The Malvern Science and Faith Weekend is currently taking place. It aims to engage
people of all religions or none in talks, discussion and other activities.
The speakers at the weekend are addressing the topic of Human Being – Being
Humanfrom their own standpoints. They include Professors from the Universities of
Sheffield, Coventry, Birmingham and Worcester, specialist authors and philosophers.
All of the talks/ workshops and the accompanying discussions and activities will allow
participants to follow up their own interests within the overall theme.
The organisers say: “One of the most fundamental questions raised in both religious
and scientific discourse concerns ourselves: what does it mean to be human?
Answers can be offered from a number of scientific standpoints. Our physics and our
chemistry can, in principle at least, offer some definitions, and the medically-related
disciplines of physiology, anatomy, neurology and psychology have much to contribute.”
An important part of the weekend is the art and science activity day for young people,
which includes demonstrations, workshops and themed shows. Human Being – Brains
and Bots includes workshops by science communicator, Jon Wood, and robotics
sessions by the QinetiQ (a local science and technology company) STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) ambassador.
Events are free and take place at various venues around Malvern. More information can
be found on www.scienceandfaith.org.uk.
Please pray for all those organising and leading the Malvern Science and Faith weekend
and for all those who will attend.
Dudley Deanery – Rural Dean: Dominic Melville; Lay Chair: John Layton
Diocese of Canterbury: Archbishop Justin Welby with Bishop Trevor Willmott (Dover)
Diocese of Down and Dromore (Ireland): Bishop Harold Miller
Diocese of Meru (Kenya): Bishop Charles Mwendwa
