Thanks to a grant from the ECLAS Science for Seminaries project we are able to offer this conference free of charge to attendees (including accommodation and meals).

If you are interested in attending, please contact the administrator who will send you a registration form: alan.kerry@regents.ox.ac.uk

The event will run from midday on Wednesday 24th September to 3pm on Thursday 25th September.

The timetable is shown below, or download a PDF programme here.

Wednesday 24 September   

• 12.00    Lunch
• 12.45    Introduction & Welcome

History: The Scientific Lives of Key Baptist Figures 

• 13.00    John Weaver: An Overview of Baptist Contributions to Science
• 13.30    Saptarshi Mallick: William Carey and Botany
• 14.00    Karen Smith: Ellen Farrer and Medicine
• 14.30    Tea & Coffee
• 15.00    Andrew Kaiser: Timothy Richards and Engineering
• 15.30    Sarah Qidwai: Baptist Missionaries, Empire, and Science
• 16.00    Bethany Sollereder: Response
• 16.15    Q&A Panel on History
• 16.45    Tea & Coffee

Issues: Baptist Perspectives on the Sciences   

• 17.15    Denis Alexander: Biological Science: A Baptist Perspective
• 17.45    Hannah Gray: Environmental Science: A Baptist Perspective
• 18.15    Andrew Steane: Physical Science: A Baptist Perspective
• 19.30    Conference Dinner

Thursday 25 September  

• 9.00       Sally Nelson: Artificial Intelligence: A Baptist Perspective
• 9.30       Alistair Ross: Psychological Science: A Baptist Perspective
• 10.00    Mark Harris: Response
• 10.15    Q&A Panel on Issues
• 10.45    Tea & Coffee

Theology: Baptist Theology and the Sciences        

• 11.15    Ernest Lucas: Biblical Studies and Science
• 11.45    Ed Kaneen & Rosa Hunt: Baptist Ecclesiology and Science
• 12.15    Dave Gregory: Covenant Theology and Science
• 12.45    Lunch
• 13.45    Richard Weaver: Contemporary Mission and Science
• 14.15    Paul Fiddes: Response
• 14.30    Q&A Panel on Theology
• 15.00    Conclusion & Depart

Science for Seminaries and the ECLAS project are funded by a £3.4 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, running 2023-27. ECLAS is led from St John’s College, Durham University in partnership with the University of York and the Church of England.