Center For Christianity And Scholarship

THE CENTER FOR CHRISTIANITY AND SCHOLARSHIP EQUIPS STUDENTS AND FACULTY TO ENGAGE THE UNIVERSITY AND THE WORLD WITH CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING. (CONT. ON SCHEDULE O)

TOPICS OVER TEA ALUMNI EVENTS: TOPICS OVER TEA IS A SERIES BRINGING TOGETHER DUKE ALUMNI FRIENDS AND SPECIAL GUESTS IN CHRISTIAN LEARNING. DURING THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR, WE HELD 4 ZOOM EVENTS FEATURING DUKE FACULTY WHO ENGAGE CHRISTIAN THINKING IN THEIR TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP.OCT 27, 2020 TOPIC: A CONVERSTION ON CHRISTIANITY AND TOLERANCE. SPEAKER: JED ATKINS, E. BLAKE BYRNE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT DUKE UNIV. PARTICIPATION: 55 --------DEC 17, 2020 TOPIC: BIAS, BRAIN, AND BIBLICAL TEACHING. SPEAKER: LEN WHITE, ASSOC PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY AT DUKE UNIV. PARTICIPATION: 79 ----APRIL 20, 2021 TOPIC: SCIENCE AND FAITH: GODS GOODNESS IN A CULTURE DIVIDED. SPEAKER: TAMMY FITZGERALD, ASSOC PROFESSOR OF SURGERY AND GLOBAL HEALTH AT DUKE UNIV. PARTICIPATION: 24 ------JUNE 2, 2021 TOPIC: FAITH, POLITICS AND AMERICAN GRAND STRATEGY. SPEAKER: PETER FEAVER, PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT DUKE UNIV. PARTICIPATION: 73

TRIANGLE ROUNDTABLE: SCIENTIFIC AMERICA. THE COMPETITION OF SCIENCE AND RELIGIONIN THE PUBLIC SQUARE.CCS HOSTED ITS FIRST TRIANGLE ROUNDTABLE THROUGH A GRANT MADE POSSIBLE BY THE JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION. CCS IS CO-SPONSORING THE EVENT WITH INTERVARSITY FACULTY MINISTRIES AT DUKE AND UNC, THE NC STUDY CENTER, AND INTERVARSITY BLACK SCHOLARS AND PROFESSIONALS. MIT PROFESSOR IAN HUTCHISON AND DUKE PHYSICS PROFESSOR DANIEL SCOLNIC ENGAGED WITH ONE ANOTHER IN A CONVERSATION MODERATED BY SARAH WINDSOR, PHD IN CELL BIOLOGY FROM UNC. EVENT ATTENDANCE: 92

TRIANGLE ROUNDTABLE: WHY SCIENCE AND RELIGION NEED EACH OTHER. MONDAY, MARCH 8, 7 P.M. ONCE A SEMESTER, WE WILL HOST A ROUNDTABLE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING DIALOGUE THAT EXPLORES THE INTERSECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ACADEMIC THOUGHT AND CHRISTIAN THOUGHT ON ISSUES RELATED TO SCIENCE AND RELIGION. THIS IS A NEW INITIATIVE TO ENGAGE A GREATER CIRCLE OF FACULTY MEMBERS AND HAS BEEN SPONSORED AND FUNDED BY THE JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION. THE SPRINGS ROUNDTABLE WILL FEATURE ELAINE ECKLUND. EVENT ATTENDANCE: 63

MULTIPLE PROGRAMMING EVENTS/SERIES INCLUDING:NATURAL SCIENCES CCS CURRICULUM CORE COURSE (DISCUSSIONS WITH DUKE FACULTY MEMBERS WHO ARE BOTH SCIENTISTS AND CHRISTIANS); FAITH AND VOTES (A DISCUSSION ABOUT FAITH AND POLITICS);BEYOND THE BLUE (A WEEKEND CONFERENCE EXPLORING THE INTEGRATION OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT AND ACADEMICS AT DUKE FOR INCOMING STUDENTS);COMMON GROUND BETWEEN SCIENCE AND FAITH (A DISCUSSION OF HOW SCIENCE AND FAITH HARMONIZE;CCS FELLOWS PROGRAM (TEN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR CCS FELLOWS PROGRAM TO EXPLORE THE INTERSECTION OF CHRISTIANITY AND ACADEMICS THROUGH PARTICIPATING IN CCS SHORT COURSES, COHORT DINNERS, FACULTY MENTORS, AND A SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECT.)