Spring 2025 Events
Faith, Science, and the Bible Series — Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J.
Former Gonzaga President and well-known Catholic author and speaker Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J. returns to Gonzaga University for a series on Faith, Science, and the Bible. Fr Spitzer's recent book Science, Reason, and Faith: Discovering the Bible (Our Sunday Visitor, 2023) addresses issues often cited as evidence for purported conflicts between science and the Bible: the historicity of biblical events, creation, evolution, miracles, the resurrection of Jesus. The purpose of the Faith, Science, and the Bible series is to engage Bible-science issues and explore reasons for trusting the truth and authority of the scriptures. Fr Spitzer and other guest speakers will offer talks addressing key dimensions of the Bible-science relationship.
Making Sense of the Old Testament in Light of Contemporary Science & the Moral Teaching of Jesus
Date: Wednesday, February 5th, 2024
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Globe Room, Cataldo Hall, Gonzaga University Campus
Throughout the last five hundred years, the Catholic Church has developed methods to reconcile science with scripture and to explain the development of morality in the Bible. Fr. Spitzer will explore four hermeneutical principles to resolve seeming contradictions between science and scripture, and between the Old and New Testaments: The principles of Pius XII, St. Robert Bellarmine, Joseph Ratzinger, and the Pontifical Biblical Commission.
How Contemporary Science and History Shed Light on the Ministry, Passion, & Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Date: Thursday, February 6th, 2024
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Barbieri Courtroom, Gonzaga Law School 127, Gonzaga University Campus
Dr. Richard Bauckham and colleagues have made groundbreaking discoveries to reconnect the Gospel eyewitnesses with the traditions underlying our Gospels. At the same time, several groups of scientists have examined the Shroud of Turin—the purported burial cloth of Jesus—revealing probative insights into His passion and resurrection. Fr. Spitzer will explore the results of these investigations and discuss the implications for the reality and significance of Jesus Christ today.
