Astrobiology Symposium at CTI

CTI’s Director William Storrar convened a recent symposium on Jewish and Muslim responses to the notion of life on a planetary scale as part of the Center’s continuing inquiry on the religious and social implications of astrobiology, the science of life in the universe.

The Center was honored to welcome Leora Batnitzky, Professor of Religion and Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies at Princeton University, Ronald O. Perelman, Professor of Jewish Studies at Princeton University, and Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

From Left to Right: Andrew Davison, Mona Siddiqui, Edwin Turner, Leora Batnitzky, William Storrar

They were in conversation with David Grinspoon, a planetary scientist and NASA's Senior Scientist for Astrobiology Strategy, Edwin Turner, Emeritus Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, and Andrew Davison, Starbridge Professor of Theology and Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

Professors Batnitzky and Siddiqui will contribute essays to CTI’s forthcoming volume on Life on a Planetary Scale: Essays on Astrobiology, Religion, and Society.