BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:talks.ox.ac.uk BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Prof. Alister McGrath - The Development of Early Christology: Refl ections from the Philosophy of Science - Alister McGrath (Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240411T173000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240411T183000 UID:https://new.talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/cbbfba8a-4961-4f7f-9edc-0456a2a6c1 d7/ DESCRIPTION:Developing the recent metaphor of a "theological laboratory" ( Christoph Markschies\,Judith Lieu\, and Winrich Lohr)\, Professor McGrath explores how the evolution of Christology during the early Christian perio d is illuminated by comparisons with the philosophy of the natural science s. The lecture considers the value of using Thomas Kuhn's concept of a "pa radigm shift" and the method of "inference to the best explanation" as len ses that bring into focus aspects of the early Christian exploration of th e identity and significance of Christ. More importantly\, this approach ca lls into question some of the core assumptions of Walter Bauer's account o f the relation of "heresy" and "orthodoxy"\, offering a more plausible alt ernative\n\n \nAbout Professor Alister McGrath\n\nAlister McGrath recently retired as Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford Uni versity\, having earlier served as Professor of Historical Theology. McGra th has delivered the Bampton Lectures at Oxford University\, the Hulsean L ectures at Cambridge University\, and the Gifford Lectures at the Universi ty of Aberdeen. He is widely known on account of his theology textbooks\, most notably Christian Theology: An Introduction \n(Blackwell-Wiley\, now in its sixth edition)\, and for his public engagement with questions of th e rationality of faith. His most recent book is The Nature of Christian Do ctrine: Its Origins\, Development and Function (Oxford University Press). \n\nProfessor McGrath's book is available for purchase at Blackwell's and Amazon \n\n \n\nProfessor McGrath will be hosted at Pembroke College by Th e Rev'd Dr. Andrew Teal\, Chaplain and Fellow at Pembroke College\, Oxford \, and Lecturer in Theology\, & Prof.]. Spencer Fluhman\, Associate Profes sor of History at Brigham Young University\, and Visiting Associate at Pem broke College\, Oxford (2023-24). The lecture forms part of a Christology initiative led by Prof. Fluhman and Rev'd Dr. Teal\, and is sponsored by t he Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship\, Brigham Young Uni\nSpeake rs:\nAlister McGrath (Oxford) LOCATION:Pembroke College (Pembroke's Pichette Auditorium (in the Rokos Qu ad)\, St Aldates OX1 1DW TZID:Europe/London URL:https://new.talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/cbbfba8a-4961-4f7f-9edc-0456a2a6c1 d7/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Prof. Alister McGrath - The Development of Early Christol ogy: Reflections from the Philosophy of Science - Alister McGrath (Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Natural Theology in the 21st Century\, 2020 IRC Conference - Helen De Cruz (St Louis University)\, Alister McGrath (Oxford)\, Iain McGilchri st (Oxford)\, Olivera Petrovich (Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200716T193000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200718T180000 UID:https://new.talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/07d5c1d5-da72-4422-a00c-322cd9354c 6e/ DESCRIPTION:"NATURAL THEOLOGY IN THE 21st CENTURY"\nWith generous support from the Issachar Fund\n\nFurther information on the conference themes\nNa tural theology investigates what we can know or not know about the existen ce and essence of God and divine revelation on the basis of what we can kn ow about nature. Developments and discoveries in our explorations of natur e (e.g.\, Aristotelianism\, Copernican revolution\, Newtonian physics\, Ka nt’s Critique\, Darwinian Evolution\, quantum mechanics\, and Big Bang c osmology) have enriched and challenged the investigations of natural theol ogy throughout its history. Likewise\, discoveries and revolutions in our understanding of nature in the 21stcentury (e.g.\, AI\, Extended Evolution ary Synthesis\, fundamental physics\, etc.) will have the potential to und ermine or enrich future investigations in natural theology. What questions will natural theology need to confront in the 21st century? How can these insights enrich the engagement of religious communities\, such as Christi an churches\, with the wider culture?\nLooking backward\, what lessons do the future enquiries of natural theology need to learn from its past enqui ries? What are the enduring achievements\, catastrophic failures\, and ta ngential distractions from the history of natural theology? What place wil l cosmological\, ontological\, design\, moral\, and other arguments for Go d’s existence have in its future investigations? What were the major con tributions of the past hundred years of honorary lectures confronting ques tions in natural theology (e.g.\, Gifford\, Hulsean\, Bampton lectures)?\n Looking forward\, what challenges from philosophy and the sciences must na tural theology confront\, from numerous forms of naturalism\, to metaphysi cs of dispositions and grounding\, second-person perspective\, machine lea rning\, CRISPR\, …? Are “nature” and the “natural” still viable concepts for 21st century enquiries\, including those of natural theology? \nWhat is or should be the scope of natural theology? Is it strictly conc erned with evidence and arguments based in nature known apart from appeals to revelation or numinous experiences? Or\, should it be construed broadl y to include investigations concerning historical events\, including those detailed in sacred and religious texts? What is the relationship between natural theology and the investigations of supernatural theology\, philoso phy of religion\, analytic theology\, theology of nature\, and apologetics ? Is natural theology “natural”? Is the very project of natural theolo gy guilty of the charge of ontotheology? What place should metaphor and an alogy have in natural theology? What role do narrative arguments\, just-so stories\, genealogies\, and meta-narratives play in theists’\, atheists ’\, and agnostics’ contributions to natural theology? Can anyone—the ist\, agnostic\, or atheist—engage the enquiries of natural theology or atheology from a neutral point of view? How might these questions be engag ed by religious communities seeking to engage a wider culture and cultivat e the reasoned faith of their members?\nSpeakers:\nHelen De Cruz (St Louis University)\, Alister McGrath (Oxford)\, Iain McGilchrist (Oxford)\, Oliv era Petrovich (Oxford) LOCATION:Mathematical Institute (Mathematical Institute and Jurys Inn\, Ox ford)\, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG TZID:Europe/London URL:https://new.talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/07d5c1d5-da72-4422-a00c-322cd9354c 6e/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Natural Theology in the 21st Century\, 2020 IRC Conferenc e - Helen De Cruz (St Louis University)\, Alister McGrath (Oxford)\, Iain McGilchrist (Oxford)\, Olivera Petrovich (Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR