Science & Spirituality: Is Religion the Cradle of Science? (HyFlex: )
Winter (14+ hours) | Registration opens 11/23/2026 12:00 AM EDT
THIS IS THE (IN-PERSON/ZOOM) REGISTRATION OPTION FOR THIS COURSE!
We, homo sapiens, are capable of developing a deep understanding of nature, matter, and the universe. In our course we will learn how our curiosity morphed from beliefs into the scientific method that enables us to find objective ways to understand nature in more detail. We will explore how scientists find and correct mistakes that were made on our journey of discovery. With the progress that science has made, we will discuss if all secrets of the universe will ever be known.
In the nine sessions of this course we will focus on:
- Religions & Beginning of Science - is there life after death?
- Cosmos & Universe - is there a beginning and an end?
- Biology & Evolution - is the large brain in human beings a result of evolution?
- Alchemy & Chemistry - can Gold be made from any other material?
- Physics & Electromagnetic Waves - why does light travel in a vacuum?
- Exploring the Smallest & Largest - how were heavy atoms formed?
- Human Body & Mind - Love, Trust, Morality: Is it just Brain Chemistry?
- Science of War & Peace - is war a perpetual apparition of human life?
We will be exploring branches of science and discussing the connections and interactions with our daily lives and our worldview.
This course will combine lecture with class discussions.
- There are no required books for this course.
Jürgen Ewert
Jürgen Ewert was born in 1949 and grew up in a small village near the Baltic Sea in East Germany. After finishing school in 1968 he studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Ilmenau. In 1972 Jürgen started working as a design engineer at a large company in East Berlin and joined the Academy of Science in Berlin in 1985. Jürgen had an opportunity to travel to the United States in August 1989, shortly before the Berlin wall fell that November. Jürgen lives in Woodstock, Vermont.