Atelier international sur « La religion, la philosophie et la culture » 23-24 septembre, 2013, Université Saint-Paul, Ottawa, Canada / International Conference on “Religion, Philosophy and Culture“ , Sept. 23-24, 2013, , Ottawa, Canada

Program: September 23, 2013 8h30 - 9h Petit Dejeuner / Light Breakfast 9h - 9h15 Mot de bienvenue par Madame Chantal Beauvais, Rectrice Université Saint-Paul / Welcome Address by Dr. Chantal Beauvais, Rector, Saint Paul University

Session 1: Modérateur / Moderator: Mark De Kesel

9h15-9h45 Louis Perron (Saint Paul University): Le Christianisme Culturel Comme Processus de Structuration Interne des Sociétés Sécularisées 9h45-10h15 William Sweet (St. Francis Xavier University): Radhakrishanan and Western Philosophy

10h15-10h30 Café / Coffee break

10h30-11h Gordon Davis (): Meta-, Meta-Religion and Religious Pluralism 11h-11h30 Ashok Vohra (Delhi University): The Role of Culture in Understanding Religion: A Hindu Perspective

11h30-13h00 Déjeuner / Lunch Break

Session 2: Modératrice/ Moderator: Sophie Coultier

13h-13h30 Rabbi Reuven Bulka (Machzikei Hadas, Ottawa): The Interplay of Religion, Culture and Philosophy: A Jewish Perspective 13h30-14h Ramón Martínez de Pisón (Saint Paul University): Critical Thinking versus Ideology: Challenging Education, Culture and Religion 14h-14h30 Ellen Goldberg (Queens University): What can Cognitive Science (or Philosophy of Mind) tell us about Religion?

14h30-14h45 Café / Coffee break

Session 3: Modérateur / Moderator: William Sweet

14h45-15h15 Timothy Harvie (St. Mary's University College): Can’t Buy Me Love: Thomas Aquinas and Amartya Sen on Critical Economic Discourse 15h15-15h45 Richard Feist (Saint Paul University): Canada and : Waging War and Peacekeeping as a Function of Culture 15h45-16h15 Sarah Dazé, Christopher N. Peter, and Gregory J Walters (Saint Paul University): Police Culture, Ethics and Human Rights: Comparative Notes on Canada, India and Sri Lanka

Program: September 24, 2013

Session 1: Modérateur / Moderator: Dimitrios Karmis

9h15-9h45 Jay Drydyk (Carleton University): Is there Room for Religion in Public Reason? 9h45-10h15 Jocelyn Maclure (Laval University): Political Secularism and the Status of Religion in the Public Sphere

10h15-10h30 Café / Coffee break

10h30-11h Sonia Sikka (): Religion, Tradition and Critical Reasoning: The Role of Philosophy 11h-11h30 Noel Salmond (Carleton University): Seeking to Articulate Gandhian Values in Twenty-First Century Canada

11h30-13h00 Déjeuner / Lunch Break

Session 2: Modérateur / Moderator: Louis Perron

13h-13h30 Solange Lefebvre (Université de Montréal): Religion et culture, enjeux d’un rapport au cœur des débats judiciaires en Occident 13h30-14h Sophie Coultier (Saint Paul University): Sur le rôle de la faculté de juger pour combattre les préjugés et humaniser le monde 14h-14h30 Martin Samson (Saint Paul University): La religion et la culture dans le programme de formation scolaire: Une perspective québécoise

Session 3: Modératrice / Moderator: Anne Vallely

14h45-15h15 Shubhada Joshi and Rajesh Shukla (Mumbai University and Saint Paul University): Religion, Philosophy, and Indian Secularism 15h15-15h45 Marian Burchardt (Germany): "Religion" and "Culture" in the Age of Disciplines: An African Tale 15h45-16h15 Anthony Osuji (Saint Paul University): Theology, Philosophy, and Culture: A Christian Formulation

16h15-16h30 Closing Address by Dr. Karlijn Demasure, Dean, Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences, Saint Paul University

Rajesh Shukla, Ph.D. Sophie Cloutier, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 613-236-1393 ext. 2463 613-236-1393 ext. 2364