Eduardo Rodrigues da Cruz

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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP). Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação (PRPG) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

Bachelor's degree in Physics, Universidade de São Paulo (1973), MDiv Theology from Centro Universitário Assunção (1980), MSc in Nuclear Physics from Universidade de São Paulo (1978), and PhD in Systematic Theology from Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago / University of Chicago (1987). Has experience in Theology and Religious Studies, focusing on epistemology of religious studies, active in the following fields: foundations of religious studies, science and religion, science and modern culture In particular with Transhumanism), secular religions, and doctrine of creation and modern science. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)

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15th European conference on science and theology, AR.EXT
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Overall this essay is about architecture and art, but mainly its object is to treat specifically the fields which refer to both the construction of religious spaces, and the hole art contained inside them and raised from them as well. More specifically, this essay also built and reports its reflections based on the contemporary Christian artwork and architectural spaces, produced and proj…
The sacred and religious space in the Cláudio Pastro work: a study of Cláudio Pastro architectural and plastic production and the catholic church architecture in the Twentieth Century, PUB.LVR.BR
Fourteenth European Conference on Science and Theology, AR.EXT

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This project will develop a new interpretation of the material dimension of online rituals, their effect on religious experience, and how they are shaping the ontological understanding of computer technology. Considering that in most ritual practices the presence of the body is crucial (Radde-Antweiler 2022) and they rely on material elements (Morgan 2010), I will particularly focus on th…
Materiality and animism in online rituals in Brazil: an exploration of the embodied and sensuous dimension of religious performances on virtual platforms, BP.PD
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In this research, it is intended to investigate the role of meditation practice and interaction with others in Mahayana Buddhism. Buddhist philosophy is based on ancient texts, but the interpretation these texts have taken in different Buddhist currents have shaped the praxis we find today in monasteries and centers of different traditions. While traveling in Asia, Shakyamuni Buddha's tea…
The experiential praxis of meditation and relation to the other in Tibetan Buddhism and Zen Buddhism: towards a Buddhist science of religion, BP.PD

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12 / 10	Completed research grants
2 / 2	Ongoing scholarships in Brazil
2 / 0	Completed scholarships in Brazil
16 / 12	All research grants and scholarships

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