Faith in Nature: Noah’s Flood and the Development of Geology

Date: 

Thursday, March 26, 2015, 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Location: 

Knafel Center

Faith in Nature: Noah’s Flood and the Development of Geology

March 26, 2015 | 4:15 PM

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

 Lecture by David Montgomery, Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington

 The geologist David Montgomery explores the interface of science and religion through flood stories from cultures around the world. 

 Montgomery investigates the ever-changing nature of truth and how the work of early scientists, theologians, and natural philosophers—which we often assume to be at odds—actually led to important developments in their fields. While offering a robust defense of scientific inquiry, he takes us through the history of the polarized perspectives of science and creationism to show how religion shaped science and how science, in turn, influenced theology.

 For more information, visit www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2015-david-montgomery-lecture

 This event is free and open to the public. 

See also: Geology