IAN RAMSEY CENTRE & SOPHIA EUROPA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

3-6 SEPTEMBER, 2007, ORIEL COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

 “HUMAN PERSONS and the GOD OF NATURE” 

Programme includes world-standing speakers concerned with Nature, Intentionality and Finality,  “cameos” on Human Nature, Human Dignity and Human Personhood; a forum with panel of leading thinkers from the sciences, philosophy and theology answering questions on Creation and Evolution.  A select number of short papers, relevant to conference theme will also be presented.  

Main Speakers

The Revd. Dr. Margaret Yee

Senior Research Fellow, St. Cross College, Oxford

“A BIGGER VIEW OF THE WORLD – EXPLORING REALITY”

 Professor Edward Henderson

Philosophy of Religion, Louisiana State University, USA

“PERSONS, GOD AND DIVINE ACTION”

 Professor Juergen Ehlers

Max Planck Institute, Gravitational Physics, Potsdam Germany

“PHYSICS AS A HUMAN ATTEMPT TO UNDERSTAND NATURE”

 Professor Ron Cole-TurnerPittsburgh Theological Seminary, USA

“POTENTIAL PERSONS AND OTHER ODDITIES”

 Professor Nancey Murphy

Fuller Seminary, California, USA“

NON REDUCTIVE PHYSICALISM, DIVINE ACTION, AND STRIVING TO KNOW THE WILL OF GOD” 

Professor Burkhard Liebsch

Professor of Philosophy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

“THE HUMAN PERSON: VULNERABILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS REFLECTIONS ON HUMAN DIGNITY, RELIGIO AND THE OTHER’S VOICE” 

The Revd. Dr. John Polkinghorne, CBE, FRS

Queens’ College, Cambridge

 “THE CONTEXT OF HOMINID EVOLUTION”

 Professor John Hedley Brooke

Emeritus Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion, Oxford

“CLOSING REFLECTIONS”

/overCameo Presentations

On “Human Dignity”

Dr. Patricia Rehm

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz

“Why action is connection man and God – Maurice Blondel’s view”

 Dr. Thomas MoellenbeckTheologische Fakultät, Paderborn

“Is human dignity constituted by free will? – Some scotist remarks on its discovery at Oxford” 

Dr. Stephan Schaede

Heidelberg

“Is human dignity constituted naturally?  - Some sportive remarks of a Protestant”

 On “Human Nature”

Colin Tudge (Biologist and Author)

A short select paper

Professor Michael Howlett (Poetry), Dr. Colette Moloney (Music) and Fiona Dowling (Creative Designer) – Waterford University, Ireland

“Culture, Music, Art and Religion – A presentation with musical instruments and readings” 

On “Human Personhood”

Professor John OzolinsAustralian Catholic University, Melbourne

Embryology, Evolutionary Biology and Human Nature

 Angeliki Kerasidou

Harris Manchester College, Oxford

On Beings and Persons (Is the human embryo a human person?)

Definition of personhood through the prism of a holistic anthropology.

 + Discussion: Professor Julian Savulescu, Ms. Amanda Hayes and Prof. Ron Cole-Turner

 Forum & Panel Discussions

On Exploring Reality - Creation and Evolution - Three questions for Scientists, Philosophers and Theologians

Professor Antonio Russo, Trieste University; Professor Roberto Poli, Italy; Dr. Peter Hodgson, Oxford; Dr. Tom Kemp (University Museum Oxford), Professor Pauline Rudd, Biochemistry; Dr. Mike Parsons, Physics & Theology; Dr. Joanna McGrath, Psychology of Religion; Dr. Olivera Petrovich, Cognitive & Moral Psychology; Dr. Harriet Harris, Theology; Professor Nancey Murphy; Dr. Dirk Solies, Social Anthropology. 

On “Days Ahead”

Panel Presentation and Other Discussion Groups

Dr. Eric Weislogel, Professor Antonio Russo, Professor Roberto Poli and Chairpersons of Sophia Europa Groups; 

 Chairpersons of Conference

Professor J. H. Brooke, Dr. Margaret M. Yee, Dr. Mike Parsons, Professor Ann Loades, FBA, Professor Paul Fiddes, Professor Roger Trigg. 

 For booking on-line & registration:  www.ianramseycentre.org  - access “conferences.”

For queries & further details, write to Dr. M. M. Yee, St. Cross College, Oxford, OX1 3LZ. UK;

Or Email:  margaret.yee@theology.ox.ac.uk                                                 MMY, 14/7/07.