Lectures at the Abbey

Christian Faith and Public Policy: Faith, Reason and Science in the public arena

17 April 2012 at 6:15 pm

Exploring issues of faith and public policy. This first lecture concentrated on the arguments of those who claim that since religious claims are not capable of being subjected to public scientific scrutiny they should play no part in debates in the public realm.

Raymond Plant is a Labour Peer and Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Philosophy at King's College London. Lord Plant sits in the House of Lords as a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights. He has written extensively on political, social, and legal philosophy, dealing with such issues as human rights and community. He is a Fellow of St Catherine's College Oxford, and Harris Manchester College Oxford.

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