In This Issue
- Why We Believe: The Science of Belief WEBINAR
- William Scheide Lecture on Religion & Global Concerns
- Ukraine In Perspective: Recording Available
- Architecture After Abraham Webinar Series
- New Theology Matters Podcast
- CTI Member Highlight: Jan-Olav Henriksen
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Director's Insights
Dr. William Storrar shares his insights on the life and work of CTI.
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CTI draws on a deep bench of scholarship to cast light on the global concerns of our time and to ask the more basic questions of life such as, "What is the relationship between science and faith?"
In my Director’s Insights video this month I am delighted to invite you to our continuing outreach events including our annual William Witherspoon Lecture on Theology & Science and William Scheide Lecture on Religion & Global Concerns.
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The William Witherspoon Lecture on Theology & Science
Join us online for the William Witherspoon Lecture on Theology and Science, Why We Believe, featuring:
Agustín Fuentes, Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University and author of Why We Believe: Evolution and the Human Way of Being, and
Melvin Konner, Professor of Anthropology at Emory University and author of Believers: Faith in Human Nature.
Thursday, March 17 at 12:30pm Eastern
Webinar on Zoom
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WILLIAM H. SCHEIDE LECTURE ON RELIGION & GLOBAL CONCERNS: Creation Otherwise: Black Religion & Climate Catastrophe
A public lecture with J. Kameron Carter, Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana University and author of Race: A Theological Account
March 24, at 7:00pm Eastern
Nassau Inn, Princeton, New Jersey
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Ukraine In Perspective: Recording Now Available
An important dialogue worth watching a second time with Director William Storrar and CTI Members Mary Ellen O'Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution, University of Notre Dame and John Burgess, James Henry Snowden Professor of Systematic Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
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ARCHITECTURE AFTER ABRAHAM
Three authors in conversation on the influence of the three great Abrahamic traditions on our built environment.
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These conversations, moderated by Director William Storrar, continue our inquiry into the built environment by discussing architecture and design in the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions. |
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Register for the third installment of this series, Beyond the Divide: A Century of Mosque Design
A Conversation with Tammy Gaber
Thursday, March 29 at 5:30pm Eastern
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Recordings now available of the first sessions of Architecture After Abraham: |
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Architecture and Theology: The Art of Place
A Conversation with Murray Rae
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Kabbalah in Art and Architecture
A Conversation with Alexander Gorlin
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THEOLOGY MATTERS PODCAST
Raising Theology's Relevance on Global Concerns
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Sacred Architecture in the Digital Realm
Season 5, Episode 5
Nesrine Mansour, CTI Member and Assistant Professor of Architecture at South Dakota State, discusses her research on religious practices using digital tools and technology by sharing a series of questions for us to consider: How does our spiritual experience change in the digital realm? Is sacred space in the digital an exact replica of our real-world or do we embrace the opportunities the virtual realm allows in terms of design? How can a digital sacred space be a completely immersive experience? Light is a vital in sacred spaces and how does light translate to the digital?
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MEET THE TEAM ON RELIGION & THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Member Highlight: Jan-Olav Henriksen
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Every year, CTI convenes a cohort of scholars in theology and other disciplines from around the world to collaborate on an issue of global concern. During the current academic year, 2021-22, CTI is focused on the issue of the natural environment, exploring how resources from religious and theological traditions might be brought to bear on ecological issues. We will be highlighting Members of this Inquiry Team monthly. |
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A Professor of Systematic Theology at the Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society, Jan-Olav Henriksen returns to CTI after his earlier participation in the 2012-2013 Inquiry on Evolution and Human Nature. Presently, he has in press a book with Bloomsbury/T&T on Climate Change and the Symbol Deficit in the Christian Tradition. He argues in the book that Christianity is rich in symbols that identify and address the failures of humans and the obstacles that prevent humans from doing well, while positive symbols that can engage people in constructive action seem underdeveloped. Henriksen is also co-authoring a book for the general public with philosopher Arne Johan Vetlesen on the ethical challenges related to climate change. During CTI's workshop this year, Henriksen is writing a Theological Anthropology for the Anthropocene, which will focus on what the present situation entails for the understanding of humanity's place and role on the planet.
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