SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Theology and the
Natural Sciences (CTNS) today announced their 2002 introductory workshop,
"Science and Religion: Teaching in a Global Context." The workshop, scheduled
Jan. 4th - 9th at the Hayes Mansion in San Jose, will focus on the impact
global development of science and technology is having on cultural and
religious traditions, and how science-religion dialogue affects and is
affected by this impact. Workshop themes will include: Genocide: Evolutionary
and Theological Analysis; Forensic Genetics and Human Rights; Science-Religion
Methodology: How is It Relevant for Dialogue in Cultural Contexts?; Stem Cell
Research and the Catholic Church; and Global Consciousness.
CTNS introductory workshops are designed to provide university and college
professors with resources for addressing cutting edge questions about the
relationship between science, religion, and society.
Presenters include:
* John Brook, Professor of Science and Religion, Oxford University
* Marty Hewlett, Molecular Virologist, Philosopher and Novelist,
University of Arizona
* Nancy Howell, Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Theology and
Philosophy of Religion, St. Paul School of Theology
* Albert Jonsen, Professor Emeritus of Medical History and Ethics,
University of Washington School of Medicine
* Mary Claire King, Professor of Genetics and Professor of Medical
Genetics, University of Washington
* Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan, Director of the Center for Women in Religion,
Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley
* Raymond Ogunade, completing his doctoral dissertation on the Will of God
in African Religion and Christianity, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
* Ted Peters, Professor of Systematic Theology, Pacific Lutheran
Theological Seminary
* Kang Phee Seng, Associate Director of the Centre for Sino-Christian
Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
* Michael Welker, Chair for Systematic Theology, University of Heidelberg
* J. Wentzel van Huyssteen, James I. McCord, Professor of Theology and
Science, Princeton Theological Seminary
For further information about the conference or to register, please visit
http://srcourse.ctns.org/content/index.cfm?method=San%20Jose%2C%20CA, or call
Silas Deane at 615-244-8035.
Founded in 1981, the mission of CTNS is to provide the creative mutual
interaction between contemporary theology and the natural sciences through
research, teaching and public service. Affiliated with the Graduate
Theological Union in Berkley, CA, CTNS is a non-profit international
membership organization. CTNS focuses primarily on the relation between
contemporary physics, cosmology, technology, environmental studies,
evolutionary and molecular biology and theology and ethics.
SOURCE The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
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http://srcourse.ctns.org/content/index.cfm?method=San%20Jose%2C%20CA
CONTACT:
Silas Deane of PR Source, +1-615-244-8035, or
e-mail, Silas@logicmediagroup.com, for The Center for Theology
and the Natural Sciences
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