The European Society for the Study of Science And Theology (ESSSAT)
& The Science Religion Forum (SRF)
present the
XIIIth European Conference on Science and Theology, Edinburgh, UK,
April 7-11, 2010

IS RELIGION NATURAL?

The conference is hosted by The School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh

Under the title Is Religion Natural?, this conference will explore the drives underlying the religious attitude of mind. In five invited lectures, theologians from different backgrounds, and scientific researchers at the forefront of 21st century studies of the religious mind, will jointly engage with that question. Justin Barrett (Cognitive Psychology, Oxford), author of Why would anyone believe in God?, and Ilkka Pyysiäinen(Comparative Religion, Helsinki), author of Magic, Miracles and Religion and How Religion Works, will present cutting-edge scientific viewpoints on the nature of religious thinking. Mona Siddiqui (Islamic Studies, Glasgow) (How to Read the Qur’an) and Christoph Schwöbel(Systematic Theology, Tübingen) (God: Action and Revelation and Persons, Divine and Human, together with several books in German) will consider the conference theme from their contrasting theological perspectives. And Lluis Oviedo (Theological Anthropology, Rome), whose writings in Spanish and Italian include La fe cristiana ante los nuevos desafios sociales („Christian Faith confronting the New Social Challenges”), will ask whether – or in what way – it is appropriate to try to naturalise religion. (Lecture titles are listed below.) There will also be ample opportunity during the meeting for the presentation of short papers by conference participants.

ECST XIII: PROVISIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Jan 2010

  • Wednesday April 7
    14.00-22.00 Delegate Registration
    19.00-22.00 Reception & Buffet
  • Thursday April 8
    09.00-10.45 Prof Ilkka Pyysiäinen: Religion? Naturally.
    20.00-21.45 Dr Justin Barrett: The Naturalness of Religion and Unnaturalness of Theology.
  • Friday, April 9
    09.00-10.45 Prof Mona Siddiqui: Theomorphism in Islam.
    20.00-21.45 Prof Dr Christoph Schwöbel: T.b.a.
  • Saturday, April 10
    11.00-13.00 Prof Lluis Oviedo: Do we need to naturalize religion?
    17.30-18.30 Ecumenical service
    20.00-23.30 Conference Dinner
  • Sunday April 11
    08.00-10.00 Breakfast and depart (to home or post-conference travel)

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