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Philosopher to present lectures on atheism May 10 and 11 at WWU 2012-05-04
Evolution and Religious Belief

Does evolutionary theory undermine the truth of religious belief? There have been many books published in recent years whose authors have attempted to develop an evolutionary explanation of religious belief. Pascal Boyer in Religion Explained claims, “The explanation for religious beliefs and…

2012-04-13
Last Chance to Hear Lectures on Philosophy and Religion

The second and final lecture in this year's Bellingham Lectures in Philosophy and Religion is being held tomorrow (Thursday) at Western Washington University.

Each year for the last four year, they've brought scholars of religion and science to western to give two lectures on…

2012-02-22
Bellingham Lectures in Philosophy and Religion set for Feb. 21 to 23 2012-02-10
Remembering Whatcom County leaders who died in 2011

As we march into 2012, let's pause to remember some of the people who contributed to public life in Whatcom County, and who died the past year.

2012-01-03
WWU philosophy program considered among best for undergraduate studies

Western Washington University's philosophy program has been named among the top undergraduate programs in the country. The assessment comes by way of The Philosophical Gourmet Report, a respected biennial review, according to WWU.

2011-12-20
Howard-Snyder to speak on faith and reason in RSP faculty research lecture 2011-10-17
WWU professor Fleetwood lobbied for people in need of help

Services will be held Saturday, July 23, for Hugh Fleetwood, a longtime philosophy professor at Western Washington University who held true to his beliefs in the public realm even when it ruffled some people's feathers.
Fleetwood died Sunday at the age of 81. A longtime member and…

2011-07-21
In memoriam: Hugh Fleetwood, 1930 - 2011 2011-07-20
Getting to know Hud Hudson 2011-07-15
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