ZCRS Spring Course: The Future of Creation
COURSE SCHEDULE
Prof. David Rhoads, co-chair of the
Future of Creation course |
To live faith in today's world, we need to face today's problems. The
Future of Creation, ZCRS's new spring course, begins from those convictions.
The course will address the challenges that environmental degradation
poses for the near future. It seeks to educate participants on basic ecological
principles, specific environmental problems, and fundamental theological
perspectives on human relationships with creation.
ZCRS director Gayle Woloschak will co-lead the course with David Rhoads,
a professor of New Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
and director of the Web of Creation project (www.webofcreation.org).
The course will consist of a series of Tuesday-evening lectures. Scientists
will lecture on ecological systems and ecological threats, and will explain
how human action contributes to environmental degradation. Biblical scholars
and theologians will discuss how religious traditions inform how we think
about our responsibilities to creation and how they might shape responses
to environmental crisis. Community organizers will suggest strategies
for community and parish-based action. All lectures are free and open
to the public.
Read about David Rhoads in Sojourners Magazine.
Welcome to the website for the Zygon Center for
Religion and Science. The Zygon Center is located at the Lutheran School
of Theology at Chicago (LSTC). It is dedicated to relating religious traditions
and the best scientific knowledge in order to gain insight into the origins,
nature, and destiny of humans and their environment. The purpose of the
Center is to bring together scientists, theologians, and other scholars
to discuss and carry out research on basic questions and issues of human
concern.
The Zygon Center sponsors three academic courses
(offered through LSTC) each year: the Epic of Creation, the Future of
Creation, and the Advanced Seminar in Religion and Science. ZCRS also
sponsors conferences, symposia, and workshops throughout the year. An
on-going project is the HIV/AIDS Workshop for Medical and Religious Professionals.
Information about these events and courses can be found on the website.
We hope you find this site informative
and helpful. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions
or comments concerning the Center.
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