多伦多downtown讲座 - 信仰与科学(A Catholic Perspective on Evolution)
Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST
Join
us on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Newman Centre for the Angelic
Doctor lecture with Fr. Thomas Davenport, OP on A Catholic Perspective
on Evolution. Fr. Davenport is a scientist and co-author of “Thomistic
Evolution”
Synopsis: Many Christians have found it hard to
reconcile modern science with their faith, particularly when it comes to
evolution. Although they may not realize it, Catholics have a wealth of
philosophical, theological, and scriptural tradition to draw on to help
address difficulties raised by the developments of modern science. This
lecture will lay out some of the fundamental principles that help
Catholics understand the harmony between faith and science, and
evolution in particular.
Speaker biography: Fr. Thomas Davenport was born in Mt. Clemens, MI, the
son of an Army officer, and moved a number of times with his parents
and older brother while growing up. Eventually he graduated from high
school in northern Virginia, where his parents still live and attend
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. He studied physics at the California
Institute of Technology and went on to earn a PhD in physics from
Stanford University. “I have always been inspired by the wonder of God’s
creation, even down to its smallest parts, but as a Dominican I have
begun to see more clearly the place of that creation in His providential
order and hope to share the beauty of His loving plan, even down to the
smallest individual.