Bridging Science and Faith
The Bridging Science and Faith project creates a unique forum where prominent speakers with backgrounds in science, medicine, theology and philosophy can explore the role of religion, faith and spirituality in health and wellbeing, as well as the relationship between the mind, body and soul. By engaging physicians, scientists, leaders of faith, ethicists and theologians to help us bridge science and faith we can explore the anthropological and cultural dimensions of being human and look for areas of convergence between the humanities and the natural sciences. Discussions around the importance of empathy and compassion, ethics and artificial intelligence, as well as the anthropology of aging are a few of the many areas that will be explored at the Fifth International Vatican Conference and beyond. This project is made possible through the generous support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation (JTF).
Hosts
H.Em. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
President, Pontifical Council for Culture
Robin L. Smith, MD
Founder, President and Chairman, Cura Foundation and Stem for Life,
and Vice President and Director,
Science and Faith (STOQ) Foundation
Monsignor Tomasz Trafny
Head of Science and Faith Department, Pontifical Council for Culture and
General Secretary, Science and Faith (STOQ) Foundation
Bridging Science and Faith Advisory Board
Professor of Biology and of Theology,
Providence College
CEO
ARC Technologies
John A. Creighton University Professor and
Chair, Department of Medical Humanities,
Creighton University
President, Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Mahlon Powell Professor of Philosophy, Indiana University
President of Innovation and Research, Sanford Health
Founder, President and Chairman,
Cura Foundation and Stem for Life, and
Vice President and Director, Science and Faith (STOQ) Foundation
Head of Science and Faith Department,
Pontifical Council for Culture and
General Secretary, Science and Faith Foundation (STOQ)
President, Samaritan Health Initiatives and
Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and
12th Director of the National Cancer Institute
Associate Vice President and Assistant Provost; Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Philosophy and Department of Information Technology, Analytics & Operations, University of Notre Dame
Participants
Senior Rabbi, Jewish Council of the Emirates and Association of Gulf Jewish Communities
Principal Deputy Commissioner,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
President, Blueprint 1543; Honorary Professor of Theology and the Sciences, St. Andrews University, School of Divinity
Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology,
Yale University
Founding Core Faculty and Lead, Wyss Institute, Harvard University; Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School; Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard and MIT
Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Health Policy, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School
Director,
U.S. National Institutes of Health
Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder and Director, Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Theology,
University of Notre Dame
Moderator
John A. Creighton University Professor and
Chair, Department of Medical Humanities,
Creighton University
Chair in Epistemology, Modern and Contemporary Philosophy and Director of International Center for Philosophy and Center for Science and Thought, University of Bonn, Germany
Moderator
Senior Medical Correspondent,
CBS2 New York
Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace
Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine
General Authority Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chief Executive Officer,
AARP
President,
Compassion Institute
President, DEKA R&D;
Chairman, ARMI and
Founder, FIRST
Anchor and Journalist
MSNBC/NBC News
Associate Dean for Neurosciences Initiatives and Interim Director of the Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego
Moderator
President,
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Associate Professor,
Rutgers University
Mahlon Powell Professor of Philosophy,
Indiana University
Moderator
Emmy® Award-Winning Host, “The Dr. Oz Show” and Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Bioethics and Medical Humanities, The Medical College of Wisconsin; Chairperson and Director, the Initiative on Islam and Medicine
Professor, MIT Media Lab; Chief Scientist and Chairman, Empatica
President, Science and Faith (STOQ) Foundation and President, Foundation for Heritage and Cultural and Artistic Activities of the Church
Professor of Emergency Medicine and Professor in the Division of Education and Bioethics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University; Attending Physician, Montefiore Medical Center
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Villanova University;
Editor-in-chief, Social Epistemology
Head of Science and Faith Department,
Pontifical Council for Culture and
General Secretary, Science and Faith Foundation (STOQ)
Professor, Chair and Chief of Medicine, Cooper University Health Care, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Epidemiology in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Director of the Human Flourishing Program, and Co-Director of the Initiative on Health, Religion and Spirituality, Harvard University
Moderator
Emmy® Award-Winning Host, Executive Producer and Anchor; Founder and CEO, Meredith Vieira Productions
Vice-Chancellor, Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
President, Samaritan Health Initiatives and
Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and
12th Director of the National Cancer Institute
Associate Vice President and Assistant Provost; Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Philosophy and Department of Information Technology, Analytics & Operations, University of Notre Dame
Chair, British Board of Scholars and Imams and Fellow, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Welcome by Monsignor Tomasz Trafny
Welcome by Monsignor Tomasz Trafny
Welcome by Monsignor Tomasz Trafny
Bridging Science and Faith Series
Human Enhancement Roundtable
Human Enhancement Roundtable
Human Uniqueness – What Makes Us Human?
Human Uniqueness – What Makes Us Human?
Human Enhancement Roundtable
Human Uniqueness – What Makes Us Human?
Science and Faith: More Consonance than Conflict
Science and Faith: More Consonance than Conflict
The Relationship Between Mind, Body and Soul Roundtable
The Relationship Between Mind, Body and Soul Roundtable
Science and Faith: More Consonance than Conflict
The Relationship Between Mind, Body and Soul Roundtable
Bridging Science and Faith Discussions
Reflections of Religious Leaders
Bridging Science and Faith by H.Em. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
Bridging Science and Faith by H.Em. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
Introduction and Reflections by Renato Poletti
Introduction and Reflections by Renato Poletti
Bridging Science and Faith by H.Em. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
Introduction and Reflections by Renato Poletti
Remarks by H.Em. Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Remarks by H.Em. Cardinal Pietro Parolin
The Environment and Health
The Environment and Health
Remarks by H.Em. Cardinal Pietro Parolin
The Environment and Health
Religion, Spirituality and Health: The Importance of Dialogue
Religion, Spirituality and Health: The Importance of Dialogue
How Do You Define the Soul?
How Do You Define the Soul?
Religion, Spirituality and Health: The Importance of Dialogue
How Do You Define the Soul?
Is Love Finite or Unlimited?
Is Love Finite or Unlimited?
Humanity and Humility
Humanity and Humility
Is Love Finite or Unlimited?
Humanity and Humility
Religion and the Pandemic
Religion and the Pandemic
Religious Dietary Practices and Health
Religious Dietary Practices and Health
Religion and the Pandemic
Religious Dietary Practices and Health
Sessions and Insights and Perspectives
Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD: Bridging Science and Faith
Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD: Bridging Science and Faith
Andrew C. von Eschenbach, MD: The Importance of Bridging Science and Faith
Andrew C. von Eschenbach, MD: The Importance of Bridging Science and Faith
Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD: Bridging Science and Faith
Andrew C. von Eschenbach, MD: The Importance of Bridging Science and Faith
Donald Hoffman, PhD: A New Theory of Consciousness
Donald Hoffman, PhD: A New Theory of Consciousness
Rev. Terrence P. Ehrman, CSC, PhD: Ecological Citizenship: Uniting Creation and Redemption for Healthy Environments
Rev. Terrence P. Ehrman, CSC, PhD: Ecological Citizenship: Uniting Creation and Redemption for Healthy Environments
Donald Hoffman, PhD: A New Theory of Consciousness
Rev. Terrence P. Ehrman, CSC, PhD: Ecological Citizenship: Uniting Creation and Redemption for Healthy Environments
Healthy Aging with Dignity and Purpose
Healthy Aging with Dignity and Purpose
Elder William K. Jackson, MD: Improving Health Through Missionary Work
Elder William K. Jackson, MD: Improving Health Through Missionary Work
Healthy Aging with Dignity and Purpose
Elder William K. Jackson, MD: Improving Health Through Missionary Work
The Ethics of Data and AI
The Ethics of Data and AI
The Neuroscience of Empathy and Compassion
The Neuroscience of Empathy and Compassion
The Ethics of Data and AI
The Neuroscience of Empathy and Compassion
The Power of Selflessness
The Power of Selflessness
What Does it Mean to be Human?
What Does it Mean to be Human?
The Power of Selflessness
What Does it Mean to be Human?
Other
This project was made possible through the support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed on this website are those of the hosts, authors and/or speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation. Learn more about the grant.