In Part I, I explored what Alan G. Padgett, DPhil (Oxford) will share at the upcoming Midwest Faculty Conference: Fruitful, Faithful Presence: Living Theologically in the Midst of the Academy (Cedar Campus, MI, 6/22-28).* Although the conference (or what some have termed a Confamication**) will provide an opportunity for Padgett to develop his thoughts on Fruitful, Faithful Presence in the Academy, he has a significant amount of work in theology involving systematic theology, moral theology (ethics), and the theology-science dialog which you can explore. He is the author or editor of eleven books, including Introducing Christianity (with his wife, Dr. Sally Bruyneel), Christianity and Western Thought (Volumes 2 & 3) and his most recent, The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity. Below are some on-line materials which I recommend you browse, dig into a few of specific interest, and share/discuss with others 🙂
- Epiphany for a Small Planet:Â The Redemption of Reason, 2006. Notes/audio available.
- Faith & Academic Commitments in a Post-Modern World: A Faculty & Graduate Student Symposium of InterVarsity’s Faculty Ministry. Audio files (MP3), an outline (PDF), and PPT slides (PDF) available.
- CCT Research Project: “Cognitive Science of Religion and the Psychology of Prayer” — Biola Center for Christian Thought, Visiting Research Fellow (Fall 2013). Follow the link for an abstract. If you’re at Fruitful, Faithful Presence, then please ask him about this project 🙂
- Contributions to the Christian Century
- Full essays posted by Alan G. Padgett on his personal website. To wet your appetite he has material under the headings of . . .
- Essays on Evangelical Systematic Theology
- Essays on Theology & Science
- Papers on Religion and Science, Presented at Peking University
- “Spot: Light on Science” columns for The Cresset.
- InterVarsity alumni interview:Â Gordon Govier. 3/26/2009
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