Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges

A Marvelous Universe, and Our Place In It

In the last few decades, we have learned more about the universe than humanity has known in all other centuries combined. How have these discoveries affected our view of Ourselves? Our human significance, or insignificance, in the universe? The possibility of an omnipotent yet personal God?
Dr. Wiseman will present some of the most fascinating recent discoveries in astronomy: planets around other stars, new stars in formation, the most powerful explosions in the universe, remnant light from the Big Bang, evidence from billions of years past that the expansion of our universe is accelerating, and theories that our universe may be one of many. We will then explore how these discoveries may shape our view of human existence, and the place of faith.