"On
the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin |  |
was published in November 1859. On Saturday 14th November 2009,
to mark the 150th anniversary of this important event, in a
collaboration between Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
and the Parish of Dorchester, there will be an opportunity to explore - the modern understanding of evolution by natural selection,
- what it means for the Christian doctrine of creation, and
- its significance for human self-understanding.
| Venue: | The Victorian Hall, Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester DT1 1XA. | | Tickets: | £12.00 or £4.00 concessions (please make cheques payable to DNH&AS
) available from the Dorset County Museum, High West Street,
Dorchester, DT1 1XA; tel. 01305 262735; |
Programme:
| | | 09.45 | Registration and coffee
| | 10.15 | Welcome & introduction: Rev’d Dr Geoff Turnock (one of the local
organisers and a member of the Society of Ordained Scientists).
| | 10.30 | Evolution and the biological sciences since Darwin: Denis
Alexander (Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion,
St Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge).
| | 11.30 | Theological response to The Origin of Species: Keith Ward (Anglican
priest, Professor of Divinity Emeritus at the University of Oxford and
Fellow of the British Academy).
| | 12.30 | Break for lunch; light refreshments may be obtained at a number of cafes close to the Museum.
| | 13.45 | Geology since Darwin: Simon Conway Morris (Professor of Evolutionary
Palaeobiology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of the Royal
Society).
| | 14.45 | Darwin and human evolution: Peter Andrews (Research Associate, Natural
History Museum, and Hon. Professor, University College London).
| | 15.45 | Tea
| | 16.00 | Concluding session with all four speakers and a further opportunity for questions.
| | 16.45 | Finish
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Geoff Turnock
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