CRISPR human gene editing is quickly advancing with the advent of Lulu and Nana, allegedly the first CRISPR babies to be HIV-resistant. CRISPR technology can directly manipulate the genomes of humans, but also plants and animals, creating a wide-range of applications from bioterrorism to climate healing. What are the medical, economic, environmental, and social consequences of genetic manipulation? In this lecture, Dr. Arvin Gouw will discuss the application and implications of CRISPR technology.
2019 Russell Research Fellow in Religion and Science, Joshua M. Moritz, will speak on, "What has science to do with youth ministry?: Why theological engagement with the natural sciences is vital for effective and impactful youth ministry." Registration required. Please visit http://ctns.org/jkr_fellow.html for more information and to register.
2019 Russell Fellow Joshua M. Moritz will speak on the Vital Role of Science in Youth Ministry. Free and open to the public. Part of the 2019 Russell Family Fellowship in Religion and Science.
Joshua M. Moritz teaches in the Philosophy Department of the University of San Francisco, is Managing Editor of Theology and Science, and serves as the Director of Christian Formation at Berkeley Covenant Church.
Climate justice may be the foremost moral challenge of the 21st century. Humankind – or rather parts of us – are threatening Earth’s capacity to regenerate and support life, including human life. Race and class dimensions of the climate crisis are haunting and daunting. While caused primarily by high-consuming people, climate change is wreaking death and destruction first and foremost on impoverished people who are disproportionately people of color. How are we to face this crisis with courage, wisdom, agency, and hope? What does religion bring to this question?
