| You are subscribed to News from the John W. Kluge Center from Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated. On Thursday, March 19th at 3:30 p.m., leading scholars from the humanities and the sciences will take part in a public conversation on the impact of recent scientific discoveries on religious beliefs about the origins and future of life. The public portion of the program, titled "Astrobiology and the Religious Imagination: Reexamining Notions of Creation, Humanity, Selfhood, and the Cosmos" will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, in room LJ-119, on the first floor of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not needed. The three-part Blumberg Dialogue series is part of the Kluge Center’s ongoing Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Astrobiology Program, which investigates the intersection of astrobiology research with humanistic and societal concerns. Scholars with expertise in a range of religious traditions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Buddhism will participate, in addition to a planetary scientist and a planetary biologist. The scholars are: • Steven Benner – Distinguished Fellow, The Foundation For Applied Molecular Evolution • John Hart – Professor of Christian Ethics, Boston University • Susannah Heschel – Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College • Pamela Klassen – Professor, Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto • Donald S. Lopez Jr. – Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetian Studies, University of Michigan • Jonathan Lunine – David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences, Cornell University • Ebrahim Moosa – Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Notre Dame The public discussion will be led by Derek Malone-France, associate professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Religion at The George Washington University, and John Baross, professor in the School of Oceanography and in the Astrobiology Program at the University of Washington. What: “Astrobiology and the Religious Imagination: Reexamining Notions of Creation, Humanity, Selfhood, and the Cosmos” When: Thursday, March 19, at 3:30 p.m. Where: Room LJ-119, 1st Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Free and open to the public. Tickets are not needed. A reception follows. Directions and maps: http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions/ All events are held inside the historic Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Reservations are not required. All events are free and open to the public. The John W. Kluge Center is pleased to welcome all patrons. Please request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov. Received this email from a colleague? Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay up-to-date on events at The John W. Kluge Center. Follow us on Twitter: @KlugeCtr The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with policymakers and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/kluge.  This service is provided by the Library of Congress at www.LOC.gov.
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Thursday, March 12, 2015
“Astrobiology and the Religious Imagination” – Part I of the Blumberg Dialogues, Mar. 19—Dispatch March 12, 2015
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