St. Andrew’s Lutheran Campus Center in Champaign, Illinois will host Dr. Ashlynn Stillwell, Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois, as part of its bi-annual Rheticus Forum discussion on faith and science. Dr. Stillwell will share her perspectives on energy and water resources, and the role of faith communities in advancing sustainable solutions. The event is free and open to the public.

Ron Cole-Turner, Professor of Ethics at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, will be speaking on human enhancement and theological issues. This talk is part of the Science for the Seminaries project of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program.

The Most Rev. Dr. Antje Jackelén the archbishop of Uppsala and prelate to the Church of Sweden since 2014 and now Sweden’s first woman archbishop will give the Niebuhr Lecture on “A History of Cosmic Passion: The Role of Evil in a Complex World.” Jackelén’s work explores the dialogue between science and theology, and her most recent book is Together in Hope (2016). Admission is free and attendees are encouraged to RSVP. For more information, call (630) 617-5186.