Speaker(s): Carrie Miles, Christopher Ryan
Location: Johns Hopkins University
Date: 19 October 2011
What is sexual commitment? Has modern society gone too far? Is paradise lost, or are we closer to it than ever before? Carrie Miles and Christopher Ryan explore evolutionary, socioeconomic and Christian perspectives on the problems of modern relationships, their root causes and the way forward. Inspired by the wide range of views on the meaning and role of sex in relationships, this event only begins the discussion.

                                         

Speaker(s): Ard Louis
Location: Johns Hopkins University
Date: 11 November 2010
Can science explain everything? Are science and religion compatible? Dr. Ard Louis, a theoretical physicist in bio-molecular self assembly from Oxford, answers the question "Does science make Faith obsolete?"  "Why? - This is the question scientists are always asking. You know who else asks that? Five-year-olds. Shows you the kind of mental development we're dealing with here, folks" - Stephen Colbert

                             

Speaker(s): Edward Scheinerman, Edward Bouwer, Anbrasi Edward, Amy Shelton, W. Henry Mosley
Date: 25 February 2010
Why are you here? Because your parents said so? Because you want a good job? Is there a bigger purpose to getting a degree from Hopkins? Come find out what your professors think! The goal of the Veritas Forum is to explore life's hardest questions. We are inspired by the idea that Jesus Christ has something to offer us in our search for truth, freedom, and purpose, and we wish to consider this idea as we investigate the many possible answers to our questions. We invite the entire university community to take part in this ongoing conversation in the hope that it will further our quest for truth, beauty and goodness in every aspect of our lives.

                                       

Speaker(s): Os Guinness, Michael Cromartie
Date: 27 March 2009
Where does evil come from? Has the modern world made evil worse? And what does the existence of evil tell us about our ultimate beliefs? Dr. Os Guinness explores how different worldviews affect our understanding of evil and suffering and considers how we can respond to the evil and suffering in our world.

                                    

Speaker(s): Os Guinness, Veena Das, Michael Cromartie
Date: 26 March 2009
When everyone believes something different, how can society hold itself together? What role should religion play in the public life of a diverse nation? Christian author and social critic Dr. Os Guinness speaks on the need for civility in the public square as a framework for interaction between church and state that can address the challenges of globalization and diversity. Responding to Dr. Guinness is Dr. Veena Das, professor of anthropology at Johns Hopkins University, who draws on her experience with Hindu thought and Indian social structure to assess the merit of Dr. Guinness’s proposal.

                        

Speaker(s): Jon Rittenhouse
Date: 12 November 2008