February 11, 2022
Online at 9:45am – 5:00pm EST
Hosted by Fletcher Initiative on Religion, Law & Diplomacy
Join us for a day full of talks from leaders across the globe working in various fields related to religion, science, and diplomacy!
Keynote panel featuring Mr. Martin Palmer, current CEO of FaithInvest and former Secretary General of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC).
Increased engagement between religious & scientific communities can play a key role in shaping the possibilities for peace, sustainability & diplomacy in the 21st century. Both fields contribute to a better understanding of the world’s most pressing issues, including pandemics & public health, climate change & environmental stewardship, & nuclear proliferation & the spread of weapons of mass destruction. The solutions to these issues & others, all require the intersection of religion, science, & diplomacy. Religious communities possess historical experience, intellectual & ethical resources, & operational capacity that can either collaborate with or oppose scientific advances; likewise, scientific communities are either open to engagement with faith-based actors or subscribe to conventional narratives about the intrinsic incompatibilities of religion & science.
The goal of this conference is to facilitate conversation regarding the nature of the tensions & synergies between religion & science & to explore the contexts of diplomacy where the religion-science nexus can generate create research, effective action & decisive changes for the good of the world.
Register here for this free event.