Thursday Lecture - Peter Martino

29. Apr. 2027 - 29. Apr. 2027 Allan and Radwan Riley Hall, Trumau

Resurrection on Trial: Can Reason Establish the Truth of the Bodily Resurrection?
29 April 2027
19:30 h

Pope St. John Paul II's Fides et Ratio describes faith and reason as two wings by which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth. But how far can reason carry us in examining Christianity's central historical claim: that Jesus Christ truly and bodily rose from the dead? Drawing upon his book Resurrection on Trial, Professor Peter Martino approaches the Resurrection as a lawyer and legal scholar, examining the historical record through the principles of evidence, witness credibility, and reasoned judgment. The lecture explores how rigorous historical inquiry can strengthen rather than threaten faith, and why the Resurrection need not be treated as a proposition insulated from rational examination.