Workshop 6

Workshop 6:  Religions and body issues


Source of anxiety and uncertainties in the contemporary world, the status of the body vacillates between contradictory logics: body subject, body object? Sexed body, undifferentiated body? Sacred body, merchandise body? The various religions have different views on the body issues but all of them are faced with the importance of the autonomy of the person for the control of his body. How can we conciliate religions and modernity?

In charge: Blandine de Dinechin, Geneviève Iacono
Choreography: Pierre Deloche
Moderators: Françoise Le Corre, philosopher, former deputy editor of the
                journal "Etudes", Christian Delorme, Le Prado priest in the diocese
                of Lyon
Among the contributors : Arnaud Alibert, priest from the diocese of Montpellier, Françoise Blaise-Kopp, psychologist at the interdisciplinary center of ethics at the Catholic University of Lyon, Souhila Diab, lawyer, Arthur Kermalvezen, student in psychology, author of "Born from an unknown spermatozoon", Laure Marmilloud, hospital nurse in a unit of palliative care in Lyon, Hugues Puel, Dominican, economist, former General Secretary of "Economie et humanisme", Soufiane Zitouni, philosopher.
 
Last update : 22/07/2008