MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2015 Activities by Sponsor - Baptist Student Fellowship



Reason, Evidence & the Christian Faith

Gideon Lee, '93 President, NumberSciences, Sunday Trevino, Campus Minister, Michael Dean, Chaplain

Enrollment: Email bsf-staff@mit.edu
Limited to 40 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none

This four-evening seminar explores Christianity as a system of thoughts from the integrative perspectives of faith, reason, and evidence.  Through pre-workshop readings, web media, live discussion, and interaction with panel guests, the seminar examines the biblical Christian worldview with insights from the scientific, philosophical, historical, and religious spheres.  The participants will be exposed to some of the most discussed topics and challenged to examine their preconceived understandings.

Spheres and Key Topics

Scientific: Fine-tuning and Irreducible ComplexityPhilosophical: Theistic Arguments and the Problem of Evil Historical: Prophecies and MiraclesReligious: Spiritual Experience and Interfaith Dialogue

Sponsor(s): Baptist Student Fellowship
Contact: Sunday Trevino, W11-029, 617.253.2328, SUNDAY@MIT.EDU


Reason, Evidence & the Christian Faith

Add to Calendar Jan/20 Tue 07:00PM-09:00PM TBD
Add to Calendar Jan/21 Wed 07:00PM-09:00PM TBD
Add to Calendar Jan/22 Thu 07:00PM-09:00PM TBD
Add to Calendar Jan/23 Fri 07:00PM-09:00PM TBD

This four-evening seminar explores Christianity as a system of thoughts from the integrative perspectives of faith, reason, and evidence.  Through pre-workshop readings, web media, live discussion, and interaction with panel guests, the seminar examines the biblical Christian worldview with insights from the scientific, philosophical, historical, and religious spheres.

Gideon Lee - '93 President, NumberSciences, Sunday Trevino - Campus Minister, Michael Dean - Chaplain