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Dunedin, experimental method, Polynesian religion, quakerism, science, the soul, Towards a Unified Science of Religion
Jonathan Jong, Conference Secretary
Conference secretary, Jonathan Jong has revealed titillating details of the programme for the upcoming Towards a Unified Science of Religion Conference, 12-14 February 2010, University of Otago.
The conference boasts:
- Three keynote speakers giving overviews of the field (David Sloan Wilson, Harvey Whitehouse and Jesse Bering)
- Three papers on the philosophical implications of science
- About half a dozen papers on the applications of theories to specific religious movements (e.g., Quakerism, Polynesian religion)
- A paper on the evolution of the soul
- A paper on experimental method
Full details will appear later this month on the conference website.
Note: registration is due by 20 January 2010. Full price is NZ$250; students and unwaged at NZ$100.
The Dunedin School 