The presents "Science, Religion, and Land: the West and the Rest" on Monday, Oct. 9,Ìýand "Animals, Fetuses, and Morality" on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Come join us for both dialogues! EachÌýwill be followed by a brief reception.
"Science, Religion, and Land: the West and the Rest"
​ÌýIf you go
Who: Open to the public
When: Monday, Oct. 9, 5:15 p.m.
Where: Eaton Humanities, room 150
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The Oct. 9 lecture will explore the varied approaches of science and religion to human relationships with the land, taking both historical and planetary views. This lecture will focus on western frameworks, broadly understood, yet consider how interplay with other perspectives might prompt creative adaptation, particularly in regard to land ethics.Ìý
Featuring: The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Ph.D., presiding bishop of the Episcopal ChurchÌý2006–15
"Animals, Fetuses, and Morality"
​ÌýIf you go
Who: Open to the public
When: Tuesday, Oct. 10, 5:15 p.m.
Where: Eaton Humanities, room 150
RSVP:
The will focus on the relationship between debates about abortion and debates about animal rights and will feature two legal scholars and two theology scholars, all of whom have written about these issues. If you’re committed to supporting animal rights, does this mean you should also be committed to supporting fetal rights? If you’re opposed to abortion, does this mean you should also be opposed to eating meat?Ìý
Featuring: John Berkman, Regis College;ÌýCharles Camosy, Fordham University;ÌýSherry Colb, Cornell University;ÌýMichael Dorf, Cornell University
