Join us for this timely series on Reconciling Science and Religion

NEXT LECTURE: Wednesday, May 14. See description below.

Galileo was not the first scientist whose findings seemed to threaten church beliefs. And Darwin was not the last. Astonishing scientific discoveries through the centuries have fueled an ongoing debate between science and religion. How are Christians for whom the Bible holds the truth to reconcile what appear to be irreconcilable differences?

This question is the focus of an exciting five-part lecture series by Dr. John F. Haught, Landegger Distinguished Professor of Theology at Georgetown University, currently underway at the cathedral.

Dr. Haught is the author of eleven books, including God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution and Christianity and Science, on which these lectures are based.

The lectures are free of charge and will take place on at the cathedral 7:00 p.m.

They are being offered by the cathedral, in cooperation with the Diocese of Southern Ohio.

SERIES DATES & TOPICS

Wednesday, October 10, 2007: Einstein's God
Wednesday, November 7, 2007: Finding Meaning in the Modern Universe
Wednesday, April 16, 2008: God and Theology After Darwin

NEXT LECTURE:

Wednesday, May 14, 2008: Scientific Truth and Spiritual Truth

Some people claim that a scientific understanding of the world renders the claims of Christianity as unreliable since they are empirically untestable. Dr. Haught will examine the nature of truth and whether trust in the God of Christian revelation is truthful or illusory. Note: This lecture was originally scheduled for February 13 but had to be canceled due to inclement weather.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008: Science, Death and Resurrection

If the news of Jesus' resurrection was hard for his disciples and the first Christians to believe, it seems all the more so for those of us who live in the age of science. Dr. Haught will look at a theological understanding of resurrection that is compatible with natural science while still connecting with the hope that persists in human hearts.