Professor David Fergusson (Professor of Divinity, The University of Edinburgh) will deliver the 2008 Gifford Lectures on the topic ‘Religion and Its Recent Critics’. The program for the 2008 Gifford Lectures is available here, and it looks impressive.
Tuesday 8 April
The new atheism: historical roots and contemporary context.
Thursday 10 April
The implausibility of religious belief: claims and counter-claims.
Tuesday 15 April
The genesis of religion: can Darwinism explain it away?
Wednesday 16 April
Religion, morality and art: invention or discovery?
Tuesday 22 April
Is religion bad for our health? Saints, martyrs and terrorists.
Thursday 24 April
Sacred texts: how should we treat them?
Sounds like something in there for everyone. The lectures will be held at the Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University Avenue/Gibson Street, Glasgow @ 18.00. They are free and open to the public. Registration to Clare Laidlaw (0141 330 4978)
Wow! I’m as excited as the announcement of a the Isle of Wight Festival.
Thank you! Get it into youtube especially for sad people like me in bloody Portsmouth!
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http://justlearningman.wordpress.com
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Jason
This blog of yours is a rich feast. So many insights, attractive recommendations and super pictures.
Well done. Keep up your online seminary smorgasbord!
Geoff
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Did these end up on the web somewhere?
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Byron. I have no idea but will keep an eye out. Perhaps others might know.
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