International Conference on
HUMAN NATURE AND RELIGION
5 – 7 April 2025
University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

Conference Programme

Saturday, April 5

from 12.00 am Arrivals and Reception at the headquarters of the Department of Humanities and Philosophy in Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business,
University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

 

2.00 pm Official Opening of the Congress Institutional Greetings Welcome Concert

 

3.15 pm Plenary Session I: Metaphysical and Epistemological Issues Professor John Chudley, (University of Plymouth, United Kingdom)

 

4.45 pm Coffee break

 

5.00 pm Parallel Sessions

 

Sunday, April 6

9.00 am Plenary Session II: Human Nature, Human Destiny, and Transhumanism Roberto Di Ceglie (Pontifical Lateran University, Rome) Cornelia Richter (University of Oxford )

10.30 am Coffee break

11.00 am Parallel Sessions

2.30 pm Plenary Session III: Human Nature and Religious Diversity Massimo Giuliani (University of Trento) Hans-Peter Grosshans (University of Münster)

4.00 pm Cultural Afternoon

7.30 pm Social Dinner

 

Monday, April 7

9.00 am Plenary Session IV: Ethical and Political Issues Jan-Olav Henriksen (Norwegian School of Theology) Christoph Jedan (University of Cambridge)

10.30 am Coffee break

11.00 am Meeting of Regional Groups of ICHNR

2.30 pm Parallel Sessions

5.30 pm General Meeting of the ICHNR

from 8.30 pm Leaving Party