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Learn from experts across scientific disciplines discussing the intersection of faith and science.

Here's What You'll Learn

  • The history and relationship between the Catholic Church and Science
  • The view that scientific study is a reflection of the mind of God
  • ​The relationship between Catholic theology and scientific evidence about possible extraterrestrial life
  • ​The experimental evidence about the origin of humans which provides a deeper appreciation for us being made in the image of God
  • ​How the Catholic Priest & Mathematical Physicist, George LeMaître, revolutionized cosmology
  • Insight into one of the most cited examples of the perceived conflict between faith and science: Galileo Galilei

Dr. Richard DeClue

Dr. Richard DeClue is the Cardinal Henri de Lubac Fellow in Theology. He is a graduate of The Catholic University of America where he earned his Doctor of Sacred Theology degree in Systematic Theology. Richard has published articles in peer-reviewed academic journals, including Communio and Nova et Vetera. He has taught at Belmont Abbey College and The Catholic University of America, and has certificates in Professional Teaching Knowledge and General Science through the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence. His primary areas of interest include Ecclesiology, Theology of Revelation, Communio Theology, and Scholasticism.

Presentation: A Brief History of the Catholic Church and Science

Dr. Richard DeClue

Presentation: A Brief History of the Catholic Church and Science

Dr. Karin Öberg

Dr. Karin Öberg is a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University. Her specialty is astrochemistry and her research aims to uncover how chemical processes affect the outcome of planet formation, especially the chemical habitability of nascent planets. Her research group approaches this question through laboratory experiments, simulating the exotic chemistry that gives rise to chemical complexity in space, through astrochemical modeling, and through astronomical observations of molecules in planet-forming disks around young stars.

Presentation: Catholic Theology and the Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life

Dr. Karin Öberg

Presentation: Catholic Theology and the Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life

Daniel Greenidge

Daniel is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science. Currently, he is working on scaling Gaussian process models of latent neural structure to large datasets. He also works on computational models of neural networks with an interest in applying hylomorphic metaphysics to the philosophy of Mind.

Presentation: Faith and Artificial Intelligence

Daniel Greenidge

Presentation: Faith and Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Tod Worner

Dr. Tod Worner is a husband, writer, speaker, professor, and practicing internal medicine physician. He has a passion for Catholicism, history, literature, and current events. He is also the Managing Editor for the Word on Fire Institute Journal Evangelization and Culture.

Presentation: Medicine, Humanities, and the Faith

Dr. Tod Worner

Presentation: Medicine, Humanities, and the Faith

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