Dear ISSR Member,   Please follow this YouTube link to watch the full Colloque, held in Paris, October 6th, 2018.   Please click here for the PROGRAMME, the OUTLINE, and the full FLYER can be downloaded by clicking on the following links: Programme colloque SR, 8o Argumentaire colloque SR   Warmest regards,   Harris Wiseman ISSR    

Theme: Exoplanets, Aliens, and Multiple Incarnations? Christian Theology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life (SETI) Michael Reiss, President of the ISSR, University College London, Presiding Saturday - 9:00 AM-11:30 AM.  Hyatt Regency-Centennial G (Third Level) The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been given fresh energy by the discovery of extra-solar planets and will receive fresh data due to the launch in 2021 of the James Webb Telescope. This session looks at the latest in the search for intelligent beyond our solar system, looking especially at the theological implications and theological motives of the quest for discovery. What does the search (and possible discoveries) suggest for Christian theological ideas of creation, the image of God, redemption, and eschatology? Is the image of God unique to planet earth? Do

Pursuing Global Understanding, Reconciliation and Change The Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto November 2nd - 6th 2018   The Science & Religion track has been created jointly by the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS) and the International Society on Science and Religion (ISSR), specifically addressing the major themes of the 2019 Parliament. The presenters include some experienced academics (including one Nobel Laureate) and representatives of several major religions in the world, all of whom take seriously the latest knowledge developed by sound science. Issues addressed include human origins, cosmology, the nature of evil, genetic manipulation, climate change, food distribution, the brain and human emotion, the search for life in the galaxy, human health and well being. Each session will present latest research with slide

Dear ISSR Member, We are pleased to circulate the following message: Major new research institute at Campion Hall The Jesuits in Britain are pleased to announce that a new research institute called the Laudato Si’ Institute (LSI) is being established at Campion Hall, the Jesuit permanent private hall of the University of Oxford. The LSI will be established during the academic year 2018-2019 and will formally open in September 2019. The aim of the Laudato Si’ Institute is to foster interdisciplinary research arising out of the intellectual challenges presented most vividly in Pope Francis’ encyclical letter Laudato Si’, while being faithful to Ignatian traditions and reflective practice. The premise of Laudato Si’ is that the crumbling of the earth’s fabric, largely through human activity, is ultimately devastating for humanity

  Dear ISSR Member,   As you may know, the new data protection regulation, GDPR, is coming into force on May 25th 2018. It applies to organisations, such as ISSR, that are based in the EU.   To comply with the new regulations, ISSR has sent out an e-mail to its membership in order to obtain consent for continued contact.   As part of these regulations, ISSR also wants to make clear to all Fellows and Associates what their data rights are with respect to knowing:   a) what data ISSR collects on its membership; b) what ISSR does with those data; and c) how to obtain a census of what data ISSR holds on you as a member.   Fortunately, these are straightforward to answer.   a) ISSR holds