Explorations in Natural Theology: Helsinki Analytic Theology Workshop (HEAT) 2016, January 15-16

The workshop is co-organized by John Templeton Foundation.

Friday

Pre-Workshop Lecture10.00-11.00 Alister McGrath (University of Oxford), Pieni Juhlasali, Main Bulding

Workshop

Venue: Faculty Hall, Faculty of Theology, Vuorikatu 3, 5th Floor

15.15-1800 Session 1 (Chair: Aku Visala) Welcome, Prof. Risto Saarinen, (University of Helsinki)

Introduction, Olli-Pekka Vainio (University of Helsinki), Natural Theology: A Recent History

Rope Kojonen (University of Helsinki), Criticizing Natural Theology

Amber Griffioen (University of Konstanz), Religious Experience as Natural Theology

Saturday

Venue, Faculty of Theology, 2nd floor, Room 209-210

Session 1, 10.00-1200 (Chair: Olli-Pekka Vainio)

Ilmari Karimies (University of Helsinki), Lutheran Perspective on Natural Theology

Hanne Appelqvist (University of Helsinki), Wittgenstein on Religion

Break 1200-1300

Session 3, 1300-1500 (Chair: Rope Kojonen)

Helen de Cruz (Oxford Brookes), Cognitive Science of Religion and Natural Theology

Panu-Matti Pöykkö (University of Helsinki), Jean-Luc Marion and Natural Theology

1500-1630 Tour at the Library and the Cathedral

Session 4, 1630-1830 (Chair: TBA )

Mats Wahlberg (University of Umeå) Reshaping Cosmological Argument

Final discussion