2010 Conference: Is Religion Natural?
Edinburgh, 7th to 11th April 2010

In conjunction with the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT)

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.

There will also be ample opportunity during the meeting for the presentation of short papers by conference participants.

For further information go to www.esssat.org

The Arthur Peacocke Essay Prize 2010: Call for submissions

In memory of its founding President and former Chairman, the Revd Dr Arthur Peacocke, the Forum offers a prize for an essay directly relevant to the theme of its annual conference. The purpose of the prize is to encourage scholars embarking on a career in the field of science-and-religion.

This call is for submissions relating to the 2010 conference, to be held in Edinburgh from 7 th to 11 th April 2010 in conjunction with the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT). The theme of the 2010 conference is "Is Religion Natural?" (see above).

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