Course: Atheism Next Year CAE by Alex McCullie 16 Mar 2010 5 nights
ATHEISM & AGNOSTICISM:REJECTING THE GOD DELUSION
Class details
5 sessions:
Tuesdays 6.00PM-7.30PM: 16/03/10 to 13/04/10
Venue: CAE Building B - 253 Flinders Ln, Melbourne
Content
Love or hate them, the so called "New Atheists" have placed atheism into intellectual spotlight, never more so than with March 2010 Global Atheist Conference in Melbourne. We explore the difference between atheism and agnosticism? The relationship between science and atheism and what sort of lives do atheists lead? Explore these issues and many more in a balanced non-polemical way.
Course: Naturalism As Worldview SEP 2010 CAE
3 night on Naturalism as a meaningful worldview
POSTPONED UNTIL SEPT
Naturalism - a complete world-view without god:
Course: Seeking the Historial Jesus – What do we know? May-June 2010
Searching for the historical Jesus - what do we know?: Tuesday 6-7.30pm 25 May 25 to 29 June 2010
6 night course (one per week) in covering the following:
(1) Review of research over the last 300 years with particular emphasis on last 100 years since Albert Schweiter’s book ‘The Quest of the Historical Jesus’ (1906).
(2) Nature of historical research, including use of Christian and non-Christian sources and treatment of miracle claims with a close look at the Resurrection story.
(3) Society, politics, and religions of early first century Palestine and Middle East.
(4) How Jesus, the man, is profiled by today’s scholars – disagreements and consensus.
(5) Criticisms and future directions of the Jesus research
Progressive Christianity – Sofia Melbourne 17 June 2010
Free public lecture on "Progressive Christianity: A Secular Response." by Alex McCullie
more details:
Sofia events
Naturalism Worldview Public Lecture 10 Aug 2010
10 Aug Alex McCullie
"Naturalism as a Viable Worldview."
Free public lecture followed by questions
Atheists Society of Victoria
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