Key note speaker: Prof. Vincent Brummer, The Netherlands

Prof. Brummer is internationally known for his book on What Are We Doing When We Pray? On Prayer and the Nature of Faith which won the Andrew Murray - Desmond Tutu Prize for Christian and Theological Books for 2009 (Ashgate Publishers). Reading material for Prof. Brummer’s presentation will be sent to those who register for the conference.

Philip Clayton is a leading figure in the field of science and religion. Currently Ingraham professor of theology at Claremont School of Theology and professor of philosophy and theology at Claremont Graduate University, he obtained doctorates in both philosophy and theology at Yale University and studied under Wolfhart Pannenberg, whose work he translated and commented on. He was awarded the prestigious Templeton research prize in 1999 and has written extensively on subjects ranging from science, religion and ecology to the emergentist hypothesis to evolution and ethics. A panentheist par excellence, he is developing a Christian theology which spans the entire spectrum of philosophy and science in a manner reminiscent of the late Alfred Peacocke, with whom he co-edited work on God’s presence in a scientific world. His work manifestly overlaps that of Unisa’s Science and Religion Forum and his series of lectures will be an outstanding contribution to the local debate.

Spirasa, Spirituality Association of South Africa invites you to attend their annual conference on Friday, 8 October on Reflections on Mysticism 

Dit wil voorkom asof die waarheid nog nooit so in aanvraag was as in hierdie uitmergelende postmoderne tydperk nie. En tog is dit moeiliker om dit te vind as ooit tevore. Dit is veral waar van Bybelse waarheid: dit is ‘n oop vraag of die Christelike narratief versoen kan word met ‘n moderne lewensuitkyk. Nêrens kom hierdie vraag so sterk na vore as in gesprekke rondom Christus se opstanding nie. Dr William Lane Craig en Dr Michael Licona, prominente Christelike apologete vanuit die VSA, gaan in debat tree met Proff Sakkie Spangenberg en Hansie Wolmarans van die Nuwe Hervormingsbeweging oor hoe een van die belangrikste gebeurtenisse in die geskiedenis van die wêreld verstaan moet word. Die Nuwe Hervormers is welbekend en het al heelwat kontroversie ontlok. Hulle is geneig om die Christelike narratief op ‘n meer wêreldse, postmoderne wyse te vertolk.