WORKSHOP
Religious Paradoxes
Organiser: Jean-Yves Beziau, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Keynotes:
Ryan Haecker, Methexis Institute, Austin, Texas:
Origen Against Paradox: A Theological Analysis of the Liar's Paradox in Titus 1:12
Susana Gomez, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota: This is my body, This is my blood: paraconsistency, identity, and the logical problem of the Eucharist
Logic is full of paradoxes. One of the oldest and most famous is the liar paradox, for which no fully satisfactory solution has yet been universally accepted. Interestingly, this paradox is also mentioned in the Bible, in the Epistle to Titus 1:12–13.
Religion, too, is rich in paradoxes. One of the most well-known examples is the stone paradox, or paradox of omnipotence: can an omnipotent being create a stone so heavy that He cannot lift it? In this sense, the notion of paradox provides a strong and fruitful link between logic and religion.
This workshop welcomes contributions on religious paradoxes from all religious traditions and philosophical perspectives. Talks may address classical or contemporary paradoxes related to divinity, omnipotence, omniscience, incarnation, creation, evil, faith, revelation, ritual, mystical experience, or any other topic at the intersection of logic, paradox, and religion.
See HERE the webpage of this workshop with more information.
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Organisers
The institutional organizer of 5th World Congress on Logic and Religion is the Logic and Religion Association.
The local Institutional Organiser is the University of Canada West, Vancouver. The event is co-organised by the Simon Fraser University.
Organizing Committee
Jean-Yves Beziau
chair
Maira de Cinque
co-chair
Ricardo Sousa Silvestre
member
Francisco de Assis Mariano
member
Agnieszka Rostalska
member
Marcin Trepczyński
member
Daniel Molto
member
Nicolas Fillion
member
Tasneem Ahmad
member
Houman Mehrabian
member
Daniel Bagheri Sarvestani
member
Anna Cook
member
Gitanjaly Chhabra
member
Christos Sideras
member
Programme
The programme of the congress will be available in July 2026.
Venue
The conference will be held in different locations at the Simon Fraser University - Vancouver (580 W Hastings Street),
at the University Canada West - Vancouver (626 West Pender Street),
and at the University British Columbia - Vancouver (Robson Square Theatre - 800 Robson St.).
Registration and Fees
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