The Valpo Core

The Psychology Department and Christ College are very pleased to announce an upcoming lecture by internationally known social psychologist and one of the most famous researchers in the psychology of religion, Dr. Richard L. Gorsuch. Dr. Gorsuch is a senior faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary in the Graduate School of Psychology. His lecture, titled “Science and the Humanities: Can either address truth?,” will be held in the CCLIR room 205 on November 6th from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm.

There will also be a “conversation hour” to be held prior to his lecture, from 3:00-4:00 pm in the Squire Room of the Union.

Lecture Description: “Science and the Humanities: Can either address truth?”

With postmodernism, there are two questions regarding truth. First, without a foundation and being skeptical, can even science claim to be finding truth? Or are there just the stories that scientists weave? Second, if there is truth, is science the only road to truth? Or can the humanities look for truth also? And what of theology? In this lecture, a new look is taken at this question - which suggests new answers and a new basis for both our understanding of both the sciences and the humanities and how they can relate to each other.

Flyer for “Science and the Humanities: Can Either Address Truth?”

Biographical information on Dr. Richard L. Gorsuch

The Conversations Project

Valparaiso University and the Project on Civic Reflection are pleased to present a panel discussion and community conversation:

Honoring Our Veterans:
Theory and Practice

 The event will be held in the Christopher Center Community Room from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2007.

The program will explore the experiences of veterans returning from the various fronts in the war on terror. Panelists will address the problems faced by returning veterans, including coping with physical and mental injuries and reintegrating into civilian society. Audience members are encouraged to share their own experiences relating to returning veterants, to raise questions relating to the challenges of supporting our currently deployed forces, their families & veterans who have returned home.

These issues and others will be addressed by a panel including Earl McDowell, a veteran of the Vietnam conflict and member of the Portage Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Captain Nathan Harlan of the United States Army and Jill Carley, Director of Programs for the Illinois & Indiana Veterans Administration Clinic. The presentations will be brief and are intended to provide perspectives that will spark audience discussion.

The main purpose of the Conversations Project is to promote mutual education, understanding and political reconciliation through dialog. The intention is to forge connections between Valparaiso University the wider Valparaiso community, and throughout Northwest Indiana.

All Conversations Project Events are free and open to the public. The conversation will continue following the event during a reception at which food and drink will be provided.