Issues of bioethics and interaction between science and the church were discussed at the Samara Theological Seminarytranslated

On October 23, the Samara Theological Seminary hosted a round table “The problem of using modern biotechnologies in human life and society in the context of interaction between science and the Church.” The organizers were the Samara regional branch of the Russian Philosophical Society, the Samara Diocese, the Samara Theological Seminary and the Samara State Technical University. The rector of the seminary, Archpriest Maxim Kokarev, and the senior teacher of the seminary, head of the apologetic direction of the Missionary Department of the Samara Diocese, Hieromonk Gerasim (Vertey), as well as the chairman of the regional branch of the Russian Philosophical Society, Doctor of Philosophy Vladislav Sheleketa and the scientific secretary of the department Vera Akinina, took an active part in the preparation and organization of the meeting. The meeting was held in person and remotely. The moderators were Hieromonk Gerasim (Vertey) and the scientific secretary of the Samara branch of the Russian Philosophical Society Vera Nikolaevna Akinina.

The discussion focused on issues of bioethics at the intersection of philosophy, theology, psychology, physiology, law and medicine. The participants considered issues of spiritual and physical integrity of a person,...