Kuyper, Science, and Philosophy: A Centenary Celebration

Thu 2 September 2021 - Sat 4 September 2021

Online

Workshop Description
2020 marked 100 years since the death of the great Dutch philosopher, theologian, and statesman Abraham Kuyper. To commemorate Kuyper’s contribution, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion is hosting an academic workshop online entitled ‘Abraham Kuyper, Science, and Philosophy: A Centenary Celebration’.

Speakers
Plenary Speaker: Professor Richard Mouw (Fuller Seminary) – Kuyper, Science, and Kinds of Explanation
Professor René van Woudenberg (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam) – Kuyper on the relation between science and religion
Professor Gerrit Glas (VU Amsterdam) – Sphere sovereignty and the idea of normative (professional) practices
Professor Lydia Jaeger (Nogent Bible Institute) – Human freedom between scientific determinism and liberty of creation
Dr Jordan Ballor (The Acton Institute, VU Amsterdam) – ‘A theater of God’s grace and glory’: Kuyper and the Reformed Tradition on Natural Philosophy, Theology, and Science
Revd Dr Craig Bartholomew (Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics, Cambridge)
Dr Deborah Haarsma (President, BioLogos) – Kuyper on Evolution, Then and Now

Cost: £20