Hyderabad, Sept. 28 -- BYColleen Walsh Harvard News Office

Where and how science and religion intersect is a debate that dates back centuries; it's also a regular part of contemporary discourse.

The discussion took center stage at the 2007-08 Paul Tillich Lecture on Monday (May 5) in the Science Center's lecture hall B, where a noted astrophysicist and religious scholar explored the deeper dimensions of science's relationship to Islam.

The annual lecture is named in honor of Paul Tillich, the great German-born theologian and philosopher and University Professor at Harvard University from 1954 to 1962.

Bruno Guiderdoni, who is uniquely qualified to speak on the topic, titled his lecture "Science, Faith and the Dialogue of Cultures: Isl...