Program Agenda:
6:00 pm Guests Registration
6:30 pm Introduction to the Event
6:45 pm Christian Perspective
7:05 pm Atheism Perspective
7:25 pm Islamic Perspective
7:45 pm Question & Answer Session
8:20 pm Conclusion
8:30 pm Refreshments
Open Admission & Complementary Refreshments
Speaker's Profiles:
Maulana Naseem Mahdi
An inspiring presenter and scholar, Naseem is the Missionary In-charge and Senior Vice President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Canada. Graduate of Islamic Studies, with keen interest in World religions, Naseem has served the Muslim Communities in Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Canada. Recipient of Gov. General's Award for Community service, Chief Editor of the Ahmadiyya Gazette, a strong proponent of interfaith dialogue, each year Naseem travels across Canada participating at multi-faith events. More at: http://www.worldreligionsconference.org
Dr. Christopher DiCarlo
Christopher diCarlo is a Philosopher of Science and Ethics whose interests in cognitive evolution have taken him into the natural and social sciences. His personal research focuses on how and why humans reason, think, and act the way they do. He is interested in how and why the human brain has evolved to its current state and what cross-cultural and cross-species behaviour can provide insight into universally common modes of reasoning. He is also interested in the application of neuroscience (specifically fMRI work), in an effort to better understand psychoneuroendocrine feedback looping in problem solving.
Dr. diCarlo is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology where he teaches Critical Thinking, Bioethics, and other courses. His most recent book (just released by McGraw-Hill Ryerson) is entitled: How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass: A Practical Guide to Thinking Critically.
He is also a past Visiting Research Scholar at Harvard University in the Department of Anthropology and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology where he conducted research for two books he is currently writing called: The Comparative Brain: The Evolution of Human Reasoning and The Evolution of Religion: Why Many Need to Believe in Deities, Demons, and the Unseen. ...more at: http://www.cdicarlo.com/
Pastor Peter Karl Youngren
Peter Karl Youngren co-pastors at Toronto International Celebration Church in Toronto, Canada. In addition to pastoring, he regularly lectures at secular and Christian universities on world religion amongst other current issues. Having participated in large-scale political and doctrinal forums, he is compelled to reveal God's grace and love to all mankind. In 1998, Peter Karl married the love of his life, Amy and together they reside in the Toronto area. ... more at: http://www.celebrationchurches.org/toronto/cc.php/staff/pastor_peter_karl_youngren/
