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The <a href="http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/about/central.html">Central Branch of the Madison Public Library</a>, 201 W. Mifflin Street; and the <a href="http://www.stoughton.org/library/spl.html">Stoughton Public Library</a>, 304 S. Fourth St.; have joined forces in sponsoring a series of talks beginning Oct. 30 from renowned authors, local clergy, and Madison-area professors on topics involving the intersection of faith and reason.
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Derived from a University of Wisconsin-Madison <a href="http://www.news.wisc.edu/14212">physics course on science and religion</a>, this series tackles the inter-relatedness of both disciplines, and promotes the need for doubt and skepticism in matters of both science and religion. <a href="http://users.src.wisc.edu/onellion/marshall.html">Marshall Onellion</a>, a UW-Madison physics professor, is currently teaching a physics course on science and religion and co-author with Steven Fortney of the book "<a href="http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail%7Ebookid%7E46083.aspx">Seeking Truth: Living with Doubt</a>."
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The series is co-sponsored by the religious studies department at Edgewood College and physics department at UW-Madison.
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The lectures and dates are as follows:
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<li>"Religious Fundamentalism in America," Tuesday, Oct. 30, 7-8:30 p.m., Madison Public Library-Central Branch. The discussion will include Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of "American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America;" and Onellion. The talk will be moderated by Professor John Leonard, chair of the religious studies department at Edgewood College.
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<li>"Islam and Christianity," Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7-8:30 p.m., Madison Public Library-Central Branch. Presenters include Robert Spencer, author of seven books on Islam, most recently "Religion of Peace? Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn't;" and Onellion; moderated by Leonard.</li>
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<li>"Christianity Today," Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7-8:30 p.m., Madison Public Library-Central Branch. Presenters include Brent Christianson, pastor of Lutheran Campus Ministry at UW-Madison; and "Seeking Truth: Living with Doubt" co-author Fortney; moderated by Leonard.</li>
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<li>"How the Brain Changes," Tuesday, November 20, 7-8:30 p.m., Madison Public Library-Central Branch. Presenters include Richard Davidson, Vilas Professor of Psychology and Neurology at UW-Madison; and Fortney. The discussion will be moderated by Phil Haslanger, contributing editor, The Capital Times.</li>
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<li>"Eastern Religions and Science," Tuesday, Nov. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. Madison Public Library-Central Branch. Presenters are Fortney, who is a Buddhist initiate in both the Tibetan tradition and Japanese Zen tradition; and Onellion; moderated by Leonard.</li>
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<li>"What is the Role of Doubt in Science and Religion," Tuesday, Dec. 4, 7-8:30 p.m., Stoughton Public Library. Presenters are Onellion and Fortney; moderated by Leonard.
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The Central Branch of the Madison Public Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street; and the Stoughton Public Library, 304 S. Fourth St.; have joined forces in sponsoring a series of talks beginning Oct. 30 from renowned authors, local clergy, and Madison-area professors on topics involving the intersection of faith and reason.
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