2010 Speakers | ||||||||||||||
Denis R. AlexanderDirector, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, Cambridge Senior Affiliated Scientist The Babraham Institute, Cambridge Fellow, St. Edmund's College Author, Rebuilding the Matrix Author, Creation or Evolution? Do We Have to Choose? John D. Barrow FRSProfessor 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 BeerEmeritus 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 ColesSenior Lecturer in Neuroimmunology, University of Cambridge Associate, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, Cambridge Noah EfronChair, 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 FaraFellow and Senior Tutor, Clare College University of Cambridge, Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science Author, Newton: The Making of Genius Pehr GranqvistAssociate 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 GrayEmeritus Professor of Economics London School of Economics Author, Gray's Anatomy Author, Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia |
Robin Le PoidevinProfessor 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 MasoodJournalist 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 FRSProfessor 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 ReissProfessor of Science Education at the Institute of Education, University of London Author, Improving Nature? The Science and Ethics of Genetic Engineering Janet SoskiceProfessor of Philosophical Theology University of Cambridge Fellow, Jesus College, University of Cambridge Author, Medicine and Modern Reasoning Kathleen TaylorResearch Scientist, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford Author, Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control Keith WardRegius Professor of Divinity Emeritus University of Oxford Fellow of the British Academy Author, Pascal's Fire: Scientific Faith and Religious Understanding Mark WilliamsProfessor 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. AyalaUniversity 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 BlackburnBertrand 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 GazzanigaProfessor 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 McGrathProfessor 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) Alva NoëProfessor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley Author, Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness |
Tariq RamadanProfessor 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 RenfrewSenior Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Author, Prehistory: The Making of the Human Mind Steven RoseProfessor 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 SwinburneEmeritus Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion, University of Oxford Author, Is There a God? David Sloan WilsonSUNY 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 MemoriamThe 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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