Bombay (Mumbai), India – January 9-14, 1986
Thirty-five eminent scholars from many fields of science and theology were invited speakers.
Some Session Themes, Speakers and Talk Titles
The Need for Synthesis
- George Wald, Nobel Laureate, Medicine, 1967The Cosmology of Life and Mind
- HH The Dalai Lama, Nobel Laureate, Peace, 1989The Need for Synthesis
- Karan Singh, Former Minister of Education, Govt. of IndiaReligion, Science, and the Future of Mankind
Historical Perspectives
- Harvey Cox, School of Divinity, Harvard UniversityA Lovers’ Quarrel: The Story of Religion and Science in the West
- Ernan McMullin, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Notre DameThe Impact of the Theory of Evolution on Western Religious Thought
- William R. Shea, Dept. of Philosophy, McGill University, MontrealReassessing the Scientific Revolution and Its Religious Inspiration
Search for the Perennial
- Huston Smith, (Formerly) Dept. of Religion, MIT, MassachusettsThe Conceptual Crisis in the Modern West
- Eileen Barker, London School of Economics, EnglandA Marriage Through Divorce, Relationships between Science and Values
Physics and Beyond
- Raja Ramanna, Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, IndiaChairing Panel Discussion on Physics and Beyond
- E.C.G. Sudarshan, Dept. of Physics, U. of Texas at Austin, TexasMan and the Cosmos: A Physicist’s Viewpoint
Mind, Brain, and Consciousness
- J. Weizenbaum, Dept. of Computer Science, MIT, MassachusettsThe Computer as Idol
- John Searle, Dept. of Philosophy, University of California, BerkeleyTuring the Chinese Room
- Ravi Gomatam, Bhaktivedanta Institute, San FranciscoReal and Artificial Intelligence: Towards a Hierarchical Model of Consciousness, Intelligence, Mind and Body
Basis for the Unity of All Religions
- Lamin Sanneh, Harvard University
Over 2000 registered delegates attended and participated in the deliberations of the Congress.
