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INTERNATIONAL SHROUd
cONFERENCE
2018

2018 Turin Shroud exhibition

The exhibition centres around a life-size replica of the Turin Shroud, argued by some to be the actual burial cloth of Jesus (as), used after the crucifixion.

Building on the success of the 2015, 2016 & 2017 exhibitions, The Review of Religions is pleased to host once again a life-sized replica of the Turin Shroud, which is believed to be the cloth placed on the face of Jesus (as) following his crucifixion and the Tomb of Jesus at this year’s annual convention in Alton, Hampshire. 

2018 Marks 40th anniversary Since The First Ever Scientific Examination of The Shroud by STURP

In 1978, the Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) conducted the first ever scientific examination on the Shroud of Turin. 

Now 40 years later, are we any closer to the truth about the Shroud of Turin? The Turin Shroud Exhibition by The Review of Religions along with the Shroud academics and experts from across the globe will find out the answers. 

During the three days of the exhibition, visitors will have a chance to speak to Shroud experts from USA, ITALY, SPAIN & UK.

John Jackson, STURP co-founder, examines the Shroud of Turin through a special microscope during the 1978 scientific examination. Note that there is a camera built into the scope system that allowed researchers to take high quality photomicrographs., © 1978 Barrie M. Schwortz Collection, STERA, Inc. All Rights Reserved

30 Years Since the Carbon Dating 

When the Shroud of Turin was carbon dated a series of protocols were put in place to make sure the date would be definitive.

​Carbon dating in 1988,said the Shroud was a fake - but was the sample from a rewoven section? - but were the results reliable?

The panel of experts will discuss the carbon dating results of the Shroud in this years exhibition.

Italian researchers who worked alongside the STURP team during the 1978 scientific examination saturated the Shroud with intense light for one of their tests. STURP did not use such high intensity lighting for their tests and used special filters as well. © 1978 Barrie M. Schwortz Collection, STERA, Inc. All Rights Reserved

THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS
INTERNATIONAL SHROUD CONFERENCE
2018

The Turin Shroud exhibition has become an international forum for academics and experts on The Shroud Of Turin. Visitors will be able to meet one of the team members that conducted the first in-depth scientific examination of the Shroud in 1978.

Talks by guest speakers include;

Bruno Barberis 
Turin, Italy
​President of the Scientific Committee of the International Centre of Sindonology of Turin
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Barrie Schwortz 
Colorado, USA
​Official Documenting Photographer
of the 1978 Shroud of Turin
Research Project  
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Jorge Manuel Rodrigues Almenar
Valencia, Spain
President of the Spanish Center for Sindonology (Centro Español de Sindonología - CES)

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Emanuela Marinelli 
Rome, Italy
​Shroud researcher and speaker at numerous Shroud conferences

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Seminar Timings

All Seminars will take place in The Review of Religions Shroud Marquee

Friday

Seminar 1 (14:30 -15:10)    
Bruno Barberis
Perspectives for the Future Study of the Shroud

Seminar 2 (15:20 -16:00)  
Emanuela Marinelli
The role of Women in the studies of Turin Shroud
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Saturday

Seminar 1 (14:30 -15:10)  
Barrie Shwortz
​Carbon Dating the Shroud

​Seminar 2 (15:20 -16:00)
Prof. Jorge Manuel Rodriguez Almenar
The Missing Years of the Shroud

Seminar 3 (18:30 -19:30)
Panel Discussion
​Pam Moon &  Emanuela Marineli
*Women Only Session
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Sunday

Seminar 1 (15:20 -16:00)
Open Discussion Session
​*Women Only Session

Please Note: All talks and timings are subject to change

Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad - Supreme Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - in discussion with Barrie Schwortz, founder and editor of shroud.com.