Topic: Teaching Science and Religion Across Diversity There will be three reflections will address teaching science and theology across diversity of geography (primarily UK and Ghana), theology (Anglican and Pentecostal) and age (young and old).
Dr Grace Milton is a lecturer at Birmingham Christian College, tutor at Cuddesdon and previously a researcher and lecturer at the University of Birmingham. Dr Milton received a Science for Seminaries grant in 2024 to work on environmental stewardship with chiefly Pentecostal ministry students.
During the Admission Eucharist two new Associates joined the Society and one of them also took the step of becoming a Companion.
Speakers: Bishop David Walker, Visitor The Reverend Pan Conrad, Warden of North American Province The Reverend Lucas Mix, Warden They will share a bit about their exciting work and reflect on the role of the Society in a fractious world.
The retreat was held in Richmond, VA, from the 8 to the 11 January, 2018, for the North American Provence of the Society. The Rt. Rev. Nicholas Knisely, Bishop of the Diocese of Rhode Island, shared his life and experiences of being a physicist, parish priest and now a Diocesan Bishop.
Speaker: Nicholas Spencer. Nick is Senior Fellow at Theos
Nick Spencer is the author of a number of books and reports, including ‘Magisteria: the entangled histories of science and religion’ (Oneworld, 2023), The Political Samaritan: how power hijacked a parable (Bloomsbury, 2017), The Evolution of the West (SPCK, 2016) and Atheists: The Origin of the Species (Bloomsbury, 2014). He is host of the podcast Reading Our Times. Outside of Theos, Nick is Visiting Research Fellow at the Faiths and Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London and a Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion. He tweets @theosnick
He will be inviting us to reflect on the fascinating and complex interplay of ethics and theology with the rapidly advancing scientific and medical innovations of the modern day, and the challenges they bring.
Mark did his PhD at Warwick University explored judicial understandings of autonomy in ethically-contentious medical law cases. Following a short career as a barrister, which included a stint as a project research assistant at the Law Commission
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