S\u00e3o Paulo – Religion and its relationship with science will be one of the topics of the Academic Congress of the Federal University of S\u00e3o Paulo (Unifesp), an online megaevent which kicked off this Monday (13) with a master lecture by physician Drauzio Varela. Registration is free and the Congress will continue until Friday (17).<\/p>\n
At 11 am on Friday, an interreligious conversation featuring representatives of four religions \u2013 Islam, Catholicism, Judaism, and Candombl\u00e9 \u2013 will deal with the relationship between religiosity and science, and its implications to the dimensions that enable humans to recognize the meaning of life and societal coexistence.<\/p>\n
The speakers will be sheikh Mohamad Al Bukai (pictured<\/em>), of Syria, priest J\u00falio Lancellotti, rabbi David Weitman and priest Taata Nkisi Katuvanjesi. They will discuss if and how concepts relating to science and religion change in times of crisis. The discussion will be moderated by Unifesp\u2019s vice dean for undergraduate studies Fernando Kinker. Al Bukai is currently the sheikh at S\u00e3o Paulo mosque Mesquita Brasil.<\/p>\n To join the panel, you can register<\/a> online free of charge for the Unifesp 2020 Academic Congress. Themed \u201cScience and the University: Societal Transformations.\u201d Discussions will include healthcare, politics, education and international relations. Regarding health amid the Covid-19 pandemic, panels will cover vaccines, treatments and aging. Several Arab-descendant physicians will be featured, including the epidemiologist Alexandre Kalache.<\/p>\n The full program and registration form are available on the Unifesp website<\/a>. The event will air on Unifesp\u2019s YouTube<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n Unifesp has been ranked alongside the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) as the best federal university in Brazil by the UK\u2019s Times Higher Education (THE). It also ranks first in Teaching in Latin America along with Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), and fifth in citations.<\/p>\n Quick facts<\/strong><\/p>\n Lecture \u201cScience and Religion\u201d Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nUnifesp 2020 Academic Congress
\nJuly 17, 11 am
\nFree of charge
\nClick here to register<\/a><\/p>\n