How is Genesis Compatible with Science? Insights from Augustine

1776 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest,Washington DC 20036

13 April, 2021

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A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers Boston University The Thomistic Institute at Yale University presents a lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers of Boston College entitled “How is Genesis Compatible with Science? Insights from Augustine.” April 13, 2021 6:00pm EST About the speaker: Sarah Byers is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. She received a masters and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, and her interests include St. Augustine, Hellenistic philosophy, and the history of ancient and medieval ethics and metaphysics. She is responsible for many publications, including Perception, Sensibility, and Moral Motivation in Augustine: A Stoic-Platonic Synthesis, a book that argues that Augustine assimilated the Stoic theory of perception into his philosophy.