The Conscious Universe: Where Buddhism and Physics Converge B. Alan Wallace

B. Alan Wallace is president and founder of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies. His research focuses on scientific investigation of nature, origins, and role of consciousness and the study of human well-being and positive psychology. Dr. Wallace often serves as translator for and works in collaboration with HH the Dalai Lama. Among his many publications are Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge; The Taboo of Subjectivity: Toward a New Science of Consciousness; Buddhism with an Attitude: The Tibetan Seven-Point Mind-Training.
April 22, 2008 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Schofield Auditorium Free of charge, Open to the public.

Evolution and Design: At the Crossroads of Science and Religion Ken Miller

It has been 80 years since the Scopes Monkey Trial, but the debate between science and religion has never been as heated as it is now. Recent efforts to introduce "intelligent design" into science classes will likely lead to a major Supreme Court ruling on the issue. Kenneth R. Miller, a professor of biology at Brown University, is a preeminent evolutionary scientist—and the author of the most widely used high school biology textbook in America, as well as Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground between God & Evolution. Come and join in the conversation. Schofield Auditorium Free, open to the public Sponsored by Chippewa Valley Dialogue on Science & Religion, October 23, 2007 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Minds, Brains, and Souls: Religions and Neuroscience in Conversation

Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 7 PM (free and open to the public)

Gregory Peterson, Ph.D.
Location Hibbard Hall, room 100

Dr. Peterson is Associate Professor, Philosophy & Religion at South Dakota State University, chair of the Religion, Science & Technology Section of the American Academy of Religion, and the author of numerous article on issues in religion and science, as well as the book, Minding God:Theology and the Cognitive Sciences, Fortress Press, 2002.

In his talk, he will address vital issues related to questions of human uniqueness and the soul. The cognitive sciences pose significant challenges to and opportunities for theological reflection. Dr. Peterson will introduce us to the ways neuroscience, artificial intelligence, animal cognition, linguistics, and psychology challenge us to rethink longstanding Western assumptions about the unity of the self, the nature of consciousness, free will, inherited sin, and religious experience. Peterson is gifted at explaining scientific concepts and drawing their implications for religious belief and theology.

Scientists Talk About Faith

February 27, 2007 at 6:30 PM

George Stecher, Assoc Prof of Physics, and Lauren Likkel, Assoc Professor of Astronomy, First Congregational United Church of Christ (Third & Broadway, Eau Claire)

Science & Religion in Dialogue

Wisconsin Public Radio 88.3 WHWC West Side with Mary Jo Wagner
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 5-6 PM

Charlene Burns, Assoc Prof of Religious Studies, Geoff Gorham, Assist. Prof of Philosophy, & David Lonzarich, Assoc. Prof of Biology discuss the challenges of conducting dialogue on issues in science and religion.
Program Archived at http://www.wpr.org/regions/eau/twsarchive.cfm

Spirituality & Health Event

Harold Koenig, MD
October 24, 2006

Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Associate Professor of Medicine. He is the co-director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center, and has published extensively in the fields of mental health, geriatrics, and religion, with over 275 scientific peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and 31 books in print or in preparation. Dr. Koenig has been nominated twice for the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. His latest books include The Healing Power of Faith (2001), The Handbook of Religion and Health (Oxford University Press, 2001), Spirituality in Patient Care (2002) The Healing Connection (2004), Faith in the Future: Healthcare, Aging, & the Role of Religion (2004), Faith & Mental Health: Religious Resources for Healing (2005).

"Religion, Spirituality and Health: Background, Research, and Clinical Applications"
Audience: Medical and Mental Health Professionals, Nursing & Pre-Med Students
5:00 - 6:45 PM in Davies Theatre

"Faith and Health: How Religious Beliefs Influence Mind & Body"
Audience: Free & open to the Public
7:30-9:00 PM in Davies Theatre

Mixing Science & Religion: Do we Know What the Bleep We're Doing?

May 9, 2006
Film Screening & Panel Discussion: Davies Theatre, Schofield Hall, UWEC Campus
5 PM - "What the Bleep Do We Know?"
7 PM - Panel Discussion

• Geoffrey Gorham (Philosophy of Science)
• George Stecher (Quantum Physics)
• Scott Lowe (New Religious Movements)