God & Science: Divine Causation and the Laws of Nature
The Richard L. Thompson Archives Reading Group is planning a session on Thompson's God & Science: Divine Causation and the Laws of Nature (2004 on Zoom and in person at the BIHS library in Gainesville, Florida, 11 am – 12:30 pm EST on alternate Saturdays (see schedule below for tentative dates).
Series VI on God & Science will cover this collection of essays that examine the relationship between modern science and the Vaiṣṇava tradition of India. Although little known in the West, the Vaiṣṇava tradition is based on a monotheistic philosophy having much in common with Judeo-Christian thought. When brought into contact with modern science, Vaiṣṇavism generates some of the same questions that arise from the confrontation of science and Christianity. At the same time, there are significant differences. These essays contain a smorgasbord of novel insights that provide new perspectives on the relation between science and religion.
To register for this program and receive the zoom link, please contact Prishni Sutton at:
info@richardlthompson.com
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Tentative Schedule: Sessions start at 11 A.M. EST |
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January 17, 2026 |
Opening remarks by H. H. Jayadvaita Swami and Bob Cohen (Brahmatirtha) Foreword and Introduction by Prishni Sutton |
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January 31, 2026 |
Ch 1. God and the Laws of Physics by Omduth Coceal (Kapiladeva) |
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February 14, 2026 |
Ch 2. On God and Science by Christopher Beetle (Krishna Kripa) |
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February 28, 2026 |
Ch 3. Does God Go Against the Laws of Nature? by Vasyl Semenov (Dvija Govinda) |
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March 14, 2026 |
Ch 4. Rational “Mythology” by Sthita-dhi-muni Das (S. D. Muni) |
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March 28, 2026 |
Ch 5. The Miracle of the Milk |
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April 11, 2026 |
Ch 6. Challenges Facing Science and Religion |
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April 25, 2026 |
Ch 7.High Technology and the Ground of Being |
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May 9, 2026 |
Ch 8. Paradoxes of Time and Space by Yanying Wang (Nandimukhi) |
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May 23, 2026 |
Ch 9. Life: Real and Artificial |
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June 6, 2026 |
Ch 10. The Little Man in the Brain |
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June 20, 2026 |
Ch 11. Imitators of Life |
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July 4, 2026 |
Ch 12. On Mystic Perfections and Long Distance Hypnosis |
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July 18, 2026 |
Ch 13. Consciousness and the “New Physics” by Omduth Coceal (Kapiladeva) |
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August 1, 2026 |
Ch 14. Primordial Alphabet Soup |
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August 15, 2026 |
Ch 15. Was There an Eve? |
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August 29, 2026 |
Ch 16. The Seeds of Reason |
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September 12, 2026 |
Ch 17. Cross-Cultural Traces of Vedic Civilization by Richard Cole (Radha Mohan) |
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September 26, 2026 |
Ch 18. Astronomy and the Antiquity of Vedic Civilization by Christopher J. Hayton (Krsna-bhajana) |
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October 10, 2026 |
Ch 19. The Universe of the Vedas by Prishni Sutton |
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October 24, 2026 |
Ch 20. Advanced Astronomy in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam |
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November 7, 2026 |
Ch 21. Exact Science in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam by Jack Dodson (Kala-Svarupa) |
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