Events

On May 23, at 11:00, Richard Swinburne, an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, will meet with students and professors. Ilia State University will host an event at the Book House Ligamus.

During the meeting, Professor Swinburne will introduce his book “Faith and Reason”, which is to be published by Ilia State University Press.

The meeting will be particularly appealing to the students interested in religion and philosophy.

At the end of the meeting, Professor Richard Swinburne will be awarded  Honorary Professor from Ilia State University.

About the Author

Richard Swinburne began his academic life at the University of Oxford, where he studied philosophy and theology.

He developed an abiding interest in the issue of whether there is adequate justification for belief in God, more particularly in the doctrines of the Christian religion. He was brought up with a Christian background. In 1955, he left the Church of England and converted to Orthodoxy.

Swinburne devoted several years to learning the history of the physical and biological sciences, which was the source of his philosophical reflection.

In 1963, Swinburne became a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Hull. Since 1972, he has been a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Keele. At that time his academic focus was on the philosophy of religion. From 1985 to 2002, he served as Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at the University of Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1993.  He has held visiting professorships at a number of universities.

His first book, “Space and Time”, was published in 1968, followed by “The Concept of Miracle” in 1971. Between 1981 and 1997 his trilogy - “Faith and Reason”, “The Existence of God”, and “The Coherence of Theism” was released. His other works include: “Responsibility and Atonement”(1989), “Revelation”(1992), “The Christian God”(1994), “Providence and the Problem of Evil”(1998), “Epistemic Justification”(2001), “The Resurrection of God Incarnate”(2003), and “Mind, Brain, and Free Will”(2013). His new “debate book” with James Sterba, “Would a Good God Permit So Much Suffering?”, will be published by the end of 2023.

Richard Swinburne is the author of the widely-read books: “Is There a God?” (1996) and “Was Jesus God?” (2008).

He has been awarded Honorary Doctorates by the Catholic University of Lublin (2015), Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, Bucharest (2016), and the International Academy of Philosophy, Liechtenstein (2017).

Working Language: Georgian, English

Date and Time: 23 May, 11:00

Location: Book house Ligamus, 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Ave.

Attendance is free.

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