGEST transcendence?”
(paper given at the 2008 Metanexus Conference in Madrid.)

For more information please contact Nicola at nicolahc@laidlaw.ac.nz

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