Modern Science & the Orthodox Tradition | Conference | Day 2

The first conference of Project Science & Orthodoxy around the World of the Institute of Historical Research/National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece.

The first SOW Conference focuses on the nature of the relationship between modern Science and Orthodox Christianity with its centuries-old tradition. Orthodoxy today shares a variety of—sometimes ambiguous—attitudes towards modern Science shaped by the texts of the Church Fathers, medieval and modern theologians and scholars, as well as contemporary social realities. On the other hand, modern Science, which sprung from the seventeenth-century quest by Western-European philosophers for rationality, is faced with crucial and uneasy questions about the meaning of life and the position of Humankind within the natural world.
The Conference defines the patterns of the Science-religion relationship in the Orthodox world, especially in the light of the most recent trends in both Science and Theology.
Is this a relationship of dialog or conflict? Of integration or independence? What is the impact of the revival of patristic studies and new theological currents on the relationship? But also what is the relevant impact of new scientific discoveries on the image of Man and the Universe? Has the modern Science-religion dialog in the West influenced Eastern Christianity in its effort to create new perspectives and concepts in response to new challenges? These questions are crucial for understanding and mapping the current science-religion dialog in the Orthodox world, and apart from recording given views and opinions, Project SOW aims at inciting new thoughts and ideas in the effort to advance the dialog among all interested parties.

Project SOW, Science and Orthodoxy around the World, aims at exploring the current status of the dialog between Orthodox Christianity and Science throughout the world, and to make it visible across all appropriate audiences. It achieves this by mapping the various attitudes and opinions and making them widely available and discussed throughout the international community of historians and philosophers of science, scientists, theologians and clergy.

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