Lecture: Science & the Sacred: Spirituality without Religion?

Presented by John Cottingham, DPhil, University of Reading, University of London, Oxford University

“I’m spiritual but not religious” has become an increasingly popular slogan. Many materialist and atheist thinkers have begun to acknowledge the importance of those specially uplifting aspects of human experience we call “spiritual”, but maintain they can be explained entirely in scientific terms and without any traditional religious beliefs. This lecture will explore exactly what we mean by notions such as “spirituality” and “the sacred” and will argue that it is not easy to make adequate sense of them without a something very close to a religious worldview.

The Walton lectures in Science, Philosophy, and Religion aim to provide interested professionals around the New York area the opportunity to interact with scholars of the highest caliber concerning topics at the intersection of science, philosophy, theology, and public policy.

All Lectures are free and open to the public. Reception to Follow.