Friday, May 8, 2009, 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM with reception following
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM with banquet following
LSTC Augustana Chapel
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
1100 East 55th Street (at South University Avenue)
Chicago, IL 60615
Highlights:
Where are we going in the contemporary dialogue on religion and science? How shall we—scientists and theologians, scholars of religion and leaders of religious communities—guide a larger culture so often confused and conflicted over competing claims about the relationship between science and religion? How shall we—students, teachers, concerned laypersons, and dedicated professionals of all kinds—navigate this contested terrain as we encounter it in our own lives?
Since its founding in 1966, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science has pioneered paths toward more constructive and comprehensive interdisciplinary understandings. At a pivotal point in its journey of scholarship, the journal will gather a distinguished group of contributors—representing diverse disciplines including theology, philosophy, religious studies, biology, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, sociology, and history—to chart new directions for future exploration.
The symposium honors Dr. Philip Hefner (Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology, Lutheran School of Theology) on the occasion of his retirement as editor of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science and welcomes Dr. Willem B. Drees (Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Leiden University) as incoming editor. The symposium will be chaired by Dr. Karl Peters (Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion, Rollins College), who serves as co-editor of Zygon.
Sponsors:
Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science (www.zygonjournal.org)
Center for Advanced Study in Religion and Science
Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (www.iras.org)
Zygon Center for Religion and Science (www.zygoncenter.org)
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (www.lstc.edu)
Information and Registration:
The symposium is open to the public. Advance registration for the symposium is strongly encouraged; registrations received by mail by April 24, 2009 will qualify for discounted rates. Advance registration for the Saturday evening banquet must be received by April 24, 2009 as seating may be limited. For more information and registration, please visit www.zygonjournal.org, email zygon@lstc.edu, or call 773-256-0671.
Where Are We Going? Zygon and the Future of Religion-and-Science
Symposium Program:
Symposium Chair: Karl Peters (philosophy/religion, Rollins College)
Friday, May 8, 2009, 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM with reception following
Friday Evening Opening Session
Session Chair: Karl Peters (philosophy/religion, Rollins College)
Welcome: Karl Peters (philosophy/religion, Rollins College)
Opening Keynote: Philip Hefner (theology, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago)
Responses: Stephen Modell (genetics, University of Michigan)
Hava Tirosh-Samuelson (history, Arizona State University)
Solomon Katz (anthropology, University of Pennsylvania)
Friday Evening Reception (9:15 PM)
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM with banquet following
Saturday Morning Plenary Session
Session Chair: Don Browning (religious studies, University of Chicago)
Plenary Address: Gregory Peterson (theology, South Dakota State University)
Saturday Morning Panel Session
Session Chair: Don Browning (religious studies, University of Chicago)
Panel Discussion: Joan Koss-Chioino (psychology/anthropology, Arizona State University)
James Haag (theology, Suffolk University)
Michael Spezio (neuroscience/psychology, Scripps College)
Lea Schweitz (theology, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago)
Saturday Afternoon Plenary Session
Session Chair: William Lesher (Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions)
Plenary Address: Ursula Goodenough (biology, Washington University in St. Louis)
Saturday Afternoon Panel Session
Session Chair: William Lesher (Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions)
Panel Discussion: John Teske (psychology, Elizabethtown College)
Ann Pederson (theology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls)
Barbara Strassberg (sociology, Aurora University)
Gayle Woloschak (molecular biology, Northwestern University)
Saturday Afternoon Closing Session
Session Chair: Karl Peters (philosophy/religion, Rollins College)
Closing Keynote: Willem B. Drees (philosophy of religion, Leiden University)
General Discussion
Saturday Evening Banquet (6:30 PM)
Advance registration for the banquet must be received by April 24, 2009 as seating may be limited.