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From Darwin Versus God: The Great Myth

The debate between religion and evolution has been hijacked by extremists: on one side stand fundamentalist believers who reject evolution, and on the other side are fundamentalist atheists who claim that Darwin's theory rules out the possibility of God.

Philosopher and theologian Conor Cunningham declares that it's time to set the story straight and argues that it is possible to be both a Christian and accept the theory of evolution.

The BBC's Darwin Season: marking the life and work of Charles Darwin - highlights:

BBC Two

Darwin Vs God (working title, 1 x 60 minutes) on BBC Two explores whether the theory of evolution undermines belief in God.

In the programme, Conor Cunningham, philosopher and theologian at Nottingham University, will argue that it is possible both to accept Darwin's theory of evolution and believe in God.

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'A Secular Age': Tracing the Contours of Religion and Belief
Date: Monday 8th - Thursday 11th June 2009
Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education

Plenary Speakers

Professor Ruth Abbey, University of Notre Dame Title of Paper: 'What is a Secular Age?' (Provisional)

Professor Eamonn Conway, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Title of Paper: 'The Glass Half-full: Bases for Hope in a Christian Future for Ireland' (provisional)

Professor Michael Conway, Director of the Irish Centre for Faith and Culture, Pontifical University of Maynooth Title of Paper: 'Secularisation' (Provisional)

Professor Michael Cronin, Dublin City University Title of Paper: 'Believe it or not: Secularism and the "Crisis" of European Multiculturalism'

Dr. Conor Cunningham, Assistant Director of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, University of Nottingham Title of Paper: 'Refusing Communion: Secularization, ultra-Darwinism and the Reign of the Neanderthal.' (Provisional)

Dr. Joseph Dunne, St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra

Professor Michael Paul Gallagher, Gregorian University, Rome Public lecture: 'Translating Taylor: pastoral and theological implications of his work.' (Provisional)

Dr. Padraig Hogan, NUI Maynooth

Dr. Fergus Kerr, University of Edinburgh Title of Paper: 'Overcoming "British empiricism"?'

Professor Gregor McLennan, University of Bristol

Professor Roland Robertson, University of Aberdeen

Dr. Fainche Ryan, Mater Dei Institute

Click here for more information on the speakers.

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Fantasy that lights up the real world, a review of Alison Milbank's Chesterton and Tolkien as Theologians: The fantasy of the real, by Andrew Davison

The Catholic Fantastic of Chesterton and Tolkien, a review of Alison Milbank's Chesterton and Tolkien as Theologians: The fantasy of the real, by Ralph C. Wood

Money and Credit, Theologically Speaking, a review of Philip Goodchild's Theology of Money, by Clayton Crockett

The End and Return of Metaphysics, reviews of Transcendence and Phenomenology and Belief and Metaphysics, by Jason Wardley, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh (PDF may be downloaded here)

Review of Transcendence and Phenomenology, by Daniel B. Gallagher, Sacred Heart Major Seminary

Primate who fought his corner, a review of Alan Ford's James Ussher: Theology, history and politics in early-modern Ireland and England, by Judith Maltby

Nicholas Keene (2008). James Ussher: Theology, history, and politics in early-modern Ireland and England. By Alan Ford. Pp. xi+315. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. £55. 978 0 19 927444 4. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 59, pp 350-352, another review (link, requires subscription)

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A Contemporary Platonic-Christianity?- On Radical Orthodoxy: An Extended Review of the 'The Grandeur of Reason: Religion, Tradition and Universalism' conference, Rome, Italy, September 1-4, 2008 by Jones Irwin. (HTML link, PDF link) Published in Minerva - An Internet Journal of Philosophy Vol. 12 2008.

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