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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…
Evolution – Random or Determined?
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…
Radical Feminism, Radical Marxism, Radical Love: a Professor Encounters Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa (HKU’93 honorary doctorate Social Sciences), a Catholic nun who devoted her life to helping India’s poor, was arguably the most influential spiritual revolutionary of her time. Canonised by Pope Francis, the “saint of the gutters” served the poor of Calcutta and challenged religious thought of people the world over. Prof Mary Poplin (Claremont…
The Character of Leadership student forum 2017
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.
Christianity – The Chinese Way
Synopsis How ‘western’ is Christianity? This joint lecture explores Chinese contributions to Christian thought, and how Chinese viewpoints on the human may change and challenge traditional ideas inherited from the West. Peng Yin probes the difference Chinese philosophy makes for a Christian understanding of human nature. He diagnoses three flawed European imageries of China, and identifies their…
Can We Save Our World? Religion and Ecology
In light of the ongoing environmental crisis and climate change, many have suggested that we now live in the age of the Anthropocene, an age in which the geology and ecosystem of the natural world are significantly shaped by human activities and technology. How should human beings interpret their place in this changing world? How…