Events
Would the Discovery of Intelligent Extraterrestrials Spell the End of Christianity?
A lecture by Prof. Marie George (St. John’s University)
When:
February 6, 2025 | 6:30 PM EST
Location:
Dewey 2-110E Lecture Hall
Chapter:
University of Rochester
This lecture is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required.
About the speaker:
Marie George has been a member of the Philosophy Department at St. John's University since 1988. Professor George is an Aristotelian-Thomist whose interests lie primarily in the areas of philosophy of nature and philosophy of science. She has received several awards from the John Templeton foundation for her work in science and religion, and in 2007 she received a grant from the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) for an interdisciplinary project entitled: “The Evolution of Sympathy and Morality.” Professor George has authored over 75 peer-reviewed articles and two books: Christianity and Extraterrestrials? A Catholic Perspective (2005) and Stewardship of Creation (2009).