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The Metanexus Institute advances research, education and outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion. We seek to create an enduring intellectual and social movement by collaborating with persons and communities from diverse religious traditions and scientific disciplines. The Center for Theology and Natural Sciences (CTNS) promotes the creative mutual interaction between theology and the natural sciences. CTNS is an international non-profit membership organization dedicated to research, teaching and public service. It focuses on the relation between the natural sciences including physics, cosmology, evolutionary and molecular biology, as well as technology and the environment, and Christian theology and ethics. It is an affiliate of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. The Zygon Center for Religion and Science was established as a partnership program of the Lutheran School of Theology and Chicago (LSTC) and the Center for Advanced Study in Religion and Science (CASIRAS). It is dedicated to relating religions traditions and the best scientific knowledge in order to gain insight into the origins, nature, and destiny of humans and their environment, and to realize the common goal of a world in which love, justice, and responsible patterns of living prevail. The Institute on Religion in an Age of Science copublishes Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, and has sponsored a conference nearly every year since 1954. This year's conference topic is "Emergence: Nature's Mode of Creativity." The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) established the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion to facilitate communication between scientific and religious communities. The Program builds on AAAS's long-standing commitment to relate scientific knowledge and technological development to the purposes and concerns of society at large. The Ian Ramsey Center, part of the Theology Faculty at the University of Oxford, sponsors a number of seminars and conferences in the field of science and religion. Founded in 1985, it takes its name from Oxford Professor of the Philosophy of Religion Ian Ramsey. The Centre was recently awarded a grant from the Templeton Foundation to begin work on the Cognition, Religion and Theology Project, which seeks to discuss such fundamental questions as why people believe in a god or gods, and what meaning religion can have if it is viewed as a natural phenomenon. A number of small grants are available from the project to fund related research proposals. The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion at the University of Cambridge is devoted to scholarly research and publication in the field of science and religion. The Institute offers a number of short courses (typically less than a week in length), as well as seminars and lectures. The Institute also publishes freely available papers written by well-known scholars in several languages; to access these, please see our Publications page. The Center for the Study of Science and Religion at Columbia University, founded in 1999, states that its mission is "To reconsider the large question - is the natural normative? - from both scientific and religious perspectives at once, and to examine the social, medical and political implications of our current inability to reach a single answer." The Center offers a number of resources for undergraduate and graduate students. The European Society for the Study of Science and Theology is a scholarly organization with members from a variety of religious and non-religious backgrounds. The Society seeks to promote the study of the relationships between science and theological issues. The Society also organizes the European Conferences on Science and Theology, and is accepting submissions for its yearbook Studies in Science and Theology. The International Society for Science and Religion was founded in 2001, with Sir John Polkinghorne as its first president. Membership is by invitation only, and includes many of the leading scholars in the field of science and religion. While much of the Society's website is limited to members, there are several statements and recommended readings for interested individuals, as well as transcripts from the Society's first conference in 2002. The Science and Religion Forum is one of the older science and religion organizations, having been founded in 1975. The Forum has sponsored a conference every year since 1976; this year's conference will be held in early September at Liverpool Hope University. Please see our Publications page for a link to several articles available on the Forum's website. The Carl Howie Center for Science, Art, and Theology was established to provide opportunities for dialogue and exchange of ideas for individuals involved in the arts, sciences, and theology. These opportunities take the form of conferences and consultations. The Center hosts an annual conference in the fall of each year, bringing renowned speakers to the campus of its host institutions, Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education. |
