Cornerstone, St Andrews
The Dialogos Project
Summary
Church-involvement today often seems detached from the intellectual lives of its participants and from broader questions about reality commonly associated with philosophy and the natural sciences. Through a dynamically developed programme of readings, discussions, and social events, the Dialogos Project seeks (1) to raise awareness of the integrative resources within Christian philosophy, (2) demonstrate the reflective character of Christian faith, and (3) nurture intellectual growth as a natural part of Christian fellowship and discipleship.
For this project, Dr William Simpson lead the following seminar series for undergraduate and graduate students:
SiC 101: Naturalism, Science and Religion
SiC 102: Naturalism and the Mind
Key Questions
- How does God act in a world governed by ‘natural laws’?
- To what extent is Christian t
heism compatible with methodological or metaphysical naturalism? - How do eternal human persons ‘fit’ into a mortal and material cosmos?
- How have the scientific revolutions of the last century modified the (informed) scientist’s understanding of material reality?