Science & Religion Events
Calendar
March 2006
11 – 12
Concept-Therapy Seminar: Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Contact: Gwen
Telephone: 414-461-1055
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
16
Science and Faith
Location: New York, NY
Telephone: 212-769-5315
Site: www.amnh.org/programs
Summary: For many scientists, their religious beliefs complement their pursuit of science. Moderator Krista Tippett, host of American Public Media’s Speaking of Faith, discusses these issues with Kenneth Miller, Professor of Biology, Brown University; Robert Pollack, Professor of Biological Sciences and Director of the Center for the Study of Science and Religion, Columbia University; Varadaraja V. Raman, Emeritus Professor of Physics and Humanities, Rochester Institute of Technology; and Nancey Murphy, Professor of Christian Philosophy, Fuller Theological Seminary.
16
Plurality of Worlds and Extraterrestrial Life: The Historical Development of an Ancient Idea
Location: Phoenix
Speaker: Charles Roberts
Contact: Jim Armstrong
E-mail: cias@gcu.edu
Site: www.canyoninstitute.org
Summary: The concept of extraterrestrial life has been present since the ancient Greeks proposed that a limitless number of worlds with a variety of life forms might exist. Since then, some philosophers and theologians have argued against the belief in extraterrestrial life because of the scientific improbability and the theological quandaries. This conference will explore the historical development of the theory of ?plurality of worlds? and the religious implications of this belief. Specifically, Charles Roberts, who has taught Renaissance and Reformation history at Grand Canyon University, will discuss what the discovery of life on other planets might mean for Christian theology and the belief in the incarnation of Christ.
April 2006
01 – 02
Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: Houston
Contact: Vicki
Telephone: 210-698-1067
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
05 – 10
Sustaining Diversity: Science, Theology and the Futures of Creation: 11th ESSSAT Conference
Location: Iasi, Romania
Speaker: Eva-Lotta Grantén
Telephone: 46-4-6222-9463
E-mail: eva-lotta.granten@teol.lu.se
Site: www.esssat.org
Summary: This conference, sponsored by The European Society for the Study of Science and Theology, will examine the meaning and value of diversity. Iasi is important to Romanian history and to the culture of the Orthodox Christian Church. The five days will include plenary lectures and paper presentations.
05 – 10
The 11th European Conference on Science and Theology
Location: Iasi, Romania
Contact: Eva-Lotta Granten
E-mail: Eva-Lotta.Granten@teol.lu.se
Site: www.esssat.org
Summary: The Technical University, Gh. Asachi and Alexandru Ioan Cuza University will host the 11th conference of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology. Short paper sessions and plenary sessions will provide scientific, theological and philosophical perspectives on the conference theme, “Sustaining Diversity: Science, Theology and the Futures of Creation.” Iulian Rusu, a lecturer or inorganic chemistry at Technical University, and Gheorghe Petraru, a professor of orthodox theology at A.I. Cuza University, will lead participants in a tour of the world-renowned painted monastaries in Bukovina, Romania.
05
Artificial Intelligence, Cybertheology, and the Human Prospect
Location: Bethlehem, Pa.
Speakers: Anne Foerst, Mary Doria Russell
Contact: Millie Román-Buday
Telephone: 610-861-1519
Site: www.moravianseminary.edu
Summary: Artificial intelligence has allowed for the creation of beings that look and act human and outperform humans in many tasks. This conference will address the religious and philosophical questions arising from these developments and what this reveals about humanity and the world. Speakers will explore what it means to be human; what artificial intelligence can imply about the connection between the body, mind and spirit; and what the status of robots and humans is as sentient beings. Science fiction movies such as A.I. and Gattaca will be incorporated into discussion, and demonstrations will feature computer-generated art works and musical compositions.
07 – 09
The Triangle of Empowerment: Integrating Mind, Body and Spirit
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
Speakers: Andrew Weil, Joan Borysenko, Gladys McGarey, Larry Dossey, Rami Shapiro
Telephone: 520-322-7689
Site: www.theinnerconnection.org
Summary: The Inner Connection, the Program in Integrative Medicine and the Association for Research and Enlightenment will co-sponsor a conference to explore the relationship between mind, body and spirit. Participants will engage in experiential as well as intellectual activities, including yoga, meditation, body prayer and a concert featuring The Illumination Band.
08 – 09
Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: Hagerstown, Md.
Contact: Sharon
Telephone: 717-762-3820
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
08 – 09
Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: Pensacola, Fla.
Contact: Maxine
Telephone: 850-453-9660
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
21 – 26
Eighth International Conference on Science and Consciousness
Location: Santa Fe, N.M.
Telephone: 505-474-0998
E-mail: harriette@bizspirit.com
Site: www.bizspirit.com
Summary: Join a heart- centered event exploring the nature of our existence. Learn what lies beyond our cultural perspectives of reality through healing traditions from around the world. Experience the cutting edge of the merging of consciousness and science. Bringing their wisdom and brilliance are over 45 esteemed presenters including Jean Shinoda Bolen, Peter Russell, William Tiller, Gregg Braden, Dan Millman and Fred Allan Wolf.
22 – 23
Concept-Therapy Seminar: Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: Algome, WI
Contact: Bonnie
Telephone: 920-487-3832
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
22 – 23
Concept-Therapy Intensive: Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: Milwaukee, Wis.
Contact: Gwen
Telephone: 414-461-1055
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
29
Partners in Careand Prevention: 2nd Annual HIV/AIDS Workshop for Medical and Religious Professionals
Location: Chicago, IL.
Telephone: 773-256-0670
E-mail: zcrs@lstc.edu.
Site: www.zygoncenter.org
Summary: Medicaldoctors, as well as, religious leaders will address issues facing theHIV/AIDS crisis in America. Breakout sessions are available during the dayfor a more in-depth look at the problems facing the HIV/AIDS community.
May 2006
19 – 21
Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: Los Angeles
Contact: Dr. Golman
Telephone: 303-549-0001
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
27 – 29
Concept-Therapy Intensive: Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: Montreal, ON
Contact: Hedwige
Telephone: 450-689-7790
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
June 2006
03 – 04
Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: Dallas
Contact: Jamie or Cindy
Telephone: 214-887-3693
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
10 – 11
Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: St. Catherine, Quebec
Contact: Louiselle
Telephone: 450-632-2232
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
10 – 11
Concept-Therapy Intensive: Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: Milwaukee, Wis.
Contact: Gwen
Telephone: 414-461-1055
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
July 2006
03 – 06
International Whitehead Conference
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Speakers: Arran Gare, Rom Harré, Jason Brown, Gudmund Smith, Ervin Laszlo
Contact: Franz Riffert
Telephone: whc.2006@sbg.ac.at
E-mail: whc.2006@sbg.ac.at
Site: www.uni-salzburg.at/whiteheadconference
Summary: Bringing together scientists, philosophers and theologians, this conference will spark dialogue on the importance of Alfred North Whitehead’s process thought. Those interested in this discussion can submit abstracts for papers until April 15 and may be chosen to present at the conference.
03 – 06
Metaphysics 2006: Third World Conference
Location: Rome
E-mail: RomeMetaphsyics@gmail.com
Summary: This conference will gather an international audience to reevaluate metaphysical perspectives while considering past contributions. The premise of the event is the belief that the pursuit of absolute reality is a necessary part of human understanding. Topics for discussion will include the relationship of metaphysics to culture, education, law, mystical experience, personhood and empirical science. A special section on metaphysics and criminology will examine the affect of worldviews on violent behavior. Abstracts from papers can be submitted for consideration until Dec. 15 and should be fewer than 200 words. Papers should not exceed 3,500 words and should address topics relevant to metaphysics.
17 – 21
Faith in the Classroom: Christian Perspectives on Teaching and Learning
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Telephone: 616-526-8558
E-mail: seminars@calvin.edu
Site: www.calvin.edu
Summary: Designed for Christian educators, this conference will teach participants how to balance faith and teaching. Works that discuss the relationship between faith and learning ? including the teachings of John Amos Comenius, a 17th century Moravian thinker ? as well as modern insights will be examined. Teachers will learn how the content and method of teaching should be influenced by faith.
22 – 23
Concept-Therapy Intensive: Convergence: Science + Theology = your Creation!
Location: Algoma, Wis.
Contact: Bonnie
Telephone: 920-487-3832
Site: www.concept-therapy.org
Summary: The Concept-Therapy Institute, which helps patients understand the process of healing, will hold an intensive class on science-and-religion.
29 – 08/05
Emergence: Nature's Mode of Creativity
Location: Star Island, New Hampshire
Speakers: Murray Gell-Mann, Daniel Dennett
Site: www.iras.org
Summary: The 53rd Institute on Religion in an Age of Science conference on Star Island will focus on the theory of emergence. Specialists in cosmology, embryology, brain evolution, primatology, and various religious worldviews will speak on emergence and its religious implications in cosmic and biological evolution. Conferees will discover how emergent properties arise as a consequence of interactions among various life forms, such as the interactions among water molecules that produce a snowflake; the interactions among birds that result in a flock; or the interactions among neurons that generate a memory. While a snowflake or a flock of birds can be reduced to their component parts, they are “something else” than their parts, and thus novel and innovative. Scientists, theologians, philosophers, clergy, and conferees—in plenary sessions and in numerous workshops—will explore what emergence entails in language accessible to a general audience. The week-long conference off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, will also feature an abundance of recreational activities and a program for youth ages 3-17.
For more information, please visit www.iras.org or www.starisland.org.
August 2006
07 – 20
Pilgrimage to the Heart
Location: Australia
Speakers: Kim Power, Paul Power, Natalie Reid, John Stuart, Greg Tamblyn
Contact: Kim Power
Telephone: 61 3 9421 1730
E-mail: kpower2@bigpond.net.au
Site: www.pilgrimagetotheheart.com.au
Summary: Modeled after experiential science-and-religion courses run by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences and the Oxford Centre, this program is designed to provide an ideal venue for reflection by people asking life’s big questions. Participants will travel to some of the most beautiful places in Australia, including Uluru, King’s Canyon, Alice Springs, Cairns and Sydney. Three workshops — “Exile from the Land: Exploring a Spirit of Place,” “Exile from the Heart” and “Exploring the Land, Exploring the Self” — will look at the landscapes that will be traversed as a metaphor for the spirituality of the human journey. Other activities include dot painting, meeting with indigenous leaders, walking and singing.
September 2006
11 – 15
World’s Religions After September 11: A Global Congress
Location: Montreal
Speakers: Karen Armstrong, Gregory Baum, Harvey Cox, Deepak Chopra, Didiji, Shirin Ebadi, Rosemary R. Ruether, H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Karan Singh, Huston Smith, Abdolkarim Soroush, Robert Thurman
Contact: Gabriella Salvati
Telephone: +1 514-499-8920
E-mail: g.salvati@sorelcomm.ca
Site: www.worldsreligionsafter911.com
Summary: To reflect on our values and the means at our disposal to build a peaceful world in light of the events of Sep. 11, 2001, the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions is sponsoring a conference in Montreal, Sept. 11 – 15. The goal is to bring people of different religions and faiths together to address issues of human rights and how the world’s religions can have a positive impact. Scheduled activities include panel discussions, lectures, workshops, worship services, art performances and meditations.
27 – 10/01
Nikolai Berdiaev and Unity of the European Spirit
Location: Moscow
Contact: Mikhail Tostoluzhenko
Telephone: +7 (495) 6702200
E-mail: info@standrews.ru
Site: www.standrews.ru
Summary: St. Andrew's Biblical Theological Institute is hosting this international conference to explore the work of Nikolai Berdiaev, a prominent representative of Russian religious renaissance and one of the most influential European thinkers of the first half of 20th century. Participants should be interested in topics of Russian and Western religious philosophy.
October 2006
25 – 29
Breakthroughs in Contemporary Cosmology: Process Contributions Toward a New Synthesis
Location: Claremont, Calif.
Contact: J.R. Hustwit
Telephone: 909-621-5330
E-mail: events@ctr4process.org
Site: www.ctr4process.org
Summary: Because all theories about creation have theological implications, this conference will address the leading scientific hypotheses and encourage scientists to address the religious significance of their data. Topics will include the big-bang theory and the possibility of affirming the doctrine of creation ex nihilo, the theory of a “multiverse” and string theory.
August 2007
06
Northwest Conference on Forgiveness
Location: Bremerton, Wash.
Speaker: Dr. Frederic Luskin
Contact: Sally Santana
E-mail: sally@ifdnw.org
Site: www.ifdnw.org
Summary: This conference will explore the nature of forgiveness and its influence on other areas of life, including community, childhood, health and relationships. An interfaith panel will examine the role of forgiveness in their respective faiths. Dr. Frederic Luskin, the conference keynote speaker, is author of Forgive for Good: a Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness.
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