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Professor Rob Koons:   "Recent Work on Proving God’s Existence"
Oct
25
6:00 PM18:00

Professor Rob Koons: "Recent Work on Proving God’s Existence"

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The last 20 years have seen a boom in philosophical work on proving God’s existence, and the progress has accelerated further in recent years. Dr. Koons will describe four of these new proofs briefly: the argument for a supernatural cause of the universe based on the possibility of empirical knowledge, the “Grim Reaper” paradox as a proof of the beginning of time, the analysis of the fine-tuning of the universe for life and scientific discovery, and Plantinga’s evolutionary argument against naturalism.

Dr. Koons is a philosophy professor at UT, specializing in metaphysics, logic, and philosophy of religion. His works include:

Paradoxes of Belief and Strategic Rationality (Cambridge Univ., 1997),

Realism Regained (Oxford Univ., 2000),

Metaphysics: The Fundamentals (Wiley-Blackwell,2016),

and The Atlas of Reality (Wiley-Blackwell, 2018).


Dinner starts at 6, and Dr. Koons will begin his talk at 7. This event is free and open to all. Do join us.



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Undergrad Dinner and Bible Study
Sep
2
to Dec 2

Undergrad Dinner and Bible Study

Undergraduate Students: Join us at Hill House every Monday evening from 6-8pm this semester for dinner at 6 followed by a Bible study on Galatians from 7-8pm.

Why Galatians?

"Paul's project, he often says, is building-not with bricks and mortar but rather with people. He lays the foundation with the shockingly good news of one true God who raised Jesus from the dead, in order to build a new family with no divisions, all of whom can call God Father.

In a world of widespread ethnic rivalry and trenchant divisiveness, Paul's strong corrective message in Galatians demands to be heard and reheard."

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Friday Lunch Discussions: Socrates in the City
Aug
30
to Dec 6

Friday Lunch Discussions: Socrates in the City

Join us for a pizza lunch as we read and discuss a dialogue between the 5th century BC Greek philosopher Socrates and our Lord. Read this week's Featured Article for Discussion

What would happen if Socrates--yes, the Socrates of ancient Athens--suddenly showed up on the campus of a major university and enrolled in its divinity school? What would he think of human progress since his day? How would he react to our values? To our culture? And what would he think of Jesus? Peter Kreeft, Christian philosopher and longtime admirer of the historic Socrates, imagines the result. In this drama Socrates meets such fellow students as Bertha Broadmind, Thomas Keptic and Molly Mooney. Throughout, Kreeft weaves an intriguing web as he brings Socrates closer and closer to a meeting with Jesus.

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Grad Student Dinner and Bible Study
Aug
29
to Dec 5

Grad Student Dinner and Bible Study

Grad Students: Join us at Hill House every Thursday evening from 6-8pm this semester for dinner at 6 followed by a Bible study on Galatians from 7-8pm.

Why Galatians?

"Paul's project, he often says, is building-not with bricks and mortar but rather with people. He lays the foundation with the shockingly good news of one true God who raised Jesus from the dead, in order to build a new family with no divisions, all of whom can call God Father.

In a world of widespread ethnic rivalry and trenchant divisiveness, Paul's strong corrective message in Galatians demands to be heard and reheard."

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