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The '''Bampton Lectures in America''' at [[Columbia University]] are a recurring series of lectures, modeled on the original [[Bampton Lectures]] at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], that were established by a bequest of Ada Byron Bampton Tremaine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.informationonparrots.com/auctions/Bampton-Lectures-(Columbia-University).html |title=Latest News and Information on Bampton Lectures (Columbia University) |publisher=Informationonparrots.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220628/http://www.informationonparrots.com/auctions/Bampton-Lectures-(Columbia-University).html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Either a series of lectures, or single lecture, is delivered in New York during the academic year by a prominent scholar on a topic of their choosing in the areas of theology, art, science, or medicine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ircpl.org/bampton-lectures/ |title=Bampton Lectures in America « Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life |publisher=Ircpl.org |accessdate=2011-05-13| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110519133902/http://ircpl.org/bampton-lectures/| archivedate= 19 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> In accordance with the wishes of Ms. Tremaine, the lectures are delivered to a general audience and subsequently published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iserp.columbia.edu/event/40th-bampton-lecture-america-his-eminence-cardinal-p%C3%A9ter-erd%C5%91?width=600px&height=400px&inline=true#colorbox-inline-468419573 |title=40th Bampton Lecture in America with His Eminence, Cardinal Péter Erdő « The Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy |publisher=iserp.columbia.edu |accessdate=2021-12-02 | url-status= live}}</ref>
The '''Bampton Lectures in America''' at [[Columbia University]] are a recurring series of lectures, modeled on the original [[Bampton Lectures]] at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], that were established by a bequest of [[Ada Bampton Tremaine|Ada Byron Bampton Tremaine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.informationonparrots.com/auctions/Bampton-Lectures-(Columbia-University).html |title=Latest News and Information on Bampton Lectures (Columbia University) |publisher=Informationonparrots.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220628/http://www.informationonparrots.com/auctions/Bampton-Lectures-(Columbia-University).html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Either a series of lectures, or single lecture, is delivered in New York during the academic year by a prominent scholar on a topic of their choosing in the areas of theology, art, science, or medicine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ircpl.org/bampton-lectures/ |title=Bampton Lectures in America « Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life |publisher=Ircpl.org |accessdate=2011-05-13| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110519133902/http://ircpl.org/bampton-lectures/| archivedate= 19 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> In accordance with the wishes of Ms. Tremaine, the lectures are delivered to a general audience and subsequently published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iserp.columbia.edu/event/40th-bampton-lecture-america-his-eminence-cardinal-p%C3%A9ter-erd%C5%91?width=600px&height=400px&inline=true#colorbox-inline-468419573 |title=40th Bampton Lecture in America with His Eminence, Cardinal Péter Erdő « The Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy |publisher=iserp.columbia.edu |accessdate=2021-12-02 | url-status= live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623144440/http://www.iserp.columbia.edu/event/40th-bampton-lecture-america-his-eminence-cardinal-p%C3%A9ter-erd%C5%91?width=600px&height=400px&inline=true |archive-date=2018-06-23 }}</ref>


Originally an annual event, only 12 lectures were delivered between 1969 and 2007, with two each for the entirety of the 1970s and the 1990s. Since 2007 the lectures have been held on a biennial basis.
Originally an annual event, only 12 lectures were delivered between 1969 and 2007, with two each for the entirety of the 1970s and the 1990s. Since 2007 the lectures have been held on a biennial basis.
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* (40) 2018 – [[Péter Erdő]]: ''The Role of Religion and the Churches in a Secular State''
* (40) 2018 – [[Péter Erdő]]: ''The Role of Religion and the Churches in a Secular State''
* (41) 2019 – [[Jennifer Doudna]] in conversation with [[Henry Greely]]: ''The Future of Genome Editing''
* (41) 2019 – [[Jennifer Doudna]] in conversation with [[Henry Greely]]: ''The Future of Genome Editing''

== See also ==
* [[Ernest Kempton Adams Lectures]]
* [[Man's Right to Knowledge|Man's Right to Knowledge Lectures]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Lecture series]]
[[Category:Lecture series at Columbia University]]
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[[Category:1969 establishments in New York City]]
[[Category:Biennial events]]

Latest revision as of 23:17, 28 May 2023

40°48′27.2″N 73°57′45.2″W / 40.807556°N 73.962556°W / 40.807556; -73.962556

For the lectures at Oxford University, see Bampton Lectures.

The Bampton Lectures in America at Columbia University are a recurring series of lectures, modeled on the original Bampton Lectures at Oxford, that were established by a bequest of Ada Byron Bampton Tremaine.[1] Either a series of lectures, or single lecture, is delivered in New York during the academic year by a prominent scholar on a topic of their choosing in the areas of theology, art, science, or medicine.[2] In accordance with the wishes of Ms. Tremaine, the lectures are delivered to a general audience and subsequently published.[3]

Originally an annual event, only 12 lectures were delivered between 1969 and 2007, with two each for the entirety of the 1970s and the 1990s. Since 2007 the lectures have been held on a biennial basis.

List of lecturers and lectures

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Latest News and Information on Bampton Lectures (Columbia University)". Informationonparrots.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  2. ^ "Bampton Lectures in America « Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life". Ircpl.org. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  3. ^ "40th Bampton Lecture in America with His Eminence, Cardinal Péter Erdő « The Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy". iserp.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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