Science & Religion

A.  Second Burke Nicholson Symposium: "Science and Religion: Perspectives on Death and Prolonging Life"
--This symposium follows from a semester of faculty/grad student discussions on Prolonging Life, which focussed on three areas: physician-assisted suicide, the impact of modern genetics on prolonging life issues, and prolonging pediatric life
--Sponsored by Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Science & Society; Gary Laderman, Religion; Arri Eisen, Biology
--Saturday, April 7, 2001, Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center, 9 am - 2 pm
--Featuring Emory scholars Kathy Kinlaw of the Center for Ethics, Abdullahi An-na'im from the Law School, Arri Eisen in Biology,  Michael Okun in the Medical School, Lobsang Negi in the Institute for Liberal Arts, Gary Laderman in Religion, Christi Deaton in the Nursing School, and Howard Kushner in Science & Society, with special guest Eric Cassell from the Cornell Schools of Medicine and Public Health as synthesizer.
--View abstracts of the Symposium
B.  Faculty Reading Group (sponsored by Science & Society and led by PV Rao, Physics, and Gary Laderman, Religion) 
--Highlights, Bibliography, Fall 1999
--Highlights, Bibliography, Spring 2000
C.  First Burke Nicholson Forum: "Science & Religion: Perspectives on Suffering and Healing
--Sponsored by Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Science & Society; Gary Laderman, Religion; Jennifer Obidah, Education 
--Saturday, April 8, 2000: Cox Hall Ballrooms on the Emory Campus 
--Featuring a number of Emory scholars, including, among others James Gustafson, Woodruff Professor Emeritus; William Branch, Smith Professor of General Medicine; Carol Hogue, Director Women's  Health Center; PV Rao, Associate Professor of Physics; Michelle Lampl, Professor of Anthropology; and Paul Courtright, Professor of Theology and Asian Studies. 
--Listen to Session 1
--Listen to Session 2
--Download RealAudio Player





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