London School of Economics (U.K.)
March 7, 10-12, 2008
Schedule
Friday, March 7
Movie Night: Shadowlands
(131 minutes)
6:30pm. G1, G Building
A critically-acclaimed movie about the life of C. S. Lewis as he meets and falls in love with Joy Gresham, but loses her soon after to cancer. It explores Lewis' pain and his attempts to reconcile personal tragedy with the ideal of a loving God.
Free pizza and drinks!
Monday, March 10
Blessed Are The Poor: Jesus in Today's World
Rich/Poor dinner
6:30pm. Quad, East Building
London Youth Coordinator, Tearfund.
A taste of the distribution of wealth of the world. Hosted in conjunction with LSESU Oxfam Society. Suggested £2 donation.
Tuesday, March 11
The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction and So What?
7:00pm. New Theatre, E171, East Building
Distinguished Research Professor and Chair of the Philosophy and Theology Department, Liberty University, Virginia, USA.
Professor of Christian Doctrine, and Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, King's College.
The Resurrection - dubbed by some as the greatest hoax of all time, dismissed by others as blind religious faith. Examine the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus and explore the implications for our lives today. There will be opportunity for Q&A. Refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, March 12
Science: Are We Machines?
8:00pm. New Theatre, E171, East Building (The London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE)
Professor of Historical Theology, University of Oxford. Senior Research Fellow at Harris Manchester College, Oxford.
Principal, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London.
Field Officer, Headteachers' Association of Scotland. Education Officer, CARE.
Can we manufacture consciousness? Are we nothing more than gene replication machines? Prof. Alastair Noble (TBC) chairs a discussion with Prof. John Wood and Prof. Alister McGrath on the nature of our very being.