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How do science and faith speak to one another about the nature of consciousness? Rupert Sheldrake’s theory of morphic resonance suggests that memory inheres in nature. What does this idea suggest to the Christian imagination? What are the natural parameters within which faith, culture and memory are transmitted? What does this suggest for our approach to inner life – particularly in our hyper-digitised age when much inner life now takes place through online interactions?
Join Rupert Sheldrake and Rowan Williams as they come together to explore what it means to be fully alive – and Christian! – in a time of rapid change, as well as scientific and technological advancement.
This event will begin at 19:00. Doors will open at 18:30 and the event will conclude at 21:00.
Dr. Rupert Sheldrake
Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author renowned for proposing the hypothesis of morphic resonance. He studied natural sciences at Clare College, Cambridge, and philosophy at Harvard University, earning a PhD in biochemistry from Cambridge. Sheldrake has held research positions at Cambridge University and the Royal Society, and has worked internationally, including in India. His interdisciplinary work explores the intersections of science and spirituality.
Dr. Rowan Williams
Rowan Williams is a distinguished theologian and poet who served as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012. Born in Swansea, Wales, he has held academic positions at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Williams has authored numerous works on theology, spirituality, and literature, and continues to contribute to public discourse on faith and ethics.
This event will be faciltated by Clare Martin. Clare is Co-Director of St Ethelburga’s. Previously Development Director, Clare created and led on the Radical Resilience programme and went on to be the strategic lead on our viewpoint diversity work, before stepping up to co-lead the centre alongside Tarot Couzyn. She brings more than 20 years’ experience facilitating groups for the sake of inner enquiry and outer change, and is interested in how contemplative practices can play a role in cultural repair.