The workshop titled “Muslim-Christian Conference on Philosophy, Religion and Science” will be held at Ibn Haldun University’s Süleymaniye Campus on 22–24 May 2026, organized by the Department of Philosophy. This year, the workshop will be organized in honor of the “Elements in Islam and the Sciences” series published by Cambridge University Press as part of its Cambridge Elements program, which includes Prof. Enis Doko’s book Islam and the Modern Cosmology.
Aiming to provide young Muslim and Christian researchers with opportunities for philosophical and theological discussion, academic exchange, and mutual learning, the workshop will feature opening lectures by Nidhal Guessoum, Enis Doko, Stefano Bigliardi, Eddy Chen, Hans Halvorson, and Kelly James Clark.
The workshop is open to master’s and doctoral students as well as early-career faculty members within the first six years after completing their PhD. Adopting multidisciplinary and interreligious perspectives, the workshop will address topics including epistemology, consciousness, mind and soul, cosmology, evolution, naturalism, the relationship between science and religion, religion and psychology, science and sacred texts, and moral psychology and evolutionary ethics. Abstracts of 500 words, written in English and of a philosophical or theological nature, along with a short curriculum vitae, should be submitted for double-blind peer review to selenfettahoglu@ihu.edu.tr by 1 February 2026, with the subject line “Istanbul Submission.” Final decisions will be announced by 1 March 2026, and financial support covering travel, accommodation, and meals will be provided for accepted participants.
