Going Public: Christian Engagement in the Secular World

Modern science has created the most powerful tools in history for preventing human suffering. From vaccines and antibiotics to sanitation and agriculture, advances in technology have largely eradicated many forms of human suffering. But what of hope? Prof Troy Van Voorhis will make the case that these scientific revolutions have not increased our capacity for…

Faith@Work is a free lunchtime offering for students; connecting with HKU alumni and professionals in the real-world Natalie Chan (HKU Bachelor of Social Science, 1987) worked in the finance industry for 20 years. After obtaining an MBA from INSEAD in France in 1993, she worked at Goldman Sachs in London for the equities division serving…

All scientists know that they are expected to maintain the highest ethical standards in their research, and discoveries are continually being made that require considerable ethical reflection with respect to their application. But is science itself an intrinsically positive enterprise from an ethical perspective? And which ethical principles should we prioritise in the applications of…

The Character of Leadership is a collaboration between HKU Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU Faith and Global Engagement, The Oxford Global Leadership Initiative, and The Oxford Character Project, sponsored by Templeton World Charity Foundation.

Received wisdom is that evolution is a more-or-less open-ended process, and lacks any predictability. This applies to all species, including humans. We too are just another historical accident, of no more (or less) significance than a snake or dragon fruit. Central to this supposition are not only random factors such as mutations, but the claim…