Programs | Gaede Institute Archive: Spring 2019

The Gaede Institute co-sponsors a variety of faculty-organized lecture series: the Pascal Society Lectures, which engage questions of science and faith; the Erasmus Society Lectures, which bring to campus leading scholars in the humanities; two annual lectures organized by Westmont's chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honors society; special World Christianity, Gender Studies, and departmental lectures; and its own Reel Talk film discussion series. To add these events to your Google Calendar, follow this link, then click the small + icon in the bottom-right corner of the page. Unless otherwise noted, events are free and open to the public.

The Science of Virtue: Why Positive Psychology Matters to the Church
Mark McMinn, George Fox University

Tuesday, January 22
7:00 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Martin Institute Lecture

Mitigate, Adapt—or Suffer: Connecting Global Change to Local Impacts and Solutions
Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University

Thursday, January 24
1:15 PM | Global Leadership Center
Pascal Society Lecture | *Special tour of “Watershed” exhibit at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art to follow at 3:00 PM.

Becoming the Stories We Tell
Ken Wytsma, Kilns College

Monday, January 28
7:00 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Westmont in San Francisco Lecture

What do the Dead Sea Scrolls Teach Us about the Bible?
Sidnie White Crawford, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tuesday, January 29
3:30 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Westmont-UCSB Lecture in Early Christianity

The Race Problem in American Christianity
Peter Choi, Newbigin House of Studies

Wednesday, January 30
7:00 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Westmont in San Francisco Lecture

Imperiled Reptiles: Diversity and Conservation of California Turtles, Lizards and Snakes
Amanda Sparkman, Westmont College

Thursday, January 31
3:30 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Sustainability Speaker Series

Is Faith Good for Me?
Rebecca Chan, San Jose State University

Monday, February 4
3:30 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Erasmus Society Lecture

A Poetry Reading by Jennifer Maier
Jennifer Maier, Seattle Pacific University

Thursday, February 7
7:00 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Westmont Reading Series

A Conversation on Youth and Vocation
David Kinnaman, Barna Group

Monday, February 11
8:30 AM–1:00 PM (public lecture 9:00 AM) Global Leadership Center
Free registration is required for lunch. Contact libarts@westmont.edu.

Amazing Properties of Infinite Sums
James Sellers, Penn State

Thursday, February 21
3:30 PM | Adams 219
Mathematics Department Lecture

Why Watersheds Deserve Attention: A Panel Discussion
Julia Keanne, Naomi Tague, and Nell Campbell

Tuesday, February 26
3:30 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Sustainability Speaker Series

Africa: Perspectives from Three Westmont Scholars
Cynthia Toms, Serah Shani, and Carmen McCain

Wednesday, February 27
4:00 PM | Hieronymus Lounge

Losing the Forest for the Trees: On the Loss of Economic Efficiency and Equity in Federal Price-Fixing Class Actions
Martin Asher, Westmont College

Wednesday, February 27
7:00 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Paul C. Wilt Phi Kappa Phi Lecture

Reel Talk: "Modern Times"
hosted by Deborah Dunn, Westmont College

Thursday, February 28
7:00 PM | Porter Theater

Mathematics for Human Flourishing
Francis Su, Harvey Mudd College

Friday, March 1
3:30 PM | Winter Hall 106
Mathematics Department Lecture

“I Belong . . . in Two Worlds”: Reconciling Secular and Spiritual Ambition in the Autobiography of Constance Maynard (1849–1935)
Laura Green, Northeastern University

Thursday, March 7
3:30 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Gender Studies Lecture

C.S. Lewis vs Democracy 
Micah Watson, Calvin College

Monday, March 18
3:30 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Political Science Department and the Center for American Democracy

U. S.-China Relations Since the Twentieth Century
Dong Wang, Shanghai University

Tuesday, March 19
3:30 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Erasmus Society Lecture

The Eighteenth Annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts: “High Anxiety: Liberal Arts and the Race to Success”
With plenary speakers Timothy Eatman, Connie Horton, and Jaco Hamman

Thursday through Saturday, March 21–23
Plenary events are open to the public; registration is required for concurrent discussions and meals. More information at westmont.edu/conversation.

History and Stuff: A Historian’s Reflections on Consumerism and the Environment
Marianne Robins, Westmont College

Monday, March 25
3:30 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Sustainability Speaker Series

How Belief in God is Like Knowing a Dance: Cognitive and Evolutionary Perspectives
Justin Barrett, Fuller Seminary

Tuesday, March 26
7:00 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Pascal Society Lecture

"Gun Violence, Mental Illness, and the Law: Balancing Risk and Rights for Effective Policy"
Jeffrey Swanson, Duke University

Thursday, March 28
3:30 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Sponsored by the Provost's Office, the Gaede Institute, and the Center for American Democracy

Reel Talk: "Places in the Heart"
hosted by Telford Work, Westmont College

Thursday, March 28
7:00 PM | Adams 216

The Sex of Sin: Theologies of Sin and the Evolution of Sexual Difference
Megan Loumagne

Friday, April 5
3:30 PM | Winter Hall
Science and Faith Club Lecture

A Poetry Reading by Kristin George Bagdanov
Kristin George Bagdanov, University of California, Davis

Wednesday, April 10
7:00 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Westmont Reading Series

Book Launch Celebration |  Reimagining Your Love Story: Biblical and Psychological Practices for Healthy Relationships
Andrea Gurney, Westmont College

Thursday, April 11
3:30 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Sponsored by the Westmont College Provost's Office

Reel Talk: "The Insult"
hosted by Carmen McCain, Westmont College

Tuesday, April 16
7:00 PM | Adams 216

Santa Barbara's Farmer's Markets
Sam Edelman, Certified Farmers Market Association

Tuesday, April 23
3:30 PM | Hieronymus Lounge
Sustainability Speaker Series