Workshop 5

Workshop 5:  Religions and societies faced with science and
                      ethical dilemmas



Religions have a lot to learn from sciences, provided that they are ready to be questioned by the latter. Conversely, they may expect from sciences themselves to be questioned by their wisdom, regarding everything pertaining to their aims, their basic motivations for research and the use of their findings. Is the room currently left available to religions in ethical committees wide enough?




In charge: Hubert Chicou, Marie Jourdain
Expert: Alain Cordier, national inspector of public finances and member of the "Comité national consultatif d'éthique"
Moderator: Olivier Jay, deputy director by the "Journal du Dimanche"
                (on request)

Among the contributors: Xavier Lacroix, philosopher, moralistic theologian,  member of the "Comité national consultatif d’éthique", Thierry Magnin, priest, theologian, doctor of science, Professor at the "'ENS des Mines de Saint-Etienne", Didier Sicard, professor of medicine.
 
Last update : 22/07/2008