Darwinism and Intelligent Design: A Dinner and Discussion
John Durant
Wed Jan 30, 06:30-08:15pm, W11-190
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 25-Jan-2008
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
Darwin's contemporaries struggled to reconcile the theory of evolution by natural selection with religious faith. Today, many people still struggle with the same issue. What have we learned about the relationship between Darwinism and 'Intelligent Design' in the century and a half since the first publication of the Origin of Species? This discussion will provide a context for the staging of 'Re:Design', a play based on the correspondence between Charles Darwin and Harvard botanist Asa Gray, at MIT on February 14th and 15th. Free dinner before the discussion begins.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tac
Contact: The Rev. Amy McCreath, W11-007, x3-2983, mccreath@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Episcopal Chaplaincy
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Religion and Violence: An Interfaith Dialogue
Amy McCreath, Robert M. Randolph, Ora Gladstone
Tue Jan 22, 09am-05:00pm, 32-124, James Cone, Susannah Heschel
Wed Jan 23, 09am-05:00pm, 32-124, James Carroll, Tariq Ramadan
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2008
Limited to 60 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
While people of faith pray for peace, stories of religiously-fueled violence fill the news. Is violence an inescapable result of religious commitment, or is it a distortion, a human projection on a God in whom there is no violence? This event will explore how religion can be a powerful force for peace within ourselves and the world. Our gathering at MIT will be centered around live broadcasts of presentations from New York City by keynote speakers James Carroll, James Cone, Tariq Ramadan, Susannah Heschel, and Katharine Jefferts Schori. Following each live broadcast, we will gather in small groups for reflection. Optional Jan 21st presentation & discussion focused on MLK's legacy. Refreshments provided. More details will be sent to registrants closer to the conference.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tac
Contact: Ora Gladstone, W11.007, x3-2982, ora@mit.edu
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