THE ALBERTUS MAGNUS SOCIETY
FOR THE INTERSECTION OF RELIGION AND SCIENCE

Through a generous grant from the Local Societies Initiative of the Metanexus Institute, and matching funds from Dominican University, the Siena Center has instituted The Albertus Magnus Society for the Intersection of Religion and Science.

The Society will offer formal lectures by noted thinkers, regular informal gatherings, the sharing of papers, and more. All those who share an academic, professional or general interest in issues of science and religion are invited to explore the relationship of religious belief and scientific insight. We hope our members will represent a wide cross-section of the community.

During the academic year 2008-2009, our monthly seminars will focus on the theme of Evolution and the Human Spirit, exploring how we have
evolved in the past, noting evolutionary processes evident in the present, and considering where human evolution may be heading. Topics will
include human consciousness and its development, as well as ethical issues raised by the effect of current science and technology on the human
spirit. The meetings will take place at the Priory Campus of Dominican University on Thursdays from 7-9pm. on the following dates: September 25,
October 23, January 22, February 19, March 26 and April 23.

Our major annual event will continue to be the Albertus Magnus Lecture (November 13) and luncheon (November 14), to which all members are
invited free of charge. Our 2008 speaker will be Stephen J. Pope, a professor of theology at Boston College and author of Human Evolution and
Christian Ethics (2007). He will speak on "Ethics After Darwin."

We warmly invite you to become a participant in our exciting new initiative. If you would like to join, or would like more information on the Albertus Magnus Society please contact the Siena Center at siena@dom.edu or 708-714-9105.

SIENA CENTER

Dominican University established the Siena Center to engage the critical issues of church and society in the light of faith and scholarship. The center was named for St. Catherine of Siena, a 14th-century laywoman who worked untiringly for the reform of the church and justice in the world. Her passionate devotion to the central issues of church and society inspires the work of the center in its schedule of lectures, symposia, workshops, retreats, research and seminars.