{"598754":{"#nid":"598754","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Spring LAMP Symposium: Religious \u0026 Scientific Perspectives on the Future of Life","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReligious \u0026amp; Scientific Perspectives on the Future of Life\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLeadership and Multifaith Program (LAMP) Symposium\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSaturday, February 17, 2018, 8:30 AM \u0026ndash; 6:00 PM\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe symposium will be held at Candler School of Theology at Emory University (1531 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322) from 8:30 AM \u0026ndash; 6:00 PM on Saturday, February 17, 2018. This gathering aims to generate a multifaith discussion among scholars, clergy, community leaders, and students about science, spirituality, and the future of life on earth and elsewhere. Speakers will address this theme from diverse disciplinary perspectives, including cognitive science, religious studies, ecology, ecotheology, ethics, and astrobiology. The event will begin with a keynote address by Dr. Arri Eisen, of Emory University, entitled, \u0026ldquo;What Happens When You Mix Monks, Nuns, and Scientists? The Emory-Tibet Science Initiative.\u0026rdquo; This will be followed by three panel sessions: Life of the Mind-Body-Spirit, Life Here on Earth, and Life in the Cosmos. During lunch, participants may attend a round table discussion on science, seminaries, and theological education, led by Dr. William P. Brown of Columbia Theological Seminary. A short reception will follow the final session.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis symposium was organized in partnership with Georgia Tech Astrobiology and is co-sponsored by Columbia Theological Seminary. The event is free and open to the public and registration is required.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lamp.iac.gatech.edu\/symposium2018\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERegister here\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by February 6, 2018, at 5:00 PM. See the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lamp.iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELAMP website\u003C\/a\u003Efor details or contact us at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lamp@iac.gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Elamp@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Leadership and Multifaith Program (LAMP) is pleased to announce their fourth annual symposium: \u0022Religious \u0026 Scientific Perspectives on the Future of Life.\u0022 "}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2017-11-14 14:31:22","changed_gmt":"2017-11-14 14:31:22","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"598753":{"id":"598753","type":"image","title":"LAMP 2018","body":null,"created":"1510669872","gmt_created":"2017-11-14 14:31:12","changed":"1510669872","gmt_changed":"2017-11-14 14:31:12","alt":"","file":{"fid":"228258","name":"lamp 2018.PNG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lamp%202018.PNG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lamp%202018.PNG","mime":"image\/png","size":731868,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/lamp%202018.PNG?itok=U4kMvbbp"}}},"media_ids":["598753"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"166958","name":"speakers and events"},{"id":"118011","name":"LAMP"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}