Published on February 13, 2015 by Josh Reeves  

The Center for Science and Religion is excited to host historian of science and religion Peter Harrison at Samford University in March. Dr. Harrison is former head of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at Oxford and current Director for the Centre for the History of European Discourses at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is the author of numerous books and papers and is much in demand as a speaker.

Dr. Harrison will deliver a public lecture in Reid Chapel on Monday evening, March 30 at 7:00 p.m. While at Samford he will also lead a faculty discussion on one of his books, The Bible, Protestantism, and the Rise of Natural Science, and will conduct a workshop for ministers.

The Samford University Center for Science and Religion is grateful to the John Templeton Foundation for its support of this event.

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 5,791 students from 49 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.