- Empirical Expansion in Cognitive Science and Religion
Dr. Justin L. Barrett
- This project has two primary dimensions. The first focuses on training young scholars in the cognitive sciences of religion with quantitative research methodologies. The second provides scholars with pilot research grants for quantitative hypothesis testing or for theological and philosophical treatments of empirically supported claims in the field. Outcomes include publications and a range of new research initiatives.
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October 2007 |
$3,836,670 (£1,881,920) |
- The ISSR Science and Religion Library Initiative
Professor Pranab K. Das, Chair
Department of Physics
Elon University (Elon NC)
- The International Society for Science and Religion, through this project, will select an essential reference library for science and religion. Upon selecting approximately 250 volumes, a companion volume will be prepared with short summaries and critical evaluations of each selected volume. The last phase of the the 3-year project is distributing approximately 150 sets of this library through a competitive program to establish new science and religion libraries throughout the world, particularly in targeted regions like India, China and Eastern Europe.
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November 2007 |
$1,936,200 |
- The Paley Project in Science and Religion
Professor Alister E. McGrath, Director
Oxford Center for Evangelism and Apologetics
Department of Theology
Oxford University (Oxford UK)
- This research project is designed to develop innovative 'paths from science towards God,' inspired by the example of William Paley (1743-1805), after whom the project is named.
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October 2006 |
$452,738 |
- Templeton Research Lectures on the Constructive Engagement of Science and Religion
Dr. Eric Weislogel, Director
Metanexus Institute on Science and Religion (Philadelphia PA)
- These grants support the Templeton Research Lectures Program which seeks to provide incentives and resources to talented scientists, theologians and philosophers to create high quality scholarly research lectures and associated activities which demonstrate the reality of new spiritual knowledge through scientific research.
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October 1999 |
$5,861,579 |
- Science, Reason, and Faith Series
J. Brian Cassel, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond VA) - The
Life Sciences and Religion Community Forum at VCU, building upon the success
of its Local
Societies Initiative grant, has acquired $50,000 in university support
for a forum of speaking events over the next year. Foundation support
assists event publicity targeting campus and community opinion leaders as
well as local funding sources to support similar events in the future.
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September 2006 |
$10,000 |
- Science and the Spiritual Quest
Robert J. Russell, Ian G. Barbour Chair in Theology and Science
Founder and Director, Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences [CTNS] (Berkeley CA)
Professor of Theology and Science in Residence, Graduate Theological Union W. Mark Richardson
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, General Theological Seminary of Episcopal Church (New York NY)
Professor Philip Clayton
(currently at) Harvard Divinity School (Cambridge MA)
- These grants support major interdisciplinary conferences, workshop series, public events, international symposia, and publications to explore the impacts of recent discoveries in the natural sciences and technology on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In particular, the program focuses on the spiritual autobiography of scientists as a guide to understanding the broader impact of science on inter-religious dialogue.
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February 1996 |
$4,987,796 |
- Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowships in Science and Religion
Julia Vitullo-Martin, Senior Fellow
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (New York NY) - This
grant established a fellowship program at the University of Cambridge for
journalists, writers, and editors interested in topics at the intersection of
science and religion. In addition to seminars led by a wide range of scientists
and theologians, the fellows also pursue a course of independent research
into a specific area of professional interest.
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September 2004 |
$1,203,200 |
- Science and Orthodoxy
Magdalena Stavinschi, Ph.D.
Association for the Dialogue Between Science and Theology in Romania (Bucharest Romania) - The
objective of this project is to establish the field of Science and Religion
in the academic and media landscape in Romania in a way that is likely to
spread in neighboring Orthodox countries. The project will primarily focus
on the development of research and education in Science and Theology at the
national level as well as on a number of publications and specific media
activities.
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August 2004 |
$2,051,807.40 |
- Global Perspectives on Science and Spirituality [GPSS]: Major Awards Program to Support New Spiritual Knowledge
Professor Pranab K. Das, Chair
Department of Physics
Elon University (Elon NC)
Tom MacKenzie, Project Manager
GPSS - Major Awards Programme
Université Interdisciplinaire de Paris (Paris France) - The
GPSS initiative supports the growth of interdisciplinary dialogue and
scholarship that focuses on the intersection between science and religion. The
two major areas identified for this program are East Asia/India and Eastern
Europe/Russia. Award recipients will conduct research, develop
interdisciplinary teams, publish scholarly and popular articles and books,
and hold colloquia, symposia, lectures, and public media events.
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November 2003 |
$3,946,750 |
- Faraday Institute for Science and Religion: Interdisciplinary Research and Projects
Dr. Denis R. Alexander, Director
Faraday Institute for Science and Religion (Cambridge UK) - This
grant helped to launch the Faraday Institute, an academic research
organization based at the University of Cambridge (St. Edmund's College). The
Institute will conduct research, hold seminars and lectures, and disseminate
publications on various topics at the intersection of science and religion.
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January 2006 |
$2,000,000 |
- AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion: Promoting a Public Conversation
Dr. Connie Bertka, Program Director
Dialogue
on Science, Ethics, & Religion [DoSER] - This
initiative engages the public on a range of questions in science and
religion, including evolution, cosmology, astrobiology and human evolution.
The DoSER program contributes to the level of scientific understanding in
religious communities, and promotes multidisciplinary education and
scholarship on the ethical and religious implications of advancements in
science and technology.
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January 2001 |
$3,293,929 |
- Faith & Science: Multimedia Interactive E-Course
Dr. Luder G. Whitlock Jr., President
Excelsis (Orlando FL) - This
grant supported development, production, and dissemination of an interactive multimedia
e-course on Science and Religion taught by Rev. Dr. Alister McGrath,
Professor of Historical Theology and Director of the Theology Centre for
Christian Apologetics at Oxford University. The course coalesces twenty
years of his research and reflection on the coherence and synergy of faith
and science, and argues in support of the place of spirituality and science
in public discourse.
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July 2005 |
$400,000 |
- Templeton Oxford Seminars on Science and Christianity
Dr. Robert C. Andringa, President Emeritus
Council for Christian Colleges & Universities
(Washington DC) - This
grant provided support to encourage young faculty members at CCCU-related
institutions to engage in scholarly research within the field of science and
religion. The project included a series of summer seminars at Wycliffe Hall,
Oxford University, under the direction of Professor Alister McGrath.
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June 2002 |
$1,045,089 |
