PAST CONFERENCES
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Below you will find a complete list of conference themes back to 1954. Whenever possible, the Conference Book (also known as the "orange book") has been made available in PDF. The Conference Book contains abstracts on all conference plenary sessions, as well as biographical information about presenters, and information on seminars and workshops presented during the conference.
2024 – Habitability for Your Cosmic Future: AstroAnthropology Meets AstroEthics Ted Peters, Jennifer Wiseman, and Maynard Moore Orange Book 2024 2023 – The Wizards of Climate Change: How Can Technology Serve Hope and Justice? Arthur Petersen, Bruce Naylor, and Constance Bertka Orange Book 2023 2022 – “We” & “They”: Cross-cultural Conversations on Identity Anindita N. Balslev, C.J. Love, & Jennifer E. Whitten Orange Book 2022 2021 – Naturalism—as Religion, within Religions, or without Religion? Wim Drees, Barbara Whittaker-Johns Co-Chair for Operations: Abby Fuller Orange Book 2021 2019 – The CRISPR Apple on the Tree of Knowledge: Bioengineering, Gene Editing, and the Human Future Arvin Gouw and Ted Peters Conference Co-Chair: Maynard Moore Co-Chair for Operations: Abby Fuller Orange Book 2019 2018 – Artificial Intelligence Turns Deep: Who’s in Control? Terrence Deacon, Sol Katz Conference Co-Chairs: Abigail Fuller, Ted Laurenson Orange Book 2018 2017 - The "Wicked Problem" of Climate Change: What is it doing to us and for us? Paul H. Carr, Champion Emily E. Austin & Karl E. Peters, Co-Chairs Orange Book 2017.pdf 2016 - How Can We Know? Co-creating Knowledge in Perilous Times Pat Bennet, Ruben Nelson & John Teske Orange Book 2016.pdf 2015 - Unsettling Science and Religion: Contributions & Questions from Queer Studies Whitney Bauman & Lisa Stenmark Orange Book 2015.pdf 2014 - Science and Religion in a Globalizing World Whitney Bauman, Karl E. Peters Orange Book 2014.pdf 2013 - Scientific, Spiritual, and Moral Challenges in Solving the World Food Crisis Sol Katz, Pat Bennett Orange Book 2013.pdf 2012 - Saving the Future Robert Bercaw, V.V. Raman Orange Book 2012.pdf 2011 - Doing Good, Doing Bad, Doing Nothing: Scientific and Religious Perspectives on Human Behavior Karl Peters, Barbara Whittaker-Johns Orange Book 2011.pdf 2010 - The Energy Transition Norm Laurendeau, Larry Rasmussen Conference Book 2010.pdf EnergyStatement.pdf 2009 - The Mythic Reality of the Autonomous Individual Ted Laurenson, John Teske Conference Book 2009.pdf 2008 - Emergence: Nature’s Mode of Creativity - The Human Dimension Philip Clayton, Terrence Deacon, Ursula Goodenough Conference Book 2008.pdf 2006 - Emergence: Nature’s Mode of Creativity George Fisher, Ursula Goodenough Conference Book 2006.pdf 2005 - Varieties of Spiritual Transformation: Scientific & Religious Perspectives Karl Peters, Andrew Newberg Conference Book 2005.pdf 2004 - Earth’s Waters in Crisis: A Scientific, Spiritual & Moral Challenge Solomon Katz, George Fisher, Jeanie Graustein Conference Book 2004.pdf 2003 - EcoMorality Ursula Goodenough, Brian Swimme, Mary Evelyn Tucker Conference Book 2003.pdf 2002 - Is Nature Enough: The Search for Transcendence Michael Cavanaugh, Terrence Deacon Conference Book 2002.pdf 2001 - Human Meaning in a Technological Culture Willem B. Drees, Bruce Naylor Conference Book 2001.pdf 2000 - Nurturing Human Nature Sharon Stein McNamara, William Falla, Solomon Katz Conference Book 2000.pdf 1999 - Sexuality & Human Nature: A Scientific, Religious & Moral Exploration Ted Laurenson, Barbara Whittaker-Johns, Michael Ruse Conference Book 1999.pdf 1998 - Interweaving Art, Science, and Spirituality Ursula Goodenough, Robert Schaible Conference Book 1998.pdf 1997 - The Evolution of Morality Karl Peters, Michael Ruse Conference Book 1997.pdf 1996 - The Epic of Evolution Ursula Goodenough, Loyal Rue Conference Book 1996.pdf 1995 - Life in the Universe Nancy Anschuetz, Chris Corbally Conference Book 1995.pdf 1994 - Knowledge Most Worth Having in the Decade of the Brain Rodney Holmes, Barbara Whittaker-Johns Conference Book 1994.pdf 1993 - Charting Our Lives: Possibilities, Constraints & Decisions Carol Rausch Albright, Philip Hefner Conference Book 1993.pdf 1992 - Global Ecology and Human Destiny Nancy Anschuetz, Karl Peters Conference Book 1992.pdf 1991 - The God Question in an Age of Science Tom Gilbert, Ursula Goodenough Conference Book 1991.pdf |
Prior to 1991, there was no "orange book" as such. Wherever possible for the years prior to 1991, we have provided scanned images of original conference materials, such as the conference flyer from the Star Island Blue Book, discussion questions, conference reports, and speaker schedules.
1990 - Creativity, Nonconformity and Madness John Fryer, Elizabeth Lau Conference Book 1990.pdf 1989 - Being Religious: Working at Self-Maintenance and Self-Transformation Ward Goodenough, Barbara Whittaker-Johns Conference Book 1989.pdf 1988 - Cosmology & the Meaning of Human Existence: Options from Contemporary Physics Lawrence Fagg, Nancy Houk Conference Book 1988.pdf 1987 - Gender Bias: Its Reality and Effects in Religion & Science Marjorie Davis, Philip Hefner Conference Book 1987.pdf 1986 - Free Will: Is It Possible and Is it Desirable? Karl Peters, Robert Sorensen Conference Book 1986.pdf 1985 - Can a Scientific Understanding of Religion Aid the Process of World Peace? Ralph W. Burhoe, Solomon Katz Conference Book 1985.pdf 1984 - Recent Discoveries in Neurobiology: Do They Matter for Religion, the Social Sciences & the Humanities? Victor Turner, Philip Hefner Conference Book 1984.pdf 1983 - What Is and What Makes a Person? John Bowker, Solomon Katz Conference Book 1983.pdf 1982 - Order and Disorder: A Study of Entropy & A Study of Evil Sanborn C. Brown, David Breed Conference Book 1982.pdf 1981 - How Do We Know What is True? And Whom Should We Believe? Jeannette Hopkins, Philip Hefner Conference Book 1981.pdf 1980 - Change, Aging and the Passage of Time John Fryer 1979 - New Evolutionary Bridges Between Science & Values William Falla, Solomon Katz 1978 - The Future of the Child: Religious & Scientific Perspectives Daniel R. DeNicola, Karl Peters 1977 - Esthetics, Symbol and Truth in Science & Religion Eugene d'Aquili, Solomon Katz 1976 - Diversity or Uniformity: Strategies for Human Survival Philip Hefner 1975 - Genetics, Evolution and Ethics Hudson Hoagland 1974 - Science, Religion and Social Change in the Light of New Understandings of Man Karl H. Hertz 1973 - The Humanizing and Dehumanizing of Man George A. Riggan 1972 - Technology and the Human Future Kenneth Cauthen 1971 - Conflicts of Values and Sources of Power John Fryer 1970 - Ethics and Ecology Karl H. Hertz 1969 - Aggression: Its Biological, Psychological, & Social Roots, & the Place of Religion in its Control Warren F. Busse 1968 - Computers and Religion Sanborn D. Brown, Ralph W. Burhoe 1967 - Relevance of Religious Concepts to Contemporary Life & Thought Jerome Malino 1966 - Coping with Death Ward Goodenough, Edward G. Murray 1965 - How Can Man Know Right from Wrong? Malcolm Sutherland, Jr. 1964 - What is Religion? Erwin R. Goodenough 1963 - The Condition of Man in Society Joseph Barth, Sanborn C. Brown 1962 - The Purpose of Life Erwin R. Goodenough, Kirtley F. Mather 1961 - Science, Religion and the Human Potential Carl Bihldorff, Edwin P. Booth, Ralph W. Burhoe, Lawrence K. Frank, Deborah W. Greeley, Kirtley Mather, Lyman Rutledge 1960 - Some Relations of the Psychological Sciences to Religion Deborah W. Greeley, Ralph W. Burhoe, Walter H. Clark, Joseph R. Royce 1959 - Religion and Science and the Responsible Society 1958 - What Is the Role of Religion in an Age of Science? 1957 - What is “Truth”? 1956 - What Are “Good” & “Evil”? 1955 - What is Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him? 1954 - Religion in an Age of Science |
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