Date/Time
Date(s) - Thu 25 April
20:30 - 21:30
Friends and members of ISCAST already know that Christian faith and scientific endeavour are not only compatible, but arguably inextricably interlinked. Human technological and scientific endeavour, at least in the Eurocentric world after the first millennium, has been driven by Christian faith presuppositions. The story of the Christian origins of scientific thought and method has not only been lost but is today explicitly negated. Faith is put in direct opposition to science, and often denigrated as unscientific and an inferior class of knowledge or thought.
Meanwhile, the Christian church across the world remains committed to a missionary stance towards the world. Across all cultures and languages, faithful followers of Christ are pressing ahead in obedience to the Great Commission. Where then, may there be space for Christian scientists and technicians in our ever-present age of mission? What are the special opportunities for engagement? What advantages are there in cross-cultural mission for those who speak the universal language of science?
Wei-Han will reflect on biblical texts, church and missionary history, his lifelong fascination with all things science (that aren’t physics), and his knowledge of global opportunities to serve with CMS.
Speaker Bio
Wei-Han Kuan serves as the Executive Director of the Church Missionary Society – Victoria. He has previously worked in local church ministry and with young adults. Foundations for Anglican Evangelicalism in Victoria is his doctoral thesis, describing the history of the movement and focussing on the factors affecting long-term evangelical continuity.
About the ISCAST–NZCIS Conversations
Since 2020, ISCAST and New Zealand Christians in Science have run the Conversations series, with an aim to promote a dialogue between the sciences and the Christian faith. Experts are invited to speak on their topic, which is then followed by a Q&A and discussion. After several themed ISCAST–NZCIS Conversations on creation care, future technologies, and ethics, they are excited to announce another open series welcoming speakers to present on any topic within the science–faith intersection: Navigating the Nexus.
“Navigating the Nexus” promises 8 highly interactive and intellectually stimulating weekly discussions for curious minds, tackling the endless (and endlessly fascinating) questions surrounding science and Christian faith.
Join online to hear from a vast range of acclaimed speakers on questions such as:
How should we read the Genesis creation story today?
Is ageing a creational good?
How can Christians face the possibility that serious enduring climate change is now inevitable?
How was Darwin’s theory of evolution used as justification for historical racial conflicts?
Does science require love?
DETAILS:
Thursday nights from 18 April until 6 June
Starts 6:30 p.m. AEST or 8:30 p.m. NZST.
Presentation: 30 minutes
Discussion & Questions: 30 minutes +
PRICES:
For this Conversations series, you can either register for the full series, or register for separate sessions.
$70 for the full series ($35 for ISCAST/NZCIS Members)
$20 for student/concession, full series (FREE for student/concession members of ISCAST or NZCIS)
$15 per session ($7.50 for ISCAST/NZCIS members)