Philosophy & Intellectual Life in the DFW Area
Dallas Philosopher's Forum

North Texas Philosophical Association
Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
Dallas Morning News Opinion Point Question:
"Is Dallas Good for Smart People?"

Three Answers:
YES (Frederick Turner)
NO (Jerome Weeks)
PERHAPS (Virginia Postrel; w/ follow-up Here)

Ongoing Events and Lectures

Dallas Museum of Art Functions:

Ongoing:  Lectures, Exhibits, and Films Calander at the DMA

Ongoing:  Free Admission, Thursday Nights Live, 5:00pm to 9:00pm (Live Jazz Every Thursday)

Dallas Architecture Forum Ongoing Lectures and Panel Discussions


April 22, 2008 [Tuesday]:  Dr. David Berlinski will be presenting his new book, The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions, at 4:30 p.m. in Lynch Auditorium  (near to the university's central spire) at University of Dallas [1845 East Northgate Dr. Irving, Texas]. This event is free and open to the public.  More information Here.
Saturday, March 7, 2009: Theodore Walker Jr. (associate professor of ethics and society at SMU Perkins School of Theology) will present a paper entitled "Methodist Perspectives on Darwin and Creation Through Evolution."  He will speak between at 9:00 am and 4:45 pm at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center.
2009 Metaphysics and Philosophy of Religion Workshop  (March 27-28), University of Texas at San Antonio
   It's not clear whether it's open to the public or not, but the papers are avaliable online.
Does the God of Christianity Exist, and What Difference Does it Make? A Debate  (Saturday, March 21, 2009;
  1:00-3:00 pm at the Dallas Convention Center).  Panelists: William Lane Craig, James Denison,
  Christopher Hitchens, Doug Wilson, and Lee Strobel.  At the Dallas Convention Center (Hall TBA).
  
William Lane Craig, "Richard Dawkins on Arguments for God"  (Saturday, March 21, 2009; 4:00-5:00 pm at the
  Dallas Convention Center; Hall TBA).    
Alvin Plantinga, Three Lectures on Science and Religion at Criswell College
Thursday, March 26, 2009 (10:00 am): "On Christian Scholarship"
Friday, March 27, 2009 (7:00 pm): "Divine Action in the World"
Saturday, March 28, 2009 (10:00 am): "Content and Natural Selection"
Past Philosophy of Religion Events in the DFW Area
The God Dialogues Panel Discussion:
Two local Christian apologists and two local atheists will join each other  to engage in a roundtable discussion over “The God Question” - relating their beliefs and disbeliefs to real-life issues like morality, the meaning of life, and man’s origin, followed by audience Q&A. 
First Event:  Monday, March 23, 2009 at the University of Texas at Dallas
Second Event: Thursdsay, April 9, 2009 at the University of Texas at Arlington
Third Event:  Thurdsay, April 23, 2009 at Texas A&M
Both are free events.  Recordings avaliable online HERE.
Philosophy of Being Website:
A University of Dallas Course by Taylor Marshall
September 8, 2009 [Friday] -- Ronald Numbers will speak on "Anti-Evolutionism in America: From
Scientific Creationism to Intelligent Design." Part of SMU's Darwin's Evolving Legacy
2009 lecture series.  More information HERE.
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September 24, 2009 [Thursday] -- A panel discussion on the making of the NOVA’s, Judgment Day:
Intelligent Design on Trial.  Participants include Judge John E. Jones -- as well as Paula
Apsell and Melanie Wallace (producers), Eric Rothschild (plaintiff's council), and Laurie
Lebo (author of The Devil in Dover).  Time and venue for this lecture to be announced.
Part of SMU's Darwin's Evolving Legacy 2009 lecture series.  More information HERE.

September 25, 2009 [Friday] -- A First Amendment Rights discussion hosted by the SMU Law School and
the Maguire Center involving Judge John E. Jones and Eric Rothschild.  Paula Apsell
and Melanie Wallace also will be featured in an event at Meadows School of the Arts.
More information HERE.

October 4, 2009 [Sunday] -- William Lane Craig is speaking at Watermark Community Church; Topic: "The
Evidence for Christianity" -- from 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM.

October 23-24, 2009 [Fri. & Sat.] -- Intelligent Design Conference - Science and Faith: Friends or Foes?
Speakers:  William Dembski, Stephen Meyer, Jay Richards & John West
Southwestern Seminary, Riley Center; 2001 W. Seminary Drive; Fort Worth, Texas 76115
More Information Here.  Register Here. [$75 full conference; $40 one day]