Science and Christianity: conflict or coherence


11th October 2004


Dr Schaefer
Nobel prize nominee Dr Henry ‘Fritz’ Schaefer will speak about the relationship between faith and science at the annual New College lecture series this week.

The public lecture series is in its 19th year and is intended to focus on a topic of concern to people of varied world views. Speakers typically present an ethical perspective on a topic and invite critical discussion.

This year’s guest speaker, Dr Schaefer, is the Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry and the director of the Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry at the University of Georgia. Dr Schaefer was recently named the third-most cited chemist in the world.

The first lecture: Scientists and their Gods
When: 6.30pm, Tuesday 12 October
Where: Tyree Room, Scientia, UNSW Kensington campus

The second lecture: The Big Bang, Stephen Hawking, and God
When: 7.30pm, Wednesday 13 October
Where: New College, UNSW Kensington campus

For more information and to RSVP please call (02) 9381 1999 or email inquiries@newcollege.unsw.edu.au.

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