Speaking Specifically in a Multireligious Conversation with Science

28 November, 2022

We are deeply honoured to welcome Revd Dr Greg Cootsona, California State University, USA, to lead a session of the Science and Religion in Interfaith Contexts Reading Group.

Abstract:

In my work in science and religionโ€”for example, through the Science, Technology, and Religion program unit of the American Academy of Religion and in writing Science and Religions in America: A New Look โ€”Iโ€™ve negotiated my identity as a Christian with a commitment to engaging with other religious traditions. This builds from earlier work that drew on Michael Welkerโ€™s โ€œpolycontextual and multiperspectivally adjustedโ€ approach to the world. It also represents what I consider a third wave in religious studiesโ€”away from a triumphalist approach that often characterized 19th century thought, and from a 20th century relativist method represented by influential voices like Huston Smith and Mircea Eliade, and to a cultural-linguistic framework represented by thinkers such as George Lindbeck and Stephen Prothero. In that light, Iโ€™ve endeavored to bring my specific religious language, context, and perspective into an interchange with others in an interreligious dialogue with science. I will conclude this talk with a few key implications of this approach.

Topic: Speaking Specifically in a Multireligious Conversation with Science

Speaker: Revd Dr Greg Cootsona, California State University, USA.

Chair: Professor Ismail Lala, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait.

Time: 18:00-19:00 GMT | 19:00-20:00 CEST | 10:00-11:00 PT | 12:00-13:00 CT | 13:00-14:00 ET

Venue: Online

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