In case you are interested:
A thought-provoking and engaging Faculty of Arts and Science event
7:00pm, Monday 23 November 2009, Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West. Free admission.
This lecture contrasts American and Canadian attitudes to religion in the public sphere, and will be given by the eminent philosopher Michael Ruse, Professor of Philosophy and Director, History and Philosophy of Science Program, Florida State University.
According to Ruse, America is consumed with battles between the secular and the religious, between those who want no part of Christianity or any other religion in public life, and those who think that only a nation ruled by God’s Law can hope to survive and flourish. Although in some respects Canada seems more inclined to allow religion into the public sphere – state-supported Catholic schools in Ontario for instance – overall, the science-religion controversy is not really one that bothers people north of the border. Focusing generally on the history of the science-religion debate and specifically on the peculiarities of American history, Ruse will attempt to explain this paradox.
View the flyer here: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/rps/2009-11-23-Why-Cant-Amercans.pdfMore information: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/main/2009-wiegand-foundation-lecture
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