Past Events

ISCAST-CASE Lecture at New College (UNSW) 

Date: Tuesday 27th March 2018 at 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm

Lecture Title: Galaxies, Stars, Planets, and Life: Investigating a Fruitful Universe

Astrophysicist Jennifer Wiseman will give an evening lecture in Canberra (St Matthew's, Wanniassa) on Monday 26 March.

To view preceedings, reviews, reflections and other resources from COSAC 2018, visit this page. 

Visit the conference website for details on COSAC 2018

ISCAST’s 11th Conference on Science and Christianity (COSAC) will be held in Brisbane from March 23 to 25, 2018. It's shaping up to be a conference to remember, with something for everyone: Cosmology – Theology – History – Apologetics – Ethics – Philosophy ... all in the name of robust and thoughtful Christian engagement in an age of science and technology.

Our friends at the Centre for Public Christianity have a fascinating annual lecture coming up that should interest ISCASTians. 

Nick Spencer from Theos Think Tank in London will present the Richard Johnson Lecture in Sydney on March 14th and in Melbourne on March 15th.

Topic: What is truth? Real truth in a world of fake news, personal truth and science

Speaker: Rev. Dr Chris Mulherin

Date: Saturday, 24 February 2018

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Tabor College, 181 Goodwood Rd, Millswood

ISCAST Vic is organising a Fire in the Belly ev

Date: Wednesday 29 November at

Knowing and Unknowing

What can we measure? What can we predict? What can we know?

We will look at what Quantum Mechanics tells us about the limits of measurement and what Chaos Theory tells us about the limits of prediction.

Does our scientific knowledge merge with our spiritual journey?

Date: Monday 23rd October 2017 at 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm

Topics: The place of Teaching Science in Christian Schools

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Changes in Science Curriculum Development and Science-Faith Challenges for Christian Teachers 
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What is the science story around climate change? What are the obstacles to making the changes we need to protect against harmful climate change? And, more specifically, what are the theological issues at play when we talk about the environment? Is this primarily a technical issue to be fixed by different and better technology? Or is it a spiritual challenge to our world?