Revisiting and Reimaging the Relationships between Science and Religion
28th - 31st May Halifax Hall Sheffield & Hybrid

EXTENDED ON-SITE BOOKING DEADLINE 14th MAY

We have a full programme being opened with our Gowland Lecture on the Wednesday night and running through to Saturday afternoon (Full details at the booking link). This includes:
1 Gowland Lecture by Bishop Richard Cheetham
2 Peacocke Prize Winners (our 2024 winner will also received their award)
5 Keynote Sessions
6 New Voices Papers
21 Short Papers

The 2025 Anniversary conference celebrates 50 years of the Science and Religion Forum. The conference doesn't pose the question of whether science and religion can interact but how and where they are in dialogue. The conference is taking a broad look at the the ongoing points of connection and dissonance between science and religion. This includes questions on the interaction of indigenous knowledge with science and technology, the role of religion in tackling global issues such as sustainability, and how questions of science-and-religion are addressed in education. We welcome papers that engage critically with established/historic positions on science-and-religion as well as those that look forward to the upcoming opportunities and challenges.

We are delighted to be partnering with the Hibbert Trust to offer conference and/or accommodation bursaries to those who would otherwise be unable to attend. For full details see the bursary page on the conference website.

We want you to help us reimagine the science and religion landscape in 2025!

Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Public GOWLAND LECTURE Wednesday 28th - FREE & Open to all registration required via main website.
Lecture by Bishop Richard Cheetham (Respondent TBC)


​​Thursday 29th
Prof. Bob Bowie, Canterbury Christ Church University; Dr Liam Guilfoyle, University of Oxford; Prof. Michael Reiss, UCL - Round Table Topic: Big Questions in Science-and-Religion Education


​Friday 30th
Dr Kathryn Pritchard, ECLAS/ Church of England's Faith & Public Life - Lecture topic: AI and the Church

Dr Lisa Stenmark, Emeritus San Jose State University - Lecture topic: Fences on the epistemological prairie - unsettling science and religion


Saturday 31st​
Dr Nathan Bossoh, University of Southampton - Lecture Topic: Science, belief, and global knowledge exchange in the British Empire


The CfP has now closed but you are warmly invited to join us online or in Sheffield.