The Planetary Network
Science and the Spiritual Quest 11 (SSQ11)
SSQ11 is a four-year international program organized by the Center for Theology
and the Natural Sciences in Berkeley, California, USA in association with several
partner organizations.
Its purpose is to promote dialogue amongst leading scientists on “the connections
between their scientific pursuits and their religious or spiritual practices”
through workshops and public conferences around the world. SSQ11 encourages open
dialogue within the scientific community and makes its insights available to the
public.
SSQ11 aims, amongst other things, to:
- increase public awareness of the science-religion dialogue;
- affect cultural perceptions of science and of religion in favor
of their constructive interaction.
Discussing the challenges which lie ahead, SSQ11 remarks: “...the last
decades of the 20th century have seen a major transformation which will reshape
the 21st. Scientists as well as religious people have argued convincingly that
the old ‘warfare’ model of the science-religion relationship is fatally flawed.
Religion does not exclude science by magically transcending it, but may indeed
take up where scientific knowledge reaches its limits. Likewise, science does not
exclude spirituality by reductively eliminating it, but may instead offer fruitful
insights where religious tradition meets its boundaries. Recent years have seen
a vibrant and active dialogue between scientists and religious persons (in many
cases both in one person) within which mutual respect has developed.”
Science and the Spiritual Quest
2400 Ridge Road,
Berkeley, CA 94709-1212
USA
Tel: +1 510 848 2355
Fax: +1 510 848 2592
Email: ssq@ssq.net
www.ssq.net
icos—First International Conference on Organisational Spirituality
A three-day Conference will be held this year at the University of Surrey,
Guildford, England during the 22-24 July. The purpose of the Conference,
‘Living Spirit–New Dimensions in Work and Learning,’ is
to bring together “people from all walks of life, and from all over the
world (especially people in business or higher education with an interest in
the application of spiritual dimensions in work and learning) to dialogue on
this topic which is growing in interest and relevance throughout the world.”
The organisers of the Conference explain: “the challenge for all organisations
is to explore the concept of spirituality as the search for direction, meaning,
inner wholeness and connection to others, and to seek to integrate this vital
dimension of human nature into work and learning cultures.”
The four major themes of the Conference are:
- Living Spirit at Work What is the relationship between ethics,
aesthetics, religion and spirituality in the workplace and in education?
- Transpersonal Realities Is it possible to experience the
claim that the spiritual is effective and safe in the workplace?
- New Age and Esoteric Spirituality How is it possible to
integrate both esoteric spiritual practices and the New Age movement and
spiritual eco-intelligence with traditional practices of worship, working
and learning?
- New Leadership How important is it for leaders to
understand emotional and spiritual competence as part of encouraging holistic
ways of working?
Daniela Warr, Conference Secretary,
School of Educational Studies,
University of Surrey,
Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH,
UK
Tel: +44 1483 689760
Fax: +44 1483 689191
Email: d.warr@surrey.ac.uk
www.HPRG.org
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