2010 Speakers | ||||||||||||||
Denis R. Alexander![]() Director, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, Cambridge Senior Affiliated Scientist The Babraham Institute, Cambridge Fellow, St. Edmund's College Author, Rebuilding the Matrix John D. Barrow FRS![]() Professor of Mathematical Sciences Director, Millennium Mathematics Project Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge Fellow, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge Author, Cosmic Imagery: Key Images in the History of Science Author, The Constants of Nature Dame Gillian Beer![]() Emeritus King Edward VII Professor of English Literature President, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Author, Darwin's Plots: Evolutionary Narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and Nineteenth Century Fiction Alasdair Coles![]() Senior Lecturer in Neuroimmunology, University of Cambridge Associate, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, Cambridge Noah Efron![]() Chair, Program on Science, Technology & Society Bar Ilan University, Israel President, Israeli Society for History & Philosophy of Science Author, Judaism & Science: A Historical Introduction Author, Real Jews, Secular Versus Ultra-Orthodox: The Struggle for Jewish Identity in Israel Patricia Fara![]() Fellow and Senior Tutor, Clare College University of Cambridge, Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science Author, Newton: The Making of Genius Pehr Granqvist![]() Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University Awarded Godin Prize, International Association for the Psychology of Religion, 2009 Author, Attachment & Religion: An Integrative Developmental Framework John Gray![]() Emeritus Professor of Economics London School of Economics Author, Gray's Anatomy Author, Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia |
Robin Le Poidevin![]() Professor of Metaphysics, University of Leeds President of the British Society for the Philosophy of Religion Author, Travels in Four Dimensions: The Enigmas of Space and Time Ehsan Masood![]() Journalist and writer on science, international development and the Muslim world Editor, Research Fortnight Editor, Research Europe Former Director of Communications, LEAD International Author, Science and Islam: A History Simon Conway Morris FRS![]() Professor of Evolutionary Paleobiology University of Cambridge Author, The Deep Structure of Biology: Is Convergence Sufficiently Ubiquitous to Give a Directional Signal Author, Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe Michael Reiss![]() Professor of Science Education at the Institute of Education, University of London Author, Improving Nature? The Science and Ethics of Genetic Engineering Janet Soskice![]() Professor of Philosophical Theology University of Cambridge Fellow, Jesus College, University of Cambridge Author, Medicine and Modern Reasoning Kathleen Taylor![]() Research Scientist, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford Author, Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control Keith Ward![]() Regius Professor of Divinity Emeritus University of Oxford Fellow of the British Academy Author, Pascal's Fire: Scientific Faith and Religious Understanding Mark Williams![]() Professor of Clinical Psychology and Wellcome Author, Cry of Pain: Understanding Suicide and Self-Harm Principal Research Fellow, University of Oxford Author with John Teasdale et. al., Mindful Way Through Depression | |||||||||||||
Past Speakers | ||||||||||||||
Francisco J. Ayala![]() University Professor and Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine Laureate, 2010 Templeton Prize Author, Darwin's Gift to Science & Religion Author, Darwin and Intelligent Design Simon Blackburn![]() Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge Author, Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics Author, Truth: A Guide Author, The Big Questions: Philosophy Michael Gazzaniga![]() Professor of Psychology & Director, SAGE Center for the Study of Mind, Univerrsity of California, Santa Barbara Author, The Ethical Brain Author, Human: The Science Behind What Makes Your Brain Unique Alister McGrath![]() Professor of Theology, King's College, London Author, The Passionate Intellect Author, A Fine-Tuned Universe: The Quest for God in Science and Theology (Gifford Lectures) |
Tariq Ramadan![]() Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies, St Antony's College University of Oxford Author, The Quest for Meaning Author, What I Believe Author, In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad Colin Renfrew![]() Senior Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Steven Rose![]() Professor of Biology & Neurobiology, Open University and University of London Author, The Future of the Brain: The Promise and Perils of Tomorrow's Neuroscience Author, with R. C. Lewontin & Leon J. Kamin, Not in Our Genes: Biology, Ideology, and Human Nature Richard Swinburne![]() Emeritus Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion, University of Oxford Author, Is There a God? David Sloan Wilson![]() SUNY Distinguished Professor of Biology & Anthropology, Binghamton University Author, Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives Author, Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society | |||||||||||||
In Memoriam
The late Peter Lipton, Hans Rausing Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge, lectured each year at the Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowships Program, until his untimely death in November 2007. His lectures, a model of clarity and spiced with humour, were exceptionally popular with Fellows. He had a unique way of using the philosophy of science to explore philosophical issues about religion. The University of Cambridge has created a page in his honor. |
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