SCIENCE – ETHICS – FAITH

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Chairman:
Dr. hab. Dariusz Badura
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The goal of the Science-Ethics-Faith conferences is to exchange ideas concerning relationships between science,
ethics and faith. The last conference (2013) focused on the possibilities and limitations of science, and the previous one
(2011) – on the dignity of man. The subject of the upcoming conference is
SCIENCE AND FAITH – CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE
CONFERENCE MOTTO: God said: fill the earth and subdue it. (Genesis 1:28)
The dynamic development of science strongly influences the perception of the surrounding world and its
understanding. Progress and achievements in science and technology may cause excessive faith in the unlimited
possibilities of mankind. The consequent cultural changes lead to rejection of the traditional ethical principles.
The Christian vision of reality contains both unchangeable moral values as well as the eschatological vision of the
future, including the eternal destiny of an individual man and the destination of the whole world. This creates the tension
between hope built on the basis of science - and hope based on the revelation of faith. May these perspectives - or even
should they – be reconciled? Are they doomed to inevitable conflict? What role the system of higher education may play
in this dilemma?
The subject of this conference is therefore a continuation of the previous one - with a particular stress on the ethical
problems related to the development of modern science and technology as well as the defense of life and human
dignity.
The following topics may be addressed in the conference presentations:
1. The goals of science and higher education
a. science from the philosophy perspective
b. goals of particular sciences
c. goals of technical sciences; technological progress in the context of human identity and dignity
d. development and formation of the scientists and university teachers
e. future of university education
2. Ethical challenges
a. ethical problems in the context of scientific progress
b. protection of human life and dignity
c. professional ethics and the conscience clause
d. education and formation of the young generation
e. contemporary and future social trends and their consequences
3. A Christian facing the future
a. questions about God (perceiving and understanding God’s presence in human life)
b. trends in contemporary Christian theology
c. Christian literary sources and Christian literature
d. opportunities and perspectives of Christian influence on the future on the world
e. different approaches to Christian eschatology
ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION
The presentation abstracts should be sent to [email protected] by March 20th 2015 and (after being accepted)
the full texts by April 20th. Presentations will be published before the conference – and some of them in the conference
proceedings. The conference fee, including hotel accommodation in double rooms and meals will be announced in the
next announcement.
The beginning of conference program: June 4th (Thursday) at 4:00 pm; the program ends on June 7th (Sunday) at 2:00
pm.
Previous Science-Ethics-Faith conferences:
Wisła 2005
Rogów near Łódź 2007
Dobieszków near Łódź 2011
Sponsors:
Jastrzębia Góra 2009
Rydzyna 2013
Prof. Adam Cenian, PAN
Prof. Roman Duda, UWr, PAN
Prof. Czesław Grabarczyk, PAN
Dr. hab. Jerzy Grzybowski, UAM
Prof. Andrzej Hławiczka, PŚ
Prof. Zbigniew Jacyna - Onyszkiewicz, UAM
Prof. Julian Ławrynowicz, UŁ
Prof. Andrzej Kochański, UKSW
Prof. Ryszard Kleszcz, UŁ
Prof. Andrzej Schinzel, PAN
Fr. prof. Andrzej Szostek, KUL
Prof. Zenon Waszczyszyn, PK
Prof. Jan Woleński, UJ
Prof. Ewa Wysocka, UŚ
ORGANIZATIONAL
COMMITTEE
Committee Leader:
Dr.hab.Jerzy Grzybowski, UAM
Laura Suchostawska
Jan Wadowski
Wanda Nowara
Kattarzyna Mania
Andrzej Zabołotny
Elżbieta Zabołotny
CONFERENCE LOCATION
Rydzyna Castle
near Leszno
(between Wrocław and Poznań)
CONTACT
Concerning program:
Dr. hab. Dariusz Badura
[email protected]
+48-713-283-559
Concerning administration:
Dr. hab. Jerzy Grzybowski
[email protected]
+48-663-224-411
Concerning Faculty Forum:
Andrzej Zabołotny
[email protected]
+48-663-224-414
Christian Faculty Forum
Campus Crusade for Christ, Poland
Hevelius Forum for Dialogue between Science and Religion