Beyond Human: Transhumanism, Christianity, and the Challenge of the Future

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Angelicum Thomistic Institute - Science & Religion Online Series Beyond Human: Transhumanism, Christianity, and the Challenge of the Future Ron Cole-Turner Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 12 October 2022 7:00 PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York) Language: English Human enhancement through technology is becoming commonplace, with many turning to biomedical advances not just to treat diseases but ... Read more

Moral Enhancement, the Virtues, and Transhumanism: Moving beyond Gene Editing

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Angelicum Thomistic Institute - Science & Religion Online Series Moral Enhancement, the Virtues, and Transhumanism: Moving beyond Gene Editing Braden Molhoek Graduate Theological Union 15 November 2022 7:00 PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York) Language: English Moving beyond Gene Editing: The desire to amplify existing human capabilities, or to endow humans with new abilities, are ... Read more

The Religion of Technology: Transhumanism and the Myth of Progress

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Angelicum Thomistic Institute - Science & Religion Online Series The Religion of Technology: Transhumanism and the Myth of Progress Michael Burdett University of Nottingham Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, University of Oxford 14 December 2022 7:00  PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York) Language: English In this presentation I chart a succinct intellectual history ... Read more

Science in Transhumanism: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Angelicum Thomistic Institute - Science & Religion Online Series Science in Transhumanism: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Arvin M. Gouw School of Divinity, University of Cambridge 18 January 2023 7:00  PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York) Language: English Transhumanism can incorporate good science, bad science, and the ugly - pseudoscience. The lines between ... Read more

The Christian and the Transhumanist Desire for Transcendence: A Critical Evaluation

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Angelicum Thomistic Institute - Science & Religion Online Series The Christian and the Transhumanist Desire for Transcendence: A Critical Evaluation Mariusz Tabaczek, OP Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas 8 February 2023 7:00  PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York) Language: English The utopian vision and messianic instinct of transhumanist and posthumanist movement reflect a true ... Read more

The Forgotten History of Science and Faith: Origins of the Myth of the Warfare of Religion with Science

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Angelicum Thomistic Institute - Science & Religion Online Series The Forgotten History of Science and Faith: Origins of the Myth of the Warfare of Religion with Science Lawerence Principe John Hopkins University 22 March 2023 7:00 PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 2:00 PM (New York) Language: English Although repudiated today by all serious historians of science, the concept ... Read more

Gerbert of Aurillac: Pope and Scientist

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Angelicum Thomistic Institute – Science & Religion Online Series "The Forgotten History of Science and Faith" Gerbert of Aurillac: Pope and Scientist Constantino Sigismondi Contract Professor in Rome Universities: Sapienza, Unicampus and APRA, Professor of Physics in Alessandro Volta Institute of Rome. 12 April 2023 7:00 PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York) Language: English A ... Read more

Stepping with Science to Sainthood: Nicolaus Steno’s Conversion and His Unity of Life

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Angelicum Thomistic Institute – Science & Religion Online Series "The Forgotten History of Science and Faith" Stepping with Science to Sainthood: Nicolaus Steno’s Conversion and His Unity of Life Nuno Castel-Branco The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies 4 May 2023 7:00 PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York) Language: English In 1667, at the ... Read more

Angelo Secchi, Jesuit and Scientist: A Unique View of Science and Religion

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Angelicum Thomistic Institute – Science & Religion Online Series "The Forgotten History of Science and Faith" Angelo Secchi, Jesuit and Scientist: A Unique View of Science and Religion Ileana Chinnici INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo 14 June 2023 7:00 PM (Rome) / 6:00 PM (London) / 1:00 PM (New York) Language: English Watch the lecture recording on Youtube. Related Content

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