Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum opens summer series June 10
Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum’s June 17 talk links Oppenheimer and Hinduism at Trinity on the Hill, with dinner at 6 p.m. and a Zoom option.
A church on Trinity Drive is once again hosting one of Los Alamos’ most distinctive conversations, where the town’s scientific legacy meets questions of belief, ethics and public memory. The Faith and Science Forum’s summer series began June 10 and will carry through Aug. 12, with the June 17 program centering on J. Robert Oppenheimer and the science of Hinduism, a topic that speaks directly to a community still defined by the Manhattan Project.
The June 17 presentation features Dr. Victoria Erhart at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Drive. The evening is set to begin with a light dinner at 6 p.m., followed by the talk at 6:30 p.m., then question-and-answer time and table discussions. Residents can attend in person or join via Zoom, making the event accessible to people who want the discussion without leaving home.
The forum is in its 13th season, and the 2026 series runs every Wednesday from June 10 through Aug. 12. The lineup includes presentations on June 10, June 17, June 24, July 8, July 15, July 22, July 29, Aug. 5 and Aug. 12, all at Trinity on the Hill. That regular rhythm matters in a town where public meetings often revolve around utilities, roads and county services. This series creates space for something different: a sustained public conversation about how scientific inquiry and spiritual thought can coexist, and where they may conflict.
Erhart brings a teaching background that fits the forum’s cross-disciplinary purpose. She earned an MBA from Strayer University in Washington, D.C., and spent many years teaching World Religions and Business Technology at UNM-Los Alamos. Her June 17 talk is expected to draw people interested in Oppenheimer’s role in Los Alamos as well as those who want a closer look at Hinduism through primary source texts and scholarly interpretation.
That mix is especially resonant here. The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee says its mission is to honor Oppenheimer’s contributions to Los Alamos, the nation and the world, and his name still carries unusual weight in a county built around science and national history. In that setting, a dinner-table forum on faith and science is not a side event. It is part of how Los Alamos keeps working through the questions that shaped it in the first place.
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