Center for Christian Studies
02.16.2012 - Thursday 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM
Human Evolution and Christian Ethics
Dr. Stephen Pope, Professor of Theology, Boston College will speak on February 16 at 4:30 p.m. in th Ken Olsen Science Center, MacDonald Auditorium.
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Stephen J. Pope received his Ph.D. in theological ethics from the University of Chicago in 1988. He teaches courses on social ethics and theological ethics. He has written "The Evolution of Altruism and the Ordering of Love" (Georgetown, 1994) and "Human Evolution and Christian Ethics" (Cambridge, 2007), and he has edited "Essays on the Ethics of St. Thomas Aquinas" (Georgetown, 2001).
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03.06.2012 - Tuesday 4:00 PM — 5:30 PM
The Language of Science and Faith
Dr. Karl Giberson will give the 2012 CRUM Lecture in the Ken Olsen Science Center on Tuesday, March 6
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Karl Giberson is an internationally known science-and-religion scholar, speaker, and writer. He has lectured at the Vatican, Oxford University, London’s Thomas Moore Institute, the Ettore Majorana center in Sicily, the Venice Institute of Arts and Letters, the University of Navarre in Spain and at many American venues, including MIT, Brigham Young, Xavier, Stonehill, Wheaton, Gordon College, the Harvard Club of New York and others.
His books have been translated into Spanish, Polish, and Italian and he has been featured in magazines from Spain and Brazil, as well as many American publications, including Salon.com, the Boston Globe and the Boston Phoenix. He has appeared on the Milton Rosenberg show and other radio programs and has been featured in the New York Times “bloggingheads” video series with Robert Wright as well as WBZ’s “Higher Ground” program.
This event is open to the public free of charge. For more information contact Debbie Drost at debbie.drost@gordon.edu or 978.867.4365.
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10.03.2012 — 10.06.2012 8:00 AM — 10:00 PM
Conference on Faith and History Comes to Gordon CollegeGordon College will host the 28th Biennial Fall Conference in 2012 on Faith and History
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October 3–6, 2012:
The Conference on Faith and History is a community of scholars exploring the relationship between Christian faith and history. We welcome members from a variety of Christian traditions around the world. We also seek to learn from scholars outside the Christian tradition. Our primary goal is to encourage excellence in the theory and practice of history from the perspective of historic Christianity.
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May 31–June 3, 2012
D. Michael Lindsay
President, Gordon College
(Keynote speaker)
CHRISTIANS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE:
A BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
CCS HIGHLIGHTS—Past Events
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Ralph Wood
Professor of Theology and Literature
Baylor University
"The Lord of the Rings: A Book for our Time of Terror"
February 21-22, 2011
Resource Links
Alternative Political Conversation 2012
The APC goal is to model an alternative political conversation by those who situate themselves at various points along the political spectrum hoping that the conversations may help clarify for Christians and all citizens their own views on public policies as they prepare for their voting decisions in November 2012.
Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts at Westmont
The Institute for the Liberal Arts was established to promote the continued vitality of the liberal arts tradition in American higher education.
The Trinity Forum
Engaging Leaders with the Great Ideas in the Context of Faith for Personal & Societal Renewal
William Wilberforce Archives
Program highlights from the William Wilberforce Project at the Center for Christian Studies and archives of Gordon College.
Downloads
2011-2012 FSU Speaker Series (PDF)
Upcoming Faith Seeking Understanding lecture series at Gordon College.