Published on January 20, 2015 by Steve Donaldson  

The Science and Christianity Faculty Cadre will meet during Spring, 2015 on the first Tuesday of each month to discuss the following books:

February 3: How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed (Ray Kurzweil)

March 3: Prophets of the Posthuman: American Fiction, Biotechnology, and the Ethics of Personhood (Christina Bieber Lake)

April 7: Human Purpose and Transhuman Potential: A Cosmic Vision for Our Future Evolution (Ted Chu)

May 11: Dinner meeting for regular attendees
Christian Hope in an Age of Technological Enhancement (Ronald Cole-Turner)
 
All meetings are at 3:00 p.m. in 223 Russell Hall. The public is invited. These readings in preparation for the international conference on transhumanism and the church to be held at Â鶹¹û¶³ September 24-26, 2015.
 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.