The CSCA Hamilton chapter has typically held events at McMaster Divinity College, and recently we expanded our venue to the wider community through association with MacNeill Baptist Church where we held our 2019-2020 lecture series. Since the COVID lockdowns, all of our events have been online and are easily accessible from this page. Our events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Coming Up
Here is a list of upcoming science-faith events. We aim to include as many details here as early as possible. Local CSCA chapter events are listed here with a teal background. Events that officially apply to multiple CSCA chapters (nearby or not) are in orange. Online ASA local chapter events, including live-streams, are in blue. As a courtesy, we also occasionally list non-CSCA events of interest in grey. Missing infomation (e.g. time, location) means that these details are still TBA. If you would like to submit something to be listed here, please contact our Digital Media and Communications Specialist.
Past Events
- Oct 22, 2021 - Alan Dickin : "What Can Genetics Tell Us About the Origins of Adam and Human Civilization?."
- Jul 29 - Aug 01, 2021 - ASA / CSCA / Henry Center: "ASA 2021: The Gift of Scientia, the Body of Christ, and the Common Good: Scientists and Theologians Working Together."
- Jun 12, 2021 - Judy Toronchuk, Janet Warren, & Randy Isaac: "Dec. 2018 PSCF Issue on Addiction." (Watch Video)
- May 28, 2021 - Hamilton Planning Committee: "Reflections on Science and Faith."
- May 26, 2021 - Rebecca Dielschneider: "Vaccine Hesitancy: Christian Reasons & Responses." (Watch Video)
- May 08, 2021 - Sarah Lane Ritchie & Randy Isaac: "Divine Action and the Human Mind." (Watch Video)
- Apr 10, 2021 - Rebecca Dielschneider & Randy Issac: "Vaccine Hesitancy: Christian Reasons and Responses." (Watch Video)
- Mar 25, 2021 - Roger Wiens: "Mars Exploration and the Search for Life in the Universe." (Watch Video)
- Mar 13, 2021 - Randy Issac: "September 2020 PSCF on the Global Food Chain." (Watch Video)
- Feb 24, 2021 - E. Janet Warren: "Book launch: All Things Wise and Wonderful." (Watch Video)
- Jan 30, 2021 - Francis Collins: "Winter Symposium." (Watch Video)
- Nov 19, 2020 - Frank Robinson: "Asymptomatic Racism: The Silent Contagion of Hatred in Us All." (Watch Video)
- Nov 13, 2020 - Heather Prior: "All Generations: A Personal Story of Inheritance." (Watch Video)
- Oct 17, 2020 - Bryan Dik: "Leading Lives of Purpose: The Science of Discerning Your Calling and Work for a Lifetime." (Watch Video)
- Oct 16, 2020 - Bryan Dik: "Leading Lives of Purpose: The Science of Discerning Your Calling and Work for a Lifetime." (Watch Video)
- Jul 25, 2020 - ASA / Emerging Scholars Network: "Growing in Your Vocation as a Science Professional: Online Early Career Mini-Conference." (Watch Video)
- Jul 20 - 26, 2020 - ASA / CSCA: "ASA 2020 Summer Something Series." (Watch Video)
- May 08, 2020 - Isaiah Ritzmann: "Technology: Progress or Prudence?." (Watch Video)
- Apr 25, 2020 - John Wood, John Pohl, Patrick Franklin: "ASA member assembly meeting." (Watch Video)
- Apr 24, 2020 - John Wood, John Pohl, Patrick Franklin: "ASA member assembly meeting." (Watch Video)
- Jan 31, 2020 - Janet Warren: "I do the things I do not want to do: Commonalities between addiction and sin."
- Dec 06, 2019 - Dirk Windhorst: "Is Technology a Threat to Education? George Grant in the Light of John Dewey."
- Nov 29, 2019 - Derek Schuurman: "The Challenges of Transhumanism: Discerning a Christian Response."
- Nov 08, 2019 - Robert Mann: "A Finely Tuned Universe."
- Nov 08, 2019 - "Annual General Meeting (AGM)."
- Oct 25 - 26, 2019 - Canadian-American Theological Association / CSCA, ASA, BioLogos, Northeastern Seminary: "God’s Wisdom and the Wonder of Creation: Exploring the Intersection of Scripture, Theology, and the Sciences."
- Oct 18, 2019 - John Bonnet: "The Pursuit of History and Beauty by Other Means: Some Thoughts on the Potential for a Digital Theology."
- Sep 25, 2019 - Alister McGrath: "Einstein's God: A Theory of Everything (That Matters)."
- Sep 19, 2019 - Travis Kroeker: "Technology as Principality: The Elimination of Incarnation."
- Jul 19 - 22, 2019 - American Scientific Affiliation / CSCA: "Annual Meeting 2019: Exploring Creation."
- Mar 29, 2019 - Rudy Eikelboom: "The Strange Story of the Pigs: The Place of Humans and Animals in Creation."
- Mar 08, 2019 - Alan Dickin: "Un-Creation, Re-Creation, Creation: A New Theory for the Origins of Genesis 1."
- Feb 01, 2019 - Bob Geddes: "Science & Faith in 19th Century Canada: Sir J. William Dawson and the Psalms."
- Nov 09, 2018 - CSCA AGM, Featuring Patrick Franklin: "Science as a Missional Enterprise."
- Oct 24, 2018 - Luke Janssen: "Facts or Faith? Reconciling Science & God."
- Jun 21, 2018 - Arnold Sikkema: "Faith and Academics."
- May 11 - 14, 2018 - CSCA 2018: "From Sea to Sea … to Sky! Science and Christianity in Canada." (Watch Video)
- Apr 27, 2018 - Colin Campbell: "Providence and Physical Law."
- Mar 21, 2018 - Elisabeth Gedge: "Living Entanglement and Revisionist Ecotheology."
- Feb 23, 2018 - Milton Friesen: "Religion & Science: Conspiring Together for Good."
- Jan 31, 2018 - Janet Warren: "Alternative Medicine: A Christian Perspective."
- Dec 01, 2017 - Dennis Venema: "Adam and the Genome: What Our DNA Says (and Doesn't Say) about Our Origins."
- Oct 30, 2017 - Don Wallar: "Dual Revelation."
- Jun 14, 2017 - Chris Barrigar: "Freedom All The Way Up: God and the Meaning of Life in a Scientific Age."
- Apr 21, 2017 - John Findlay: "End-of-Life Legislation."
- Mar 31, 2017 - Daniel Rudisill: "Teaching Science/Religion in a Non-University Setting." (Watch Video)
- Mar 03, 2017 - Derek C. Schuurman: "Responsible Automation: Faith and Work in an Age of Intelligent Machines." (Watch Video)
- Jan 27, 2017 - Luke Janssen: "Adam & Eve: Genesis Versus Genetics, and the Impact on Christian Theology." (Watch Video)
- Nov 11, 2016 - Arnold Sikkema: "Quantum Physics and Christianity." (Watch Video)
- Oct 14, 2016 - Leslie Wickman: "Christians & Climate Change."
- Sep 23, 2016 - Janet Warren, Paul Fayter, Gordon Murray: "Playing God? After 3.7 billion years of life, have we opened Pandora’s Box?." (Watch Video)
- Apr 29, 2016 - Philip Wood: "Christianity and Engineering."
- Apr 01, 2016 - Lydia Kapiriri: "East African Health Ethics."
- Feb 26, 2016 - Robert Mann: "Time and Eternity."
- Jan 30, 2016 - Denis Alexander: "Are We Slaves to Our Genes?."
- Nov 27, 2015 - Kathryn Belicki: "Forgiveness: Its Many Forms."
- Oct 16, 2015 - Bernard Lightman: "A War Between Science and Religion?."
- Sep 18, 2015 - Ted Davis: "Why History Matters: Debunking the “Warfare” View of Science and Religion."
- Sep 17, 2015 - Don McNally: "Student/Faculty Reception ."
- Jul 24 - 27, 2015 - "Hearing God's Voice in Nature."
- Mar 27, 2015 - Bruce Beaver: "Shall We Frack?."
- Feb 27, 2015 - Kevin Vander Meulen: "Mathematics as Cultural Activity."
- Jan 23, 2015 - Janet Warren: "God’s Mind, Human Brains: Spiritual Discernment and Cognitive Processing."
- Nov 28, 2014 - Ian Bruce: "Implantable Medical Devices: Medical Marvels and Ethical Dilemmas."
- Oct 24, 2014 - Larry Worthen: "Faith, Reason and the Euthanasia Debate in Canada."
- Jul 26, 2014 - "CSCA 2014 AGM."
- Jul 25, 2014 - Megan Best: "Brave New World."
- Jul 25 - 28, 2014 - "From Cosmos to Psyche: All Things Hold Together in Christ." (Watch Video)
- Mar 28, 2014 - Richard Preston: "Cree Spirituality & Cree Science: A Necessary Unity."
- Mar 10, 2014 - Don McNally: "McMaster Student Reception: Faith & Science Matters."
- Feb 28, 2014 - Paul Dekar : "Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science: A Perspective from West Central Africa."
- Jan 31, 2014 - Charles Chaffey: "Brother Marie-Victorin: Christian Pioneer of French-Canadian Science."
- Dec 06, 2013 - Bob Geddes & Paul Fayter: "Astrobiology: A Link in the Science and Faith Dialogue."
- Oct 18, 2013 - "CSCA AGM."
- Oct 18, 2013 - Derek Schuurman: "Shaping a Digital World: What do bytes have to do with beliefs?."
- Oct 17, 2013 - "CSCA Hamilton Faculty/Student Reception."
- Apr 19, 2013 - Alan Dickin: "Bridging the Gap between Christian Fundamentalism and Scientific Rationalism: Time to go back to the Reformation?."
- Mar 22, 2013 - Andrew Sebestyen: "Faith and Science in the Workplace."
- Feb 22, 2013 - H. Douglas Barber: "Has Science Damaged Canada?."
- Jan 25, 2013 - James Rusthoven: "Human Doings or Human Beings."
- Sep 28, 2012 - Barth Netterfield: "Looking Back to the Beginning: an Astrophysicist Discusses Microwaves, Balloons, and God."
- Jul 20 - 23, 2012 - "ASA 2012."
- Jul 13 - 16, 2012 - "Science and Christian Faith in 2012: An Enduring Partnership."
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Recorded Events
E. Janet Warren, Book Launch: "All Things Wise and Wonderful"Derek Schuurman: Responsible AutomationDan Rudisill: Talking it Out: Fruitful Dialogue in Science & ReligionLuke Janssen: Adam & Eve: Genesis vs. Genetics, & the Impact on Christian TheologyFayter, Murray, & Warren: "Playing God"
Recorded EventsE. Janet Warren, Book Launch: "All Things Wise and Wonderful"Derek Schuurman: Responsible AutomationDan Rudisill: Talking it Out: Fruitful Dialogue in Science & ReligionLuke Janssen: Adam & Eve: Genesis vs. Genetics, & the Impact on Christian TheologyFayter, Murray, & Warren: "Playing God"
Subscribe to CSCA YouTubeE. Janet Warren, Book Launch: "All Things Wise and Wonderful"
Derek Schuurman: Responsible Automation
Dan Rudisill: Talking it Out: Fruitful Dialogue in Science & Religion
Luke Janssen: Adam & Eve: Genesis vs. Genetics, & the Impact on Christian Theology
Fayter, Murray, & Warren: "Playing God"