While most modern people resort to science and technology to deal with the demands of life, religion still provides the deeper meaning and purpose of human existence. But it is also evident that some modern people quietly dismiss religion as irrational and irrelevant to their needs. However, a significant group of people in contemporary society would agree that religion has made a thoughtful contribution to human civilization and its ethico-moral development.

Religion and Reason have both had a role in shaping the course of human history but the historical relationship between reason and religion has not been without some degree of tension. Investigation into this long-standing relationship, therefore, could provide useful insights into the contribution of both religion and reason to the experience of life in the modern world. This conference aspires to explore the encounter between science, reason and the religions in order to gain a deeper appreciation of the indispensable role that each has played (and still plays) in the development of thought.

 

1.   The Role of Religion in modern, scientific culture
2.   Religion in the world of science and technology
3.   The ideal relationship between science, reason and religion
4.   The actual encounter between religion and reason in the history of thought
5.   The contribution of religion to the development of reasoning
6.   The contri  bution of reason to the development of sciences and religion
7.   The role of reason in different religious traditions
8.   The relationship between reason and spirituality in different religions
9.   The relationship between sacred texts and the sciences
10. Reason and the interpretation of sacred texts
11. Religion, reason and human rights
12. Role of reason and science in human development

 

Presenters from abroad          USD 150/-
Local (faculty members)         Rs 6000/-
Non-presenter participants     Rs. 1500/-