Past Events

Over its 10 year history, the Christian Study Center has been fortunate to have many eminent scholars talk about their work. Below you can find a small sampling of the kinds of programs we have hosted in the past. Our hope is to partner with the University to explore shared questions between Christianity and the larger University community.

2011

• Tenth Anniversary Celebration
• The Ramifications of Technological Change
• Spring Director’s Class: Hebrew Wisdom
• Projection and Reflection: How the Cinema Frames Perception
• Spring 2011 Graduate Roundtable
• Spring Reading Group: Passion and Poetry

2010

• Spring Monday Class: Social Science, Religion, and Human Flourishing
• Fall Monday Class: Arts, Science and Society in an Age of Religious Reform: Early Modern Lessons for a Contemporary World
• Spring Director’s Class: Reading the Gospels, Part Three
• Fall Director’s Class: The Possibility of Meaning in a Culture of Possibilities
• Spring Reading Group – Searching for Truth: Lenten Meditations on Science and Faith
• Spring Reading Group – Seeking God in Verse: Poetry of the 17th Century
• Fall Reading Group – What Next for Universities?

2009

Director’s Class: Genesis Three in Literature and Life

“Perspectives on Science and Worldview”

• “Science, Religion, and Worldview,” Fred Gregory, Prof. of the History of Science, UF
• “Can Science and Theology Make Peace in the Age of Darwin?” Brent Henderson, Asst.Professor, Linguistics, UF
• “Thinking About Science from an Astronomer’s Perspective,” Ata Sarajedini, Professor of Astronomy, UF
• “Does Science Point to God?” Richard Buggs, Post-Doctorate, Evolutionary Genetics, UF

Special Lecture: “The American Role in the New Shape of World Christianity: Imperialists? Partners? Bystanders?” Mark Noll, University of Notre Dame

2008

“Technology and Local Ecological Health”

• “Rethink Everything!: The Sustainability Challenge to Religious Ethics,” Bron Taylor, Professor, Religion, UF
• “Environmental Values and Local Practices,” Anna Peterson, Professor, Religion, UF
• “Forests, Forestry, Environmentalism and Technology: A Christian Forester’s Perspective,” Ed Barnard, Forest Pathologist, Florida Division of Forestry
• “Prometheus Unbound: Technology, Ecology, and Narrative,” Leslie Thiele, Professor, Political Science, UF
• “A Theological Ecology: A Christian Framework for Environmental Con-Service,” Calvin DeWitt, Professor of Environmental Studies, Univ. Wisconsin-Madison

2007

“The Poet as Priest: Poetry and Transcendence”

• “Experience and Faith in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson,” Dr. Richard Brantley, Professor, English, UF
• “Childhood, Aging, and the Fall: A Reflection on Wordsworth’s ‘Intimations of
  Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood’,” Margy Weinert, alumnus, UF
• “The Broken Image: Metaphor and the Human Condition,” William Glass, alumnus, English, UF
• “Poets of the Temple: Movements in the Soul in the Poetry of Robert Southwell, Francis Quarles, and George Herbert,” Randi Marie Smith, doctoral student, English, UF
• “Ineffability and Belief in Dante and Eliot,” Dr. Allen Shoaf, Professor, English, UF

2006

“Religion, Scholarship, and the University – Part One: How Religion Can Help”

• C. John Sommerville, Professor of History, Emeritus, UF
• David Hackett, Chair, Department of Religion, UF
• Ata Sarajedini, Astronomy, UF
• Sarah Hamersma, Economics, UF
• Fred Gregory, History, UF
• Ken Wald, Political Science, UF
• Howard Louthan, History, UF
• Richard V. Horner, Executive Director, Christian Study Center

“Religion, Scholarship, and the University – Part Two: Christian Faith and Critical Thought”

• “(Un)natural Selection: How We Got Four and only four Gospels,” Charles Hill, Professor of New Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando
• Leo Sandgren, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, UF
• “Centering the Hermeneutic Text: Christian Faith and Critical Thought,” Richard V. Horner, Executive Director, Christian Study Center