TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
Tues. April 13, 2004
"From
Darwin to Hitler"
Dr. Richard Weikart
Professor of History, CSU Stanislaus
Wed. April 14, 2004
"Jesus
and the Hip-Hop Prophets"
John Teter
Thurs. April 15, 2004
"Is
One True Religion Even Possible?"
Dr. William Lane Craig
Research Professor of Philosophy, Biola University
debate/dialog
Fri. April 16, 2004
"Against
Materialism"
Dr. Alvin Plantinga
Professor of Philosophy,
Notre Dame
SEX,
LOVE,
and relationships
"Pam Stenzel shares from her heart in this riveting presentation in a way that helps students think through their sexual choices and their potential consequences…. Of all the videos we use in counseling, Pam’s message is the most powerful."Sandi Reifsneider
North Penn Crisis Pregnancy Center
Lansdale, PA
Saturday, October 18, 2003
Ucen "Flying A Studio"THE PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES - 10 am & 2 pm
Pregnancy isn’t the only consideration. What dangers are students in from the runaway epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases?
THE EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES - 11 am & 3 pm
Sex is more than just an animal act. Your personhood and future are affected by the choices you make, choices that are sometimes tragically made in the heat of emotion and that can never be taken back.
THE SPIRITUAL CONSEQUENCES - 12 noon & 4 pm
Where does God fit in all this? Where can we find advice that can help us live lives of lasting love, satisfying sex, and real relationships? What can we do when we have already made unfortunate choices?
THE CHARACTER ISSUE - 1 pm and 5 pm
Your character is being formed day by day. How are you giving thought and direction to the person that you want to become? On what basis are you making your key choices? How do you get a hold of your life?
FROM
THE BIG BANG TO BIOLOGY:
Does the Latest Evidence Point Back to God?
Co-sponsored
by American Scientific Affiliation,
Templeton Foundation, and the Veritas Forum
Friday,
October 24, 2003 at 7:30 pm
Embarcadero
Hall, 935 Embarcadero del Norte, Isla Vista*
"ON
THE ORIGIN AND DESIGN OF THE UNIVERSE"
Dr. Michael G. Strauss
Associate Professor of Physics
University of Oklahoma
FREE ADMISSION
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Embarcadero
Hall, 935 Embarcadero del Norte, Isla Vista*
STUDENTS
ADMISSION FREE (Please register for lunch**)
NON-STUDENT
SUGGESTED DONATION - SATURDAY ONLY: $20.00 (Includes lunch**)
9:00 AM
"A
CRITICAL LOOK AT IRREDUCIBLE COMPLEXITY
AND THE BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM"
Dr.
Scott Minnich
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Dept. of Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry
University of Idaho
10:30 AM
Panel discussion with Dr. Scott Minnich and UCSB faculty (TBA)
LUNCH
STUDENTS
ADMISSION FREE (Please register for lunch**)
NON-STUDENT
SUGGESTED DONATION - SATURDAY ONLY: $20.00 (Includes lunch**)
1:30 PM
"DARWINIAN
NATURALISM:
CULTURAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS"
Nancy
Pearcey
Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute
Visiting Scholar at Biola University's Torrey Honors Institute
Coauthor of "How Now Shall We Live?" with Chuck Colson
3:00 PM
WORLDVIEWS AND THEIR SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS
Nancy Pearcey, Michael Strauss, and UCSB faculty (TBA)
**Lunch reservations required by Wednesday, October 17, 2003.
Contact:
Art
Battson
P.O. Box 14204
UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA 93107
(805) 893-2414
DIRECTIONS
*Isla Vista is located approximately 10 miles north of Santa Barbara. Take101 to the Los Carneros offramp and turn towards the ocean. Proceed into Isla Vista where Los Carneros ends at El Colegio. Make a left turn onto El Colegio. Turn right on Embarcadero del Norte (the third street on your right) and proceed to 935. Embarcadero Hall (the old Bank of America Bldg. with a red tile roof) will be on your right.
ABOUT THE VERITAS FORUM
The purpose of the Veritas Forum is to promote a high quality and rigorous dialogue regarding truth, and to passionately explore the ultimate questions of life, origins, society, the human condition, and how they relate to the Truth found in Jesus Christ. The objective is that a thinking person, regardless of religious background, will feel welcomed, respected, and challenged to reflect more deeply on the great questions of life.The Veritas Forum began at Harvard University in 1992 as a program designed to engage the University community in the search for truth. It is especially aimed at secular university campuses where the concept of truth has been lost in an atmosphere of relativism and postmodernism. Since then, Forums have been held at over 75 university campuses around the country.
The first Veritas Forum at UCSB was held in 1998 with a 5-day program, "Making Sense of It All," including lectures, a debate, workshops, performances, and coffee house discussions with total attendance exceeding 3000 involving students, faculty, and staff as well as the surrounding Santa Barbara community. Since then, several subsequent Forum events have been held, including, "Our Journey: Origins & Destinations," "Searching for Truth Through the Arts," and "Seeking Reconciliation in the New Millennium."
Veritas Forum events have been supported by several campus Christian Groups, including Campus Crusade for Christ, Intervarsity, Faculty/Staff Christian Community, Graduate Christian Fellowship, denominational groups (Presbyterian, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Lutheran), New Creations Foundation, Access Research, as well as several local churches and individuals.
LODGING
Two nearby motels, both near Patterson exit of Highway 101:
Best Western South Coast Inn, 5620 Calle Real, 800-350-3614
(Mention the Veritas Forum for special rates)Holiday Inn, 5650 Calle Real, 805-964-6241
Free Speech: Academic Freedom and Religious Expression
UC Berkeley
October 11, 2003
– 8 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
C.S.
Lewis Foundation
National Faculty Forum Conference
