you are warmly invited to the international workshop:
Philosophy of (Neuro)Science and Theology: Understanding Data, Methods, and Results of the Neuroscience of Religion
📅 March 18, 2026
⏰ 16:00 – 19:00 CET
📍 Rijeka / Online (Microsoft Teams)
The workshop explores how philosophy of science can help interpret neuroscientific research on religiosity, focusing on methodological assumptions, neuroimaging techniques, and the relationship between neuroscientific findings and theological or philosophical interpretations.
Speakers:
Piotr Roszak (Nicolaus Copernicus University / University of Navarra)
Lluis Oviedo (Pontifical University Antonianum, Rome)
Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Closer to Truth)
Aku Visala (University of Helsinki)
Jordan Grafman (Northwestern University)
Alex Gomez-Marin (Institute of Neuroscience, Alicante)
Interveners:
Hans Van Eyghen (Tilburg University)
Hans-Ferdinand Angel (University of Graz)
Justin Barrett (Blueprint 1543)
Godehard Brüntrup (Munich School of Philosophy)
Moderator:
Saša Horvat (University of Rijeka)
To join text here for link:
sasa.horvat@uniri.hr
The workshop is co-organized by the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Health Studies at the University of Rijeka, Nicolaus Copernicus University, and the ECLAS.
The workshop is organized as part of the project Philosophy of (Neuro)Science and Theology: Understanding Data, Methods, and Results of the Neuroscience of Religion, led by Associate Professor Saša Horvat.
