Science & Islam: An Illusion of Harmony, at Wilfrid Laurier U
Science & Islam: An Illusion of Harmony
A FREE EVENT, with Professor Taner Edis, PhD Physics, Truman State University
Taner Edis, born and raised in Turkey, is associate professor of physics at Truman State University and the author of The Ghost in the Universe: God in Light of Modern Science and Science and Non-belief, among other publications. His latest book is An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in Islam.
During his visit, Taner Edis will explore whether the Koran anticipates the modern scientific understanding of the world, the intelligent design creationist movement within Islam, and whether science is even compatible with the Muslim faith. He also shares his views about the future of Islam, especially in relation to the secular, more scientific West.
Ryerson University
Thursday,
September 27, 7 p.m.
Victoria Building, 285 Victoria Street, Room 608
(Toronto, ontario)
Co-hosted by the Atheist Alliance at
Ryerson
University of Wilfrid Laurier
(75 University Avenue West, Waterloo,
Ontario)
Friday, September 28, 2
p.m.
Peters Building, Room P 1025/1027
(
http://info.wlu.ca/wlu-hp/about/maps-2003/peters.shtml
)
Co-hosted by the Wilfrid Laurier Freethought
Alliance and the Atheists, Agnostics and Freethinkrs at
Waterloo
University of Toronto at Mississauga
(3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga,
Ontario)
Friday,
September 28, 7:30 p.m.
Kaneff K137 Lecture Hall (
http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/fileadmin/root/images/UTMMap.jpg
)
Co-hosted by the Mississauga Freethought
Association
+ Special reception with Professor Taner Edis Saturday