Chance or providence? Religious perspectives on divine action

Science and Religion Forum

Registered Charity 1034657

President: Professor John Hedley Brooke

Chairman: Rev Canon Dr Michael Fuller

This year’s Conference will take place at the University of Chester from Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 September 2013.  The Conference is open to members and non-members of the Science and Religion Forum.

The plenary speakers at the Conference will be:

Professor Philip Clayton (Gowland Lecture) Ingraham Professor and Dean of Claremont Schoolof Theology and Provost of Claremont Lincoln University, US

Dr Mark Harris  School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh

Professor Daniel Langton  Professor of the History of Jewish-Christian Relations, University ofManchester

Bethany Sollereder Department of Theology, College of Humanities, University of Exeter

Professor Rabie E Abdel-Halim   Professorial Fellow, Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation, Manchester

Dr Christopher Knight  Executive Secretary, The International Society for Science and Religion,Cambridge

Bookings and Registration

The Conference fees are as follows:

SRF members and spouses        £250

Non-members                        £280

Students                               £120

The fee covers registration, accommodation, meals and coffee/tea breaks, and conference documents. 

For those wishing to attend as non-residents the fee (with dinner) is £150 for members and £180 for non-members

Please complete a conference registration form and e-mail or post it to the Membership Secretary

Mrs Hilary Martin

Glebelands

Brockenhurst Road

Ascot

Berkshire

SL5 9HB

or e-mail:  [email protected]

The closing date for conference applications is 31 July 2013.

Payment must be included with the Conference registration form or payment may be made by credit card through PayPal (please see the Forum’s website for details of how to make a payment through PayPal).

A small number of bursaries are available to assist with the cost of Conference attendance (see below for application details). 

Registration will begin at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday 5 September, and the Conference will begin at4.30 p.m. with a short introductory session followed by the first plenary session. There will be a service of worship on the Friday morning, to which all participants are welcomed. The Conference dinner will be held on the Friday evening. The Conference will end with lunch on Saturday 7 September.

Bursaries

The Forum is offering a limited number of bursaries, each worth £60, to members of at least six month’s standing who have no financial assistance from employers or sponsors. Students in full-time education may also apply for a bursary even if they are not yet members of the Forum.

Bursary applications, preferably by e-mail, should be sent to the Membership Secretary, Mrs Hilary Martin (address above).

The closing date for Bursary applications is 10 July 2013.

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