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Gomes accepts honorary degrees

The Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes has been awarded three honorary degrees this spring, including those of doctor of divinity from The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church in New York City and from Lafayette College in Easton, Penn., and the degree of doctor of humane letters from Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. Gomes delivered the baccalaureate sermon at both The General Theological Seminary and Lafayette College. At Augustana College, meanwhile, he gave the Commencement address. The Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, Gomes is the recipient of 36 honorary degrees.

Stein to speak at seminar

Associate Professor of Neurology Ross Stein has been invited to speak at the first Open Theology and Science Seminar, hosted by Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Mass., from June 17 to July 6. Program organizers selected Stein, who is the director of the Laboratory for Drug Discovering in Neurodegeneration at the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair, to present a lecture titled “Chemistry and Openness” because of his contributions to the emerging field of open theology and science.

The seminar will bring together acclaimed open theologians to converse with prominent scientists, building a new field in the science and religion discussion to explore the issues of cosmology, biology, and human sciences as they relate to open theology.