"Faith and Science Dialogue in the Ruins: Scientific Rationality and Catholic Doctrine in Walker Percy"

In this presentation, Dr. Chris Baglow, P.h.D., will consider the intersection of faith and science in the life, essays and novels of Walker Percy as emblematic of the Catholic approach to the scientific investigation of the natural world—what St. John Paul II once called a "relational unity...in which faith and science "can draw each other into a wider world, where both may flourish." Particular attention will be given to instances where Percy offered fitting ripostes to the likes of the New Atheists in his own day.

To allow for better spacing and for all attendees to see all 4 major presentations this talk will be offered in 2 sessions. Once from 2pm - 3:30pm and again from 3:45 -5:15pm