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SUMMARY:COSAC 2026: Entangled Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Entangled Worlds: Seeking Understanding Through Faith and Science \nUniversity of Divinity staff Max Vodola\, Simon Wayte\, Mick Pope and Naomi Wolfe\, are among more than thirty presenters at ISCAST’s fifteenth biennial Conference on Science and Christianity. Their papers cover Vatican II and the Galileo case\, Moltmann and mass extinction\, and Aboriginal theology and Caring for Country. \nSupported by the University of Divinity\, COSAC 2026 brings together scholars and practitioners to explore the past and future of the conversation between science and religion. It opens on Friday evening with a public lecture in the Melbourne CBD\, where keynote speakers Nick Spencer and Peter Harrison join ABC Radio National’s James Carleton. On Saturday and Sunday it continues at Catholic Theological College\, in person and online\, with keynotes\, plenary sessions and 16 themed paper sessions. \n  \nKeynote Speakers\nPeter Harrison\, professorial research fellow at the University of Notre Dame Australia and former Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford \nNicola Hoggard Creegan\, director of New Zealand Christians in Science \nNick Spencer\, senior fellow at Theos\, the UK think tank \nPaul Tyson\, philosophical theologian and author of A Christian Theology of Science \n\nProgram\nFriday 6 November\, 7–9:30 p.m.: public lecture\, Werner Brodbeck Hall\, 156 Collins Street \nSaturday 7 November\, 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.: Catholic Theological College and online \nSunday 8 November\, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.: Catholic Theological College and online \nSee the full program for a list of all the speakers and sessions. \n\nLocation\nCatholic Theological College\, 278 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne VIC 3002 \n  \nRegistration\nIn person\, including the Friday lecture: $345 general\, $285 ISCAST members\, $75 students \nOnline\, Saturday and Sunday: $190 general\, $150 ISCAST members\, $40 students \nSessions will be recorded and shared with registrants afterwards. \nGet tickets\nISCASTISCAST is a network of people\, from students to distinguished academics\, exploring the interface of the sciences\, technology\, and Christianity. We are committed to Jesus Christ and we are convinced that Christian faith has much to say in engagement with the sciences. We are concerned that so many people\, both outside and some within the Christian church\, think that there is a destructive conflict between faith and science.
URL:https://vox.divinity.edu.au/event/cosac-2026-entangled-worlds/
LOCATION:Catholic Theological College\, 278 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne\, VIC\, 3002\, Australia
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SUMMARY:COSAC 2026 Public Lecture
DESCRIPTION:If We Can Alter Ourselves\, Should We? \nNick Spencer and Peter Harrison open COSAC 2026\, ISCAST’s fifteenth biennial Conference on Science and Christianity\, supported by the University of Divinity. They ask what science can tell us about our world and our genetic future\, and what faith brings to the conversation. \nABC Radio National’s James Carleton will lead a conversation with both speakers and take questions from the audience. James recently featured Nick and Peter on God Forbid\, in a discussion ranging from the Galileo controversy to the theological roots of modern science. \n  \nTalks\nWhat Science and Religion Can Say About Our Genetic Future \nNick Spencer \nOur ability to understand\, change and “improve” our genetic makeup is greater now than at any time in our history. If we can alter ourselves\, should we? What principles should guide us\, and what\, if anything\, can religion contribute? \nWhat Science Can (and Cannot) Tell Us About Our World \nPeter Harrison \nScience is our most reliable source of truths about the natural world. But what must first be true about the world\, and about us\, for science to be possible at all? And can science set guidelines for its own use? \n\nSpeakers\nNick Spencer is senior fellow at Theos\, the UK think tank\, and hosts its podcast Reading Our Times. His books include Magisteria (2023) and The Landscapes of Science and Religion (2025). \nPeter Harrison is professorial research fellow at the University of Notre Dame Australia and emeritus professor at the University of Queensland. He was previously Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford. His latest book is Some New World (2024). \n\nEvent details\nTime/Date: 7:00-9:30pm AEDT\, Friday 6 November 2026 \nLocation: Werner Brodbeck Hall\, Assembly Hall Building\, 156 Collins Street\, Melbourne VIC 3000 \n\nTickets\n$35 general\, $25 ISCAST members\, $15 students. In person only\, with supper and a bookstall after the lecture. In-person COSAC 2026 registrations already include the lecture. Everyone is welcome\, and you don’t need to be registered for the full conference to come. \nPresented in partnership with Scots’ Church Melbourne. \nGet Tickets\nISCASTISCAST is a network of people\, from students to distinguished academics\, exploring the interface of the sciences\, technology\, and Christianity. We are committed to Jesus Christ and we are convinced that Christian faith has much to say in engagement with the sciences. We are concerned that so many people\, both outside and some within the Christian church\, think that there is a destructive conflict between faith and science.
URL:https://vox.divinity.edu.au/event/cosac-2026-public-lecture/
LOCATION:Werner Brodbeck Hall\, Assembly Hall Building\, 156 Collins Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000
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