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Research on Tap
Event Date:
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 7:00 pm
Where: Mavor鈥檚, Confederation Centre of the Arts
Who: Dr. Joe Velaidum, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies
Discussion: 鈥淭he same old arguments of the new atheism movement鈥
What: The cold wind blows. The long winter night creeps in. What better way to chase away the winter doldrums than an evening spent discussing ideas in a warm and welcoming atmosphere?
Velaidum says the problem with the proponents of this brand of atheism, made popular by best-selling authors such as Richard Dawkins, is that they 鈥渄on鈥檛 understand religion. They don鈥檛 understand faith, or Christianity. They even misunderstand science.鈥 He鈥檒l also consider what role religion has in modern society, especially as Christmas draws near, 鈥渁 holiday that鈥檚 had most of its religious themes stripped away.鈥
Research on Tap is a series of public discussions with UPEI researchers.
Contact Name
Dave Atkinson