Guest Lecture: God’s Creation in the Light of the Christian Tradition and the Scientific Worldview

4:00 PM 

Ted Daigle Auditorium

Edmund Casey Hall

The STU Philosophy Department will host Rev. Professor Marek Słomka for a lecture titled, "God’s Creation in the Light of the Christian Tradition and the Scientific Worldview."

In this lecture, Rev. Professor Marek Słomka will argue that the Christian approach to God’s nature and the Creator’s relationship to creation is not only rational but also aspectual. For example, the question “Does the world depend on God?" should be answered with “Yes, but...”. Interestingly, the “Yes, but…” answer can be given to the question “Is the world created by God good?” as well.

The presentation will provide detailed responses to these questions in light of the religious tradition and the contemporary scientific worldview.

Abstract

The lecture examines the main components of the Christian view of creation in light of traditional religious doctrine and the contemporary scientific worldview. Although no scientific theory can refute or corroborate the doctrine of creation, the current state of natural science does have an impact on the validity of creationism. The author underlines this impact and depicts the importance of a rational and aspectual approach to the Christian idea of creation and the Creator-creation relationship. The concept of creation is presented as having significant implications for the expression of various elements of religious doctrine, including the place of humanity in the world.