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Our Mission

To create a collegial environment for the examination of faith and science questions at Caltech and beyond.

We believe that the examination of questions of faith and science is absolutely vital to an open-minded and thorough search for truth. Are there limits to human knowledge? Where does information come from? Is it possible to give an objective account of ethics? How do you know what you do not know? These are some of the important questions that live at the intersection of science, faith, philosophy, and ethics. By tackling questions like these together, we can contribute to a community of healthy discussion and meaningful learning.

Eat, Listen, Discuss

Our monthly meetings follow a simple format: Eat a delicious meal, listen to a talk by a prominent scientist or philosopher, and discuss in groups of eight to ten.

Eat, Listen, Discuss

Our monthly meetings follow a simple format: Eat a delicious meal, listen to a talk by a prominent scientist or philosopher, and discuss in groups of eight to ten.

The goal of our events is to start conversations that explore the important questions at the intersection of science, philosophy, ethics, and religion.

We do this by creating a venue for conversation that includes a meal, a talk from an expert speaker (typically a scientist), and a time of discussion in groups of 8-10.

Upcoming Events

Our next event is coming to Caltech campus in the Fall of 2023. Stay tuned!

Past Events

With Dr. Leslie Wickman, research scientist and engineer

With Dr. David Baltimore, Caltech President Emeritus & Nobel laureate

With mathematician, Dr. Francis Su

With neurobiologist, Dr. Bill Newsome of Stanford

With plasma physicist, Dr. Ian Hutchinson of MIT

With a panel of theological thinkers and scientists

With research scientist, Dr. Bijan Nemati

With philosophy professor, Dr. Edward Feser

With Dr. Justin Barrett & Caltech's Dr. Antonio Rangel

With psychology professor, Dr. Warren Brown

With science philosopher, Dr. Nancy Murphy

With philosophy professor, Dr. Myron Penner

With philosophy professor, Dr. Richard Otte

With astrophysicist & Caltech postdoc alum, Dr. Hugh Ross

With professor of computer engineering, Dr. Robert Marks

Past Events

Who We Are

Our project organizers are a coalition of Caltech student groups, JPL scientists, and leaders of local worshipping communities with a passion for open and honest exploration of science and faith questions.

Who We Are

Some of our Leaders:

Len Tang

Project Leader

Len is the lead pastor of Missio Community Church (missiocc.org) in Pasadena, which is focusing on the Caltech community. Len’s parents were scientists at Caltech and JPL, and he has a degree in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and an MDiv from Fuller Seminary.

Bijan Nemati

Lead Scientist

Bijan is an astrophysicist with a PhD in Physics who has worked as a Senior Engineer at JPL for 15 years. He has been studying and speaking on the relationship between faith and science for many years, and is a frequent guest speaker to the Christian student groups at Caltech.

Jonas lippuner

Caltech Grad Student

Jonas is a Caltech PhD student in theoretical astrophysics and is the president of the Graduate Christian Fellowship at Caltech. He is one of several students who have given from their limited time to support this project and help shape our vision.

support

The Science And Faith Examined project is made possible by the support of an award from the Science and Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries (STEAM) project at Fuller Theological Seminary and by a grant from the Moore-Hufstedler Fund.

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