Yesterday, Sigbjørn and Giles were hosted by the Theology and Philosophy Departments at Boston College, for a seminar on Ordered Universe, its methods, principal findings and ethos. We outlined the historical issues in encountering Grosseteste, the difficulties in tracing his steps, which affect in turn the context that can be given, or is assumed, forContinue reading “Boston College – Knowing and Speaking”
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Knowing through Speaking – Boston College
Next week, Sigbjørn Sønnesyn and Giles Gasper will be talking about the Ordered Universe at Boston College, USA, Thursday 25th October, starting at 7.00 pm. They will be speaking on ‘Knowing through Speaking: Collaborative Learning through Interdisciplinary Research on Medieval Science.’ Bringing together a unique configuration of natural scientists, social scientists and arts and humanitiesContinue reading “Knowing through Speaking – Boston College”
Kalamazoo Sessions 1: How to think about science…including liturgy
Kalamazoo, a medium sized mid-western city, the original home of Gibson guitars (established here in 1902), famous for a book-keeping system, the subject of a Glenn Miller song, home of an increasing number of excellent microbreweries, and the place to which over 3000 medievalists return each year for the International Medieval Congress. The rooms on campusContinue reading “Kalamazoo Sessions 1: How to think about science…including liturgy”
Journey to Kalamazoo
So, I’m in the History Department, not the Geography Department, and it didn’t seem all that far to get from Boston to Kalamazoo, and, the Durham IMEMS contingent has often travelled from Toronto to Kalamazoo which involves an interesting stay at the Port Huron/Sarnia crossing between Canada and the US. Travelling only in the US wouldContinue reading “Journey to Kalamazoo”