Religion and science represent the two most important ways that human beings understand themselves and their place in the world. But do they fit together?

In the late 1990s the palaeontologist Stephen Jay Gould coined the term Non-Overlapping Magisteria (NOMA) to describe the idea that science and religion were two different domains of inquiry - fact vs values - which do not overlap. Over the past couple of decades, notable figures like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, The New Atheists, have swung public opinion towards the conclusion that science and religion are - and must be - at war. But what does it mean? And is it really true?

Join Dr Emily Qureshi-Hurst as she uncovers whether religion and science can co-exist or are they doomed to fight it out forever. The answer will have significant implications for many of the biggest problems facing society today.

Dr. Emily Qureshi-Hurst

Emily is a philosopher of religion and science at the University of Cambridge. Her research has spanned a range of topics including God and the quantum multiverse, the philosophy and physics of time, and whether religion and science should engage with each other. She is the author of two books, 'God, Salvation, and the Problem of Spacetime' and 'Salvation in the Block Universe'.

This event will take place upstairs in the Nightingale Room at The Grand Central Pub, Brighton. Unfortunately, there is no wheelchair access to the venue.

• DOORS OPEN: 7:00pm

• TALK STARTS: 7:30pm

• AUDIENCE Q&A: 8:30pm