Where Are We Going? Zygon
and the Future of Religion-and-Science
A Symposium Marking the Retirement of Philip Hefner as Editor of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science
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)
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.
