Second public lecture

A cycle of lectures devoted to the dialogue between science and religion was created as part of the project "Compatibility of science and religion in the post-Soviet context". All interested persons are invited to take part in the public lecture "Revelation as lightning in a clear sky", which will take place as a livestream on June 9 at 17.00. The lecture cycle will close with a panel discussion in March of 2022. 

In the lecture "Revelation as lightning in a clear sky", University of Latvia Theology Faculty (LU TF) docent Juris Cālīties will talk about the significance of revelation in Christian theology. Why was the Church not interested in a term such as "revelation" during the first six centuries after Christ? What changed, and why do we want to think about such a question today? After the lecture, Prof. Sandra Sebre of the LU Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychologyo and Art and Fr. Ilmārs Tolstovs will present their insights about the topic of revelation.

A link to each livestream will be published a few days before the event. The livestream will also be available on the Facebook page of the theology faculty. We would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the event will be recorded, and the recordings will be available in electronic format. The recording of the first lecture "Where do we come from? Where are we going? What does physics tell us about the origin of the universe and is that compatible with the teachings of religion?" is available in the Youtube channel of the LU Theology Faculty.

The goal of the project "Compatibility of science and religion in the post-Soviet context" is to evaluate the mutual understanding among members of Latvia's scientific and faith communities, with a particular emphasis on scientists who consider themselves to be believers. The goal is to foster mutual understanding as well as the self-understanding of scientists, developing resources in the form of events dedicated to dialogue. One of the project activities is a cycle of lectures dedicated to scientific as well as religious topics. The events carried out during the course of the project will not only inform about the compatibility of faith and science, but also will identify possible cooperation partners for future work in this field, as well as evaluate the demand for such activities.

This project is being financed by the Ian Ramsey Center  for Science and Religion of Oxford University's Faculty of Theology and Religion in the context of the project "New Horizons for Science and Religion in Central and Eastern Europe."