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SUMMARY:Religion and Human Flourishing
DESCRIPTION:APPLY HERE\nChristianity\, like other great spiritual traditions\, is centrally concerned with the good life\, with that “perfect peace” promised to those who trust in God (Isa. 26:3)\, or that “life abundant” which Christ came to offer (Jn. 10:10). Christian thinkers in every generation have reflected on the nature of human flourishing\, the evils that threaten it\, and the complex relationships among the temporal and eternal goods that comprise it. \nUntil recently\, by contrast\, the younger social sciences tended to focus myopically on understanding and preventing human illness and suffering\, seeking (in Freud’s words) to “turn hysterical misery into ordinary unhappiness.” That has begun to change\, with the rise of fields such as “positive psychology” and even “positive epidemiology\,” which have sought instead to understand and promote human flourishing. Moreover\, scholars from these fields have increasingly emphasized that religious participation promotes many aspects of well-being. \nCo-sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute\, the Harvard Catholic Forum\, and the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University\, and with generous support from the John Templeton Foundation\, this seminar will consider the relationship between religion and human flourishing from the perspective both of the Christian theological tradition and contemporary social science. The seminar will be led by Dr. Brendan Case\, a theologian and Associate Director for Research of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University\, and will include instruction by notable social scientists and humanists\, including Dr. Tyler VanderWeele (Harvard University)\, Dr. Jennifer Frey (University of Tulsa)\, and the interdisciplinary research team at the Human Flourishing Program. \nTopics to be considered include 1) the nature and interrelation of theology and the social sciences; 2) the nature of human flourishing\, and especially the relationship of temporal and eternal goods; 3) the nature of “religion” as a sociological category\, and its relationship both to Christianity and to flourishing; 4) the significance of death and suffering for a flourishing life; 5) the nature and distribution of the moral virtues and vices; and 6) the role of interpersonal love in a flourishing life. \nApplication Information\nApplications are welcome from doctoral students in theology\, philosophy\, psychology\, sociology\, anthropology\, public health\, or related fields. Please submit the following: \n\nA completed online application form.\nAn updated CV.\nAt least one and no more than two letter(s) of recommendation.\nA statement of research interest no longer than 750 words\, which includes an explanation of how this seminar might bear on the student’s current or future research plans.\nOne academic writing sample (30 pages maximum).\n\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Admitted students will receive lodging and meals for the duration of the seminar and a $350 travel stipend. \nFor full consideration\, applications should be submitted by May 14. \nThis seminar is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation\, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.” This event is cosponsored by the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science and member institutes of the In Lumine Network\, including the Harvard Catholic Forum\, the Nova Forum\, the Collegium Institute\, COLLIS\, the St. Anselm Institute\, and the Lumen Christi Institute.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-harvard-human-flourishing-seminar/
LOCATION:Harvard University\, Mount Auburn Street\, Cambridge\, MA
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:Modern Science and Christian Faith for Graduate Students
DESCRIPTION:APPLY HERE\nThe goal of this seminar is to provide students with the background knowledge and conceptual tools necessary to understand and think clearly about the relation of science and faith. This will help them to integrate scientific and theological ways of understanding in their own thinking\, and make it possible for them to help others (including their future colleagues and students) to achieve such integration. The overarching goal is to help develop a cadre of people with a broad and informed understanding of these issues who can be the nucleus from which wider outreach efforts might grow. \nAmong the topics discussed will be the historical relationship of the Church and science; the relation of faith and reason; evidence for God in the existence and order of the cosmos; God and nature; primary and secondary causality; the supernatural and miracles; modern physics and natural theology; creation and providence; the beginning of the universe and modern cosmology; God and time; human origins and human distinctiveness; rationality\, freedom\, and the soul; physicalist reductionism and the human mind; Genesis and scriptural interpretation; biological evolution; biology and human nature; and the Fall\, original sin and concupiscence. \nPreparatory readings may include excerpts from: \n\n\nModern Physics and Ancient Faith (Stephen M. Barr) \n\n\nThe Believing Scientist (Stephen M. Barr) \n\n\nGalileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion (ed. Ronald L. Numbers) \n\n\nMind and Cosmos (Thomas Nagel) \n\n\nThe Faith of the Early Fathers (William A. Jurgens) \n\n\nConfessions (St. Augustine) \n\n\nCity of God (St. Augustine) \n\n\nOn the Literal Meaning of Genesis (St. Augustine) \n\n\nSumma Contra Gentiles (St. Thomas Aquinas) \n\n\nIn the Beginning (Joseph Ratzinger) \n\n\nCommunion and Stewardship: Human Persons Created in the Image of God (International Theological Commission) \n\n\nThe Blind Watchmaker (Richard Dawkins). \n\n\nCatechism of the Catholic Church \n\n\nAddresses and statements on science and religion by Pope St. John Paul II \n\n\n“Hylomorphism and Human Wholeness:  Perspectives on the Mind-Brain Problem.” (Theology and Science)\,  Michael J. Dodds\, OP\, \n\n“Thomas Aquinas Meets Nim Chimpsky:  On the Debate about Human Nature and the Nature of Other Animals.” (The Aquinas Review)\, Marie I. George\n\nLOCATION AND FORMAT \n\n\nThe seminar will take place at Harvard University in Cambridge\, MA. Admitted students will be required to arrange their own travel to and from the seminar. \n\n\nAdmitted students will be granted a stipend of $350 to offset travel costs in addition to having their lodging and meals covered for the duration of the seminar. \n\n\nParticipants will arrive In Cambridge\, MA on Sunday\, July 3 and depart on Saturday\, July 9. The seminar will take place from Monday to Friday\, with a lecture and discussion session each morning and afternoon. \n\n\nParticipants will be required to read the assigned materials in preparation for the seminar. \n\n\nIn order to receive the $350 stipend\, students must participate fully in all seminar activities and complete a survey at the end of the seminar. \n\n\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION \n\n\nOpen to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in STEM fields\, medicine\, the history of science\, philosophy\, theology\, and relevant fields. \n\n\nApplicants must submit an online application\, including details on their course of study\, a statement of interest\, and a letter of recommendation (optional). \n\n\nFor full consideration\, apply by April 15. After April 15\, applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. \n\n\n15 applicants will be admitted to the seminar. \n\n\nThis seminar is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation\, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide”  \n\nFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS \nI am a PhD student graduating this academic year. Can I still apply?  Yes! \nI am currently an undergraduate but have been admitted to a graduate program for the next academic year. Can I still apply? Yes\, please indicate this in the statement of purpose in your application. \nI have attended a Lumen Christi Institute seminar in the past. May I still apply? Yes! \nDo I have to be Catholic to apply? No. The Lumen Christi Institute exists to promotes the Catholic intellectual tradition and is committed to the integration of the intellectual and spiritual life. The Institute welcomes seminar participants of all or no religious affiliation\, and wants to assure all applicants that the opportunities to participate in devotional activities are optional.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2022-grad-science-religion-seminar/
LOCATION:Harvard University\, Mount Auburn Street\, Cambridge\, MA
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