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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. 

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The Story of Jesus: History or Hoax? A USC professor questions a Cambridge scholar on new evidence

Peter J. Williams - Warden, Tyndale House; Affiliated Lecturer, University of Cambridge

Bruce Zuckerman - Myron and Marian Casden Director and Professor of Religion and Linguistics, University of Southern California

April 17th, 2013 at 7:00 PM

USC Galen Center Founders Room
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We are anticipating a full house for Peter J. Williams! USC students will be given priority seating.

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Peter Williams

Peter J. Williams

Warden, Tyndale House; Affiliated Lecturer, University of Cambridge

Dr Peter (P.J.) Williams is the Warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge. He was educated at Cambridge University, where he received his MA, MPhil and PhD, in the study of ancient languages related to the Bible. He taught Hebrew and Old Testament at Cambridge University and was on the faculty of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, where he became a Senior Lecturer in New Testament and Deputy Head of the School of Divinity, History and Philosophy.

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Bruce Zuckerman

Myron and Marian Casden Director and Professor of Religion and Linguistics, University of Southern California

Bruce E. Zuckerman is a Professor in the School of Religion at the University of Southern California, where he teaches courses in the Hebrew Bible, the Bible in Western Literature, the Ancient Near East, and Archaeology. He received his Ph.D. in ancient Near Eastern Languages from Yale University and is a specialist in Northwest Semitic languages and biblical studies. Besides his teaching responsibilities, he directs the USC Archaeological Research Center and both the West Semitic Research and InscriptiFact Projects.

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History at USC

USC Stories Right

In 2012, The Veritas Forum at USC asked, What is the role of stories in helping us find meaning?  Neal A. Baer, a Harvard-trained physician, practicing pediatrician and award-winning television writer and producer, and John Shepherd, an American producer and film and TV actor, came to USC to speak in "Stories: Finding Meaning." Join Neal and John in a discussion about film, faith, and the meaning of life.

USC Evidence Right

In 2011, The Veritas Forum at USC evaluated science's claim to be one of the only objective ways of understanding the world in "Same Evidence, Different Conclusions: Is Objective Belief and Oxymoron?"  But science itself is deeply affected by our pre-existing beliefs and these a priori commitments color the way we assess the so-called 'evidence' for or against theism. Hear John Lennox discuss how two people can examine the same data and come up with vastly different interpretations.