Applications are open for the workshop "Science and Religiosity in Greek-speaking regions and beyond (17th-20th centuries)"

Workshop's dates: February 8-9, 2025, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: CHS Greece, Nafplio

The Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece is collaborating with the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation in organizing the workshop titled "Science and Religiosity in Greek-speaking regions and beyond (17th-20th centuries)," which will be coordinated by Kostas Tampakis, Senior Researcher in the Section of Neohellenic Research at the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation.

In this workshop, we will discuss the interplay between religious practices and religiosity on the one hand, and the study of nature on the other from the 17th to the 20th century. Stereotypically, natural sciences are identified with rationalism, while religion with dogma. In contrast to these narrow interpretations, we aim to highlight the complexity of the ways in which those two important aspects of human civilization have interacted. During the workshop, we will follow the historical path of their relationship with the Greek-speaking populations and wider Europe. The debate will guide us from Galileo to Sputnik and from Kazantzakis to Newton.

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