Faith and Science Forum

For 2026, the Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum invite you to examine issues at the interface of faith and science on Wednesdays from June 10th to August 12th. After a light dinner at 6 pm, presentations will begin at 6:30 pm to be followed by a Q & A session and table discussion at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church (TOTH) in Los Alamos.

The unique characteristics of our universe will be described by Joyce Guzik with a tie to our Creator. The Haarsmas, who presented in 2015, will follow with a Christian perspective on the multiverse. Other presentations will provide a scientific perspective on religion. The remaining presentations will address the ethics and psychological aspects of human interactions among ourselves and God’s creation.

DateSpeaker(s) – Topic
June 10James Carroll – Introduction to Religious Studies from a Scientific Perspective
June 17Victoria Erhart – Oppenheimer and the Science of Hinduism
June 24Nels Hoffman – Saved by the Spirits: Did religion rescue paleolithic humans from extinction?
July 8Joyce Guzik –   Expansion on the book, “Just Six Numbers”, by Martin Rees  
July 15Loren and Deborah Haarsma Guest Speaker by YouTube followed by ZOOM, “God and the Multiverse” The recording will be followed by a live Q&A on ZOOM.
July 22Kathryn Paige Harden, Ph.D. Dept. of Psychology, U of Texas, Austin – Live Guest Speaker “The Genetics of Vice and Virtue”  
July 29Jack Shlachter – Synchronous Sin and Synesthesia at Sinai  
August 5John Ambrosiano – Searching for the Origin of Goodness  
August 12Chick Keller – Human Responsibility for the Earth with Scriptural Ties