Published: Sept. 27, 2017

The Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy presents "Science, Religion, and Land: the West and the Rest" on Monday, Oct. 9, and "Animals, Fetuses, and Morality" on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Come join us for both dialogues! Each will be followed by a brief reception.

"Science, Religion, and Land: the West and the Rest"

​ If you go

Who: Open to the public
When: Monday, Oct. 9, 5:15 p.m.
Where: Eaton Humanities, room 150
RSVP: Strongly recommended

The Oct. 9 lecture will explore the varied approaches of science and religion to human relationships with the land, taking both historical and planetary views. This lecture will focus on western frameworks, broadly understood, yet consider how interplay with other perspectives might prompt creative adaptation, particularly in regard to land ethics. 

Featuring: The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Ph.D., presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church 2006–15

"Animals, Fetuses, and Morality"

​ If you go

Who: Open to the public
When: Tuesday, Oct. 10, 5:15 p.m.
Where: Eaton Humanities, room 150
RSVP: Strongly recommended

The Oct. 10 lecture will focus on the relationship between debates about abortion and debates about animal rights and will feature two legal scholars and two theology scholars, all of whom have written about these issues. If you’re committed to supporting animal rights, does this mean you should also be committed to supporting fetal rights? If you’re opposed to abortion, does this mean you should also be opposed to eating meat? 

Featuring: John Berkman, Regis College; Charles Camosy, Fordham University; Sherry Colb, Cornell University; Michael Dorf, Cornell University