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A lecture by Professor Jennifer Newsome Martin (University of Notre Dame), offered as part of "Creation: Artistic and Divine", a high school conference presented by the Newman Forum
February 15, 2020
University of Chicago, Swift Hall
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Creation: Artistic & Divine
Physics tells us how the universe is ordered, but can it tell us why? How are the laws of physics like a baseball rulebook? And why should we expect the universe to operate according to regular laws anyway?
If God created all things at the beginning of time, what are artists doing when they "create" a beautiful work of art? Can one thing be more beautiful than another? How are beauty and art related to God?
In this conference held for Chicago-area high school students, parents, and teachers, Professors Stephen Barr (Physics, U of Delaware) and Jennifer Newsome Martin (Theological Aesthetics, Notre Dame's Department of Liberal Studies) help us investigate the physics of creation and the theology of creativity.
This event was co-sponsored by Mundelein Seminary, the Archdiocese of Chicago Vocation Office, Relevant Radio, and the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. This program was made possible in part by a gift from the Paluch Family Foundation and a grant from the Our Sunday Visitor Institute.
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A lecture by Professor Jennifer Newsome Martin (University of Notre Dame), offered as part of "Creation: Artistic and Divine", a high school conference presented by the Newman Forum
February 15, 2020
University of Chicago, Swift Hall
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Creation: Artistic & Divine
Physics tells us how the universe is ordered, but can it tell us why? How are the laws of physics like a baseball rulebook? And why should we expect the universe to operate according to regular laws anyway?
If God created all things at the beginning of time, what are artists doing when they "create" a beautiful work of art? Can one thing be more beautiful than another? How are beauty and art related to God?
In this conference held for Chicago-area high school students, parents, and teachers, Professors Stephen Barr (Physics, U of Delaware) and Jennifer Newsome Martin (Theological Aesthetics, Notre Dame's Department of Liberal Studies) help us investigate the physics of creation and the theology of creativity.
This event was co-sponsored by Mundelein Seminary, the Archdiocese of Chicago Vocation Office, Relevant Radio, and the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. This program was made possible in part by a gift from the Paluch Family Foundation and a grant from the Our Sunday Visitor Institute.
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Read more about this event on our website: lumenchristi.org/event/2020/02/creation-artistic-divine-stephen-m-barr-jennifer-newsome-martin
To subscribe to Lumen Christi's YouTube page, click here:
youtube.com/user/LumenChristiInt
