Remarks & Reflections

Mystical experiences have given the scientist a sense of purpose, both human and divine  Jane Goodall lay on her back in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, bathed in the light of […]

Goodall Joins Past Laureates Mother Teresa and Francis Collins as First Female Ethologist to Receive One of the World’s Largest Individual Lifetime Achievement Awards Pennsylvania, USA, May 20, 2021 – […]

Dear Friends, Curiosity is one of the core principles that guides our work at the John Templeton Foundation. How can we live meaningful and purposeful lives? How does our social […]

Templeton Prize Address by His Majesty King Abdullah II at the 2018 Templeton Prize Ceremony Washington National Cathedral, November 13, 2018 In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, […]

Remarks by Heather Templeton Dill at the 2018 Templeton Prize Ceremony Washington National Cathedral, November 13, 2018 Your Majesty. Your Excellency. Distinguished Excellencies and guests. Ladies and Gentlemen. Good evening. […]

Remarks by Professor Miroslav Volf at the 2018 Templeton Prize Ceremony Washington National Cathedral, November 13, 2018 Your Majesty, King Abdullah II, Your Excellency, Secretary-General Guterres, President Templeton Dill, Esteemed […]

Remarks by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf at the 2018 Templeton Prize Ceremony Washington National Cathedral, November 13, 2018 I want to first thank Heather Templeton and the John Templeton Foundation for […]

Remarks by U.N. Secretary General António Guterres at the 2018 Templeton Prize Ceremony Washington National Cathedral, November 13, 2018 Your Majesty, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, There are many […]

It is a distinct honor, and a great joy, to announce the winner of the 2018 Templeton Prize: His Majesty King Abdullah the Second, of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. […]

Excerpts from Alvin Plantinga’s prepared remarks for the Templeton Prize ceremony on September 24, 2017. I want to thank the John Templeton Foundation for this wonderful award. I’m not at […]