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Where does morality come from? Isn't science rapidly approaching a complete explanation of nature? Do you ever have doubts about your worldview? Where can I find meaning and fulfillment?

College students around the world are asking themselves and their friends these questions, but there is often no real place to explore these questions alongside brilliant faculty and leading thinkers. 

Veritas Forums are university events that engage students and faculty in discussions about life's hardest questions and the relevance of Jesus Christ to all of life.

Veritas Forums are created and hosted by campus student organizations, connected to a network of 70 campuses nationwide, and supported by the national Veritas Forum team.


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Recent Events

Recent Events

Love Thy Neighbor?

Biology, Altruism, and
Why We Do Good

Jeffrey Schloss - Distinguished Professor and
T. B. Walker Chair of Biology, Westmont College
Anna Dornhaus - Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona 

Monday, February 4, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Crowder Hall


Join academic experts Dr. Jeff Schloss and Dr. Anna Dornhaus for an intellectual discussion about love, biology, and how God fits into it all. Each speaker will bring a different perspective to the conversation.

We are anticipating a full house at Crowder Hall for Professors Schloss and Dornhaus' discussion!  Student ID holders will be given priority seating so that UA students have the first opportunity to see The Forum.

 Extended Q&A following the dialogue with both speakers. Reception with refreshments served.

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Presenters

Jeffrey Schloss

Jeffrey Schloss

Distinguished Professor and T. B. Walker Chair of Biology at Westmont College

Jeffrey P. Schloss has been a Danforth Fellow, a Crosson Fellow at the University of Notre Dame Center for Philosophy of Religion, and a Plummer Fellow at Oxford University. He writes and speaks widely on the interdisciplinary implications of evolutionary approaches to altruism and morality.


Anna Dornhaus

Anna Dornhaus

Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona

Anna Dornhaus studies the evolution of collective strategies from ecology and the interactions of individuals. Her recent work includes research on forager allocation, recruitment systems, trade offs in decision-making and learning, and the relationship between group size and organizational strategy.

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History at Arizona

UA Meaning Right

In 2012, The Veritas Forum at UA asked, "Is Science Enough?" What is the meaning of life? Can science answer this ancient question? Satyan Devadoss suggested that transcending the Enlightenment will integrate faith and science in a new way. Prof. Devadoss spoke about mathematics, science, and his own journey of faith as a believing Christian. 

UA ScienceFaith Right

In 2011, The Veritas Forum at UA hosted Ian Hutchinson on "Science and Faith: Equal Sources of Knowledge?" Our culture makes it seem that science and faith are perpetually at war. But is the perception true? Ian Hutchinson, plasma physicist and Christian from MIT, doesn't think so.