VATICAN OBSERVATORY: SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES ON DIVINE ACTION

VATICAN CITY, JUN 20, 2000 (VIS) - The Vatican Observatory, together with the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences in Berkeley, California, is sponsoring the sixth in a series of conferences entitled "Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action," from June 25 to July 2 at the observatory in Castelgandolfo, Italy.

Twenty-four scholars, among them scientists, philosophers and theologians, will gather at the observatory to study the specific topic of "Quantum Physics and Quantum Field Theory," according to a press release from Fr. George V. Coyne, S.J., director. The communique states that these scholars "will explore the implications of quantum physics for our understanding of the way God acts in creation."

The first conference in the series was an introductory one on "Physics, Philosophy and Theology." The subsequent conferences dealt with "Quantum Cosmology and the Laws of Nature," "Chaos and Complexity," "Evolutionary and Molecular Biology" and "Neurosciences and the Person." Each conference has resulted in the publication of a volume by the Vatican Observatory Publications. The first volume contains a message from Pope John Paul II on the science-faith dialogue.

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