Permanent training program in
Scientific worldview and religion in the 21st century*.
*Program in Christianity and Contemporary Culture
16 weeks
September 22, 2025
to February 2, 2026
12 ECTS credit
Campus Madrid
University of Navarra
Face-to-face classes:
Monday 15:00-18:30
onlineclass :
Thursday 20:00-21:00
2.040€
possibility of applying bonuses and scholarships.
*Program partially subsidized by FUNDAE. Institutional agreements.
Is the theory of evolution compatible with the doctrine of creation? What is the Christian response to the story of ecology as a new pseudo-religion? Is a moral relationship between man and nature possible?
If, as a Christian, you are interested in understanding the world and participating in the debates that the contemporary world presents us with every day; if you want to continue to be a reference in the Education of your older children; if you want to give a positive approach to current affairs; if you like to read, debate and build your own criteria... The University of Navarra invites you to take part in this educational experience, led by its best teachers.
Content
4 subjects
The dialogue between science and religion: history and current affairs
Ecology: Human beings and the care of the common home
The origin of the universe, of life and of mankind
Current challenges in science and technology: from transhumanism to artificial intelligence
Faculty & Advisory Board
Emilio Chuvieco
Full Professor of Geography and Director of the Environmental Ethics Chair
University of Alcalá
Jordi Puig
Senior Associate Professor of Environmental Biology
University of Navarra
Rubén Herce
Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science.
Deputy Director of the "group Science, Reason and Faith".
University of Navarra
Javier Bernácer
researcher del group Mente-Cerebro, Institute for Culture and Society
University of Navarra
Luis Echarte
Senior Associate Professor of Medical Ethics
University of Navarra
Gonzalo Genova
Senior Associate Professor of Computer Science
Carlos III University of Madrid
Javier Sánchez-Cañizares
Senior Associate Professor of Philosophy, PhD in Physics and Theology, Director of the Science, Reason and Faith group
University of Navarra
Leandro Martín Gaitán
Professor of the School of Education and Psychology
University of Navarra
Program in Christianity and Contemporary Culture
CERTIFICATION OF THE degree scroll
The course Scientific Cosmovision and Religion in the 21st Century is certified as a Permanent training Program (12 ECTS credit), and is one of the four courses that make up the Master's Degree in Christianity and Contemporary Culture of the University of Navarra.
All these courses are independent of each other. Agraduate student or university graduate who completes the four courses and does his Master's Degree Final project (12 ECTS credit), can obtain the degree scroll Master of Permanent training in Christianity (60 ECTS credit).
Scientific worldview and religion in the 21st century.
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Contemporary thought and transcendence
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What our students say
Faith, a current challenge
"With the classes you put your faith into play, reinterpret it, update it, and put it in the light of the contemporary world."
Intellectually restless people
"Sometimes you have like a dichotomy between Christianity and its universe of ideas and contemporary culture. It seems that they are unconnected realities. And that can't be so: We are contemporary culture."
Great masters
"The category of the professors, their closeness and availability to talk with us inside and outside the classroom... that has been a gift and a great opportunity. Also the discussion with classmates, which continues at lunch, coffee... is very enriching."
Learning in freedom
"It is very motivating, because there is great respect for any opinion and everything that is said. You have total freedom to think what you want, without imposing any ideology on yourself."
Integrating what has been learned
"I appreciate the freedom of the format. It gives you the opportunity to take what's been said in class, integrate it, run it through your filter and then come up with a response to reality that is your own response."
Master's Degree for life
"It has helped me a lot to grow as a person. To develop my own critical thinking and formulate some solid ideas about issues that the real world then presents to me."
What teachers say
Javier Sánchez-Cañizares
"Christianity has always had the need to dialogue with the culture of its time."
Raquel Lázaro
"We seek to avoid simplifications and provide clues for everyone to find their own answers."
Juan Luis Lorda
"Christianity is part of the past, of our roots and of our contemporary culture."
Ricardo Piñero
"Reason and faith merge at the heart of Christian humanism, giving rise to a full understanding of the person."
Schools and research Centers involved
School of Philosophy and Letters | School of Theology | School of Science | School of Medicine | School of Education and Psychology | School of Business and Economics |Core Curriculum Institute | Institute for Culture and Society | group CRYF-Science Reason and Faith |research Ethics committee | Church History Institute | group History of Spain in the 20th Century | group de research Virtue Ethics in Business | University of Navarra Museum | GEAC group on Aesthetics and Contemporary Art | IESE Business School
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