1. Hurricane Frances, image NASA

2. Professor Bob White researches the dynamic nature of the earth’s crust, and particularly, how  volcanic rock is produced when continents and oceans rift apart;  these geological processes affect climate;  natural disasters and climate change affect people;  we should respond to such processes, and live sustainably. He has been Professor of Geophysics since 1989, a Fellow of the Royal Society since 1994, a Council member of the Geological Society of London and Associate-Director of the Faraday Institute since 2006. Thursday 12 March 2009 6.00 - 7.00 p.m. Theatre OGGB4, Business School corner, Symonds St / Grafton Rd University of Auckland The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion University of Cambridge, School of Theology University of Auckland, Theology and the Natural Sciences in Aotearoa present Professor Robert White FRS Professor of Geophysics, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge a public lecture Global warming: a Christian response to a burning issue

3. The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion University of Cambridge, School of Theology University of Auckland, Theology and the Natural Sciences Aotearoa present Professor Robert White FRS Professor of Geophysics, University of Cambridge a symposium Science & religion in the 21st century: Faith in science, science in faith Programme Prof Jeff Tallon FRSNZ Truth or true?- faith and science rubbing shoulders Prof Bob White FRS Natural disasters and acts of God Prof Gareth Jones CNZM Manufacturing humans: the borderlands between human and divine control Dr Graeme Finlay The story in our genes: the Primal Testament Prof John McClure Psychology and Christianity: is there a ghost in the machine? Dr Stephen Garner / Dr Nicola Hoggard-Creegan The view from theology Saturday 14 March 2009 8.30 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. Theatre 401-439, ‘Neon Foyer’, Engineering School, Symonds St, University of Auckland please register by Wednesday 11 March: p.medhora@auckland.ac.nz cost, $25; non-waged people, $15 refreshments and lunch provided