Is Justice Possible? – Pre-Lecture Discussion

Christine Ip (HKU BA ’86) is a Managing Director for United Overseas Bank Limited (“UOB”). Appointed CEO of UOB since January 2012, Christine is responsible for developing the Bank’s Greater China strategy. Prior to joining UOB, Christine has held a range of senior management roles in Hong Kong, USA, Canada, Singapore and China with ANZ,…

Does globalization need the wisdom of world religions? Globalization enables the flourishing of human lives, yet its “losers” often cannot satisfy their basic needs, while its “winners” often find that they don’t lead meaningful lives. Religions can exacerbate the situation, creating further division, yet their wisdom can enable humanity to reach beyond itself to others…

Co-organized by:Faith and Global Engagement, HKUGeneral Education, HKU  In the award-winning film The Theory of Everything, the young Stephen Hawking describes cosmology as a religion for intelligent atheists. The film then explores the theological implications of two cosmological models defended by Hawking.  Do these models in fact have the implications which Hawking attributes to them, and…

In this video, Prof. Paul Williams from Regent College UBC speaks to HKU students, staff, alumni and the public on the role of Christian faith in a secular society.  Paul Williams is the Executive Director of the Marketplace Institute and the David J. Brown Family Chair of Marketplace Theology and Leadership at Regent College. He…

Rapid advances in reproductive and genetic technology are transforming the way new human beings can be created, selected and modified. At the same time, powerful medical technology is able to keep elderly people alive in the face of devastating diseases and degenerative conditions. How can we respond to these complex ethical challenges from the perspective…

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…