http://www.veritas.org/media/podcast.xml en-us ℗ & © 2009 The Veritas Forum Veritas Forums are university events that engage students and faculty in discussions about life's hardest questions and the relevance of Jesus Christ to all of life. Religion & Science Philosophy Lecture http://www.veritas.org/img/podcast_icon.png http://www.veritas.org/media/podcast.xml 128 128 No The Veritas Forum Veritas Forums are university events that engage students and faculty in discussions about life's hardest questions and the relevance of Jesus Christ to all of life. Veritas Forums are university events that engage students and faculty in discussions about life's hardest questions and the relevance of Jesus Christ to all of life. The Veritas Forum media@veritas.org http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09oxf01.m4ahttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09oxf01.m4aThe relationship between religion and the public square is among the most charged issues of our day. The Abrahamic faiths – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which together account for more than half the world’s population – approach this relationship in distinct and innovative ways. What are their differences? Their similarities? And is there room for collaboration in an increasingly secular society? At this Veritas Forum at the University of Oxford, distinguished representatives of the three traditions will offer their view on God, man and politics, and why it should matter to us.Rabbi Dr. Naftali Brawer , Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali , Dr. Tariq RamadanThe relationship between religion and the public square is among the most charged issues of our day. The Abrahamic faiths – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which together account for more than half the world’s population – approach this relationship in distinct and innovative ways. What are their differences? Their similarities? And is there room for collaboration in an increasingly secular society? At this Veritas Forum at the University of Oxford, distinguished representatives of the three traditions will offer their view on God, man and politics, and why it should matter to us.No00:00:00Christianity, Religion/Multi-Faith, Worldview, Faithhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09ufl01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09ufl01.mp3Dr. William Lane Craig, Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, presents the case for the existence of God as well as what makes the existence of God significant to all of life.William Lane CraigDr. William Lane Craig, Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, presents the case for the existence of God as well as what makes the existence of God significant to all of life.No00:00:00Existence of God, Faith, Cosmologyhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09uva02.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09uva02.mp3We have an extraordinary number of options through which we may seek significance; yet we also have extraordinary challenges to actually finding it. Through email, online avatars, and constant relocation we scatter ourselves around the globe. Our pace of life and the obligations of multiple relationships leave us little room for reflection. We are, quite literally, spread thin across space and time, potentially everywhere and nowhere at once. We thus tend to have, in the words of Gilbert Meilaender, "not an individual identity, but fragments of experience; not the narrative of a life that is in some sense a whole, but a decentered flow of experience." Join us in an evening discussion with Os Guinness about the many proposed bases for human identity, the contemporary challenges to establishing a coherent one of our own, and the extraordinary Christian claim that though we are made of dust we are nonetheless made for God.Os GuinnessWe have an extraordinary number of options through which we may seek significance; yet we also have extraordinary challenges to actually finding it. Through email, online avatars, and constant relocation we scatter ourselves around the globe. Our pace of life and the obligations of multiple relationships leave us little room for reflection. We are, quite literally, spread thin across space and time, potentially everywhere and nowhere at once. We thus tend to have, in the words of Gilbert Meilaender, "not an individual identity, but fragments of experience; not the narrative of a life that is in some sense a whole, but a decentered flow of experience." Join us in an evening discussion with Os Guinness about the many proposed bases for human identity, the contemporary challenges to establishing a coherent one of our own, and the extraordinary Christian claim that though we are made of dust we are nonetheless made for God.No00:00:00Humanity, Identity, Faithhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09uva01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09uva01.mp3We have an extraordinary number of options through which we may seek significance; yet we also have extraordinary challenges to actually finding it. Through email, online avatars, and constant relocation we scatter ourselves around the globe. Our pace of life and the obligations of multiple relationships leave us little room for reflection. We are, quite literally, spread thin across space and time, potentially everywhere and nowhere at once. We thus tend to have, in the words of Gilbert Meilaender, "not an individual identity, but fragments of experience; not the narrative of a life that is in some sense a whole, but a decentered flow of experience." Join us in an evening discussion with Os Guinness about the many proposed bases for human identity, the contemporary challenges to establishing a coherent one of our own, and the extraordinary Christian claim that though we are made of dust we are nonetheless made for God.Os GuinnessWe have an extraordinary number of options through which we may seek significance; yet we also have extraordinary challenges to actually finding it. Through email, online avatars, and constant relocation we scatter ourselves around the globe. Our pace of life and the obligations of multiple relationships leave us little room for reflection. We are, quite literally, spread thin across space and time, potentially everywhere and nowhere at once. We thus tend to have, in the words of Gilbert Meilaender, "not an individual identity, but fragments of experience; not the narrative of a life that is in some sense a whole, but a decentered flow of experience." Join us in an evening discussion with Os Guinness about the many proposed bases for human identity, the contemporary challenges to establishing a coherent one of our own, and the extraordinary Christian claim that though we are made of dust we are nonetheless made for God.No00:00:00Humanity, Identity, Faithhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09ucsf01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09ucsf01.mp3William Newsome is a practicing scientist and a practicing Christian—commitments that are inconsistent in the minds of many. While he encounters tension at times between his science and faith, his overwhelming belief is that both science and faith contribute critically to a meaningful, fully-experienced human life. Giving up either would result in a regrettable loss of understanding, depth of experience, and simple joy in life. He believes that much of the perceived incompatibility between science and religion is specious, although real tensions do exist. In this talk he lays out the central issues, hoping to dispel some of the false conflicts between science and faith while bringing into focus real choices that need to be made.William NewsomeWilliam Newsome is a practicing scientist and a practicing Christian—commitments that are inconsistent in the minds of many. While he encounters tension at times between his science and faith, his overwhelming belief is that both science and faith contribute critically to a meaningful, fully-experienced human life. Giving up either would result in a regrettable loss of understanding, depth of experience, and simple joy in life. He believes that much of the perceived incompatibility between science and religion is specious, although real tensions do exist. In this talk he lays out the central issues, hoping to dispel some of the false conflicts between science and faith while bringing into focus real choices that need to be made.No00:00:00Christianity, Faith, Sciencehttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09bsu01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09bsu01.mp3Religion is back--in a big way. This has come as a shock for a large portion of Western elites, trained to assume that secularization, like indoor plumbing and electricity, is a necessary feature of progress. In the West this has lead to skirmishes in an ongoing culture war between secularists and a resurgent public Christianity. Dr. Lantinga, a political philosopher who also directs the International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education, argues that the source of these conflicts arises in both modern philosophy and recently discarded or reconfigured strains of Christian theology. Given such shifting foundations, both secularists and Christians need to chart a new course for public debate and public policy. This new course can help North Americans negotiate not only with the deep divisions that bedevil domestic politics but also more fruitfully engage the deep plurality presented by a globalized world.Nicholas S. LantingaReligion is back--in a big way. This has come as a shock for a large portion of Western elites, trained to assume that secularization, like indoor plumbing and electricity, is a necessary feature of progress. In the West this has lead to skirmishes in an ongoing culture war between secularists and a resurgent public Christianity. Dr. Lantinga, a political philosopher who also directs the International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education, argues that the source of these conflicts arises in both modern philosophy and recently discarded or reconfigured strains of Christian theology. Given such shifting foundations, both secularists and Christians need to chart a new course for public debate and public policy. This new course can help North Americans negotiate not only with the deep divisions that bedevil domestic politics but also more fruitfully engage the deep plurality presented by a globalized world.No00:00:00Christianity, Pluralism, Religion/Multi-Faith, Government & Public Policyhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09smu02.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09smu02.mp3Dr. Os Guinness's deep concern is to bridge the chasm between academic knowledge and popular knowledge, taking things that are academically important and making them intelligible and practicable to a wider audience. While speaking on many college and university campuses, including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Stanford and the University of Virginia, Dr. Guinness became compelled to write about the search for meaning and truth. In Walker Percy's The Moviegoer, Binx Bolling notes, "The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life. To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be onto something. Not to be on to something is to be in despair." Much of Dr. Guinness's writing and speaking is to put us on to something. In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis wrote, "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." Various faith, religious and worldview communities define this other world differently: Buddhists and Hindus call it Nirvana or samsara; Jews, Christians and Muslims call it Heaven and Paradise or Sheol or Hell; and the atheist calls it foolishness. Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living" (Apology 38a). In this talk, Dr. Guinness addresses living an examined life in an unexamining age. Following the talk is a Q&A period.Os GuinnessDr. Os Guinness's deep concern is to bridge the chasm between academic knowledge and popular knowledge, taking things that are academically important and making them intelligible and practicable to a wider audience. While speaking on many college and university campuses, including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Stanford and the University of Virginia, Dr. Guinness became compelled to write about the search for meaning and truth. In Walker Percy's The Moviegoer, Binx Bolling notes, "The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life. To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be onto something. Not to be on to something is to be in despair." Much of Dr. Guinness's writing and speaking is to put us on to something. In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis wrote, "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." Various faith, religious and worldview communities define this other world differently: Buddhists and Hindus call it Nirvana or samsara; Jews, Christians and Muslims call it Heaven and Paradise or Sheol or Hell; and the atheist calls it foolishness. Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living" (Apology 38a). In this talk, Dr. Guinness addresses living an examined life in an unexamining age. Following the talk is a Q&A period.No00:00:00Christianity, Pluralism, Religion/Multi-Faithhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09will01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09will01.mp3Andrea SaccoccioNo00:00:00Humanity, Social Justicehttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09uken01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09uken01.mp3Presentation by Dr. William Cavanaugh followed with Q & A Session.Dr. William T. CavanaughPresentation by Dr. William Cavanaugh followed with Q & A Session.No00:00:00Religion/Multi-Faith, Violence, Faithhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09tor02.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09tor02.mp3A conversation about the relevance of faith and the meaning of life within contemporary education. Dr. David Neelands, Dean of Faculty of Divinty of Trinity College at the University of Toronto, will be moderating a discussion with Dr. Patrick, Dr. Vervaeke, and Richard Chambers.John Patrick , John Vervaeke , Richard ChambersA conversation about the relevance of faith and the meaning of life within contemporary education. Dr. David Neelands, Dean of Faculty of Divinty of Trinity College at the University of Toronto, will be moderating a discussion with Dr. Patrick, Dr. Vervaeke, and Richard Chambers.No00:00:00University/Scholarship, Faithhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09tor01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09tor01.mp3Explore the “why” questions with this lecture and Q&A session with Dr. John Patrick. The lecture challenges you to make sense of the ideas and choices offered in this pluralistic society and raises questions regarding the search for meaning in life.John PatrickExplore the “why” questions with this lecture and Q&A session with Dr. John Patrick. The lecture challenges you to make sense of the ideas and choices offered in this pluralistic society and raises questions regarding the search for meaning in life.No00:00:00Humanity, Pluralismhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09jhu02.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09jhu02.mp3Where does evil come from? Has the modern world made evil worse? And what does the existence of evil tell us about our ultimate beliefs? Dr. Os Guinness explores how different worldviews affect our understanding of evil and suffering and considers how we can respond to the evil and suffering in our world.Os Guinness , Michael CromartieWhere does evil come from? Has the modern world made evil worse? And what does the existence of evil tell us about our ultimate beliefs? Dr. Os Guinness explores how different worldviews affect our understanding of evil and suffering and considers how we can respond to the evil and suffering in our world.No00:00:00Christianity, Evil, Social Justice, Worldviewhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09jhu01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09jhu01.mp3When everyone believes something different, how can society hold itself together? What role should religion play in the public life of a diverse nation? Christian author and social critic Dr. Os Guinness speaks on the need for civility in the public square as a framework for interaction between church and state that can address the challenges of globalization and diversity. Responding to Dr. Guinness is Dr. Veena Das, professor of anthropology at Johns Hopkins University, who draws on her experience with Hindu thought and Indian social structure to assess the merit of Dr. Guinness’s proposal.Os Guinness , Veena Das , Michael CromartieWhen everyone believes something different, how can society hold itself together? What role should religion play in the public life of a diverse nation? Christian author and social critic Dr. Os Guinness speaks on the need for civility in the public square as a framework for interaction between church and state that can address the challenges of globalization and diversity. Responding to Dr. Guinness is Dr. Veena Das, professor of anthropology at Johns Hopkins University, who draws on her experience with Hindu thought and Indian social structure to assess the merit of Dr. Guinness’s proposal.No00:00:00Christianity, Pluralism, Worldview, Government & Public Policyhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09emor01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09emor01.mp3A presentation followed by Q & A.Dr. Kyle Van HoutanA presentation followed by Q & A.No00:00:00Beauty, Christianity, Jesus, Environmental Studies & Natural Resourceshttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09smit01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09smit01.mp3Andrea SaccoccioNo00:00:00Gender/Body, Social Justice, Ethics, Government & Public Policy, Faith, Moralityhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09upit01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09upit01.mp3Western societies expect technological solutions for increasingly difficult and expansive problems. Some of the problems arise from natural causes, but others are consequences of technology itself; and solutions can create ethical dilemmas as complex as the problems we are attempting to resolve. Some malevolent applications may be averted; but unintended consequences may not be recognized before the associated technologies are irreversibly disseminated into culture. Technotopians believe technology can lead to utopia; but for postmoderns technology contains the seeds of destruction. From a biblical perspective technology has multiplied our ability to respond to respond to the biblical mandates—first the culture mandate and later worship, stewardship, community, ministry, and mission. But the Church needs to learn how to live in a culture where ubiquitous technology can hinder our pursuit of God. We must learn to critique both technology and culture from a biblical perspective. The attempt to forecast emergent properties and manage the pace of technology insertion is called technology assessment (TA). Biblical TA would help us discern the “arrow” of technological progress and develop means to steer that progress toward the biblical norms of spiritual, social-cultural, aesthetic, and environmental sustainability.Dr. Jack SwearengenWestern societies expect technological solutions for increasingly difficult and expansive problems. Some of the problems arise from natural causes, but others are consequences of technology itself; and solutions can create ethical dilemmas as complex as the problems we are attempting to resolve. Some malevolent applications may be averted; but unintended consequences may not be recognized before the associated technologies are irreversibly disseminated into culture. Technotopians believe technology can lead to utopia; but for postmoderns technology contains the seeds of destruction. From a biblical perspective technology has multiplied our ability to respond to respond to the biblical mandates—first the culture mandate and later worship, stewardship, community, ministry, and mission. But the Church needs to learn how to live in a culture where ubiquitous technology can hinder our pursuit of God. We must learn to critique both technology and culture from a biblical perspective. The attempt to forecast emergent properties and manage the pace of technology insertion is called technology assessment (TA). Biblical TA would help us discern the “arrow” of technological progress and develop means to steer that progress toward the biblical norms of spiritual, social-cultural, aesthetic, and environmental sustainability.No00:00:00Christianity, Post Modernism, Worldview, Engineering & Technology, Ethics, Faith, Science, Moralityhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a08upit02.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a08upit02.mp3A discussion of this important question with a leader in the field of bioethics.Robert OrrA discussion of this important question with a leader in the field of bioethics.No00:00:00Ethics, Government & Public Policy, Health Sciences, Faith, Science, Moralityhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a08upit01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a08upit01.mp3A discussion with Kelly Monroe Kullberg in which she shares her own journey into wonder and discovery, which took her beyond the ivied walls of Harvard to universities across the country.Kelly Monroe KullbergA discussion with Kelly Monroe Kullberg in which she shares her own journey into wonder and discovery, which took her beyond the ivied walls of Harvard to universities across the country.No00:00:00Christianity, University/Scholarship, Faith, Hopehttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09csuf01.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09csuf01.mp3An open discussion with two keynote speakers discussing religion and the need for religious awareness and understanding on a university level. On a macro level the discussion highlights the need for religious studies within the education system, while on the micro level the discussion highlights the need for personal religious awareness of one's own beliefs.Mary Poplin , Stephan ProtheroAn open discussion with two keynote speakers discussing religion and the need for religious awareness and understanding on a university level. On a macro level the discussion highlights the need for religious studies within the education system, while on the micro level the discussion highlights the need for personal religious awareness of one's own beliefs.No00:00:00Pluralism, Religion/Multi-Faith, University/Scholarship, Worldview, Faithhttp://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09gat02.mp3http://static.veritas.org/media/files/a09gat02.mp3What is the role of religion in the public square? A lecture by Dr. Os Guinness, renowned Christian speaker and author of "The Case For Civility."Os GuinnessWhat is the role of religion in the public square? A lecture by Dr. Os Guinness, renowned Christian speaker and author of "The Case For Civility."No00:00:00Christianity, Pluralism, Religion/Multi-Faith, Worldview