Williams College Williamstown, Massachusetts This Center combines membership from Williams College faculty and student body with local church and synagogue congregations, as well as the interested public in Williamstown and its environs. Through “constructive discussions,” this society means to promote interaction in which participants learn with each other and from each other, to increase their…
University of Illinois at Chicago With a planning committee consisting of members of the student body, diverse faculty members of humanities, medicine and sciences at UIC, and a member of the Parliament of World’s Religions, this society supports a multitude of activities. Events are open to the public and well publicized within the larger community….
Bidwell Presbyterian Church Chico, California The Chico Triad “seeks to present responsible academic scholarship into mainstream ecclesial discussion.” The society brings together a core membership from fields of philosophy and physical sciences, clergy, and parish members for bi-monthly meetings to consider seminal texts and readings in the field of science and faith. Members of the…
Initiative in Religion, Science & Technology Yale University Divinity School New Haven, Connecticut As a Local Societies Initiative grantee, beginning in 2006, the Initiative in Religion, Science & Technology (IRST) will reach beyond the Divinity School to promote exchange with scientific, technological, medical, ecological, theological, ethical professionals and pastoral services as a membership society. Current…
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin A network of scientists, scholars, religious leaders, students and interested community members, this society has launched a ‘two-fold mission of outreach and scholarly entrepreneurship’ to encourage thoughtful, informed and balanced exploration of issues in science and religion. With a combination of local talent and distinguished visiting scholars, the Society offers…
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia This society provides a public forum for citizens to dialogue openly, critically and creatively about issues in science and religion. Bringing together individuals with diverse religious and scientific perspectives, the Community Forum promotes cooperative learning, mutual understanding, and the development of informed positions on such things as stem cell research,…
Department of PhysicsUniversity of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri This initiative joins a core membership of local leaders in religion and the sciences in a spirit of mutual understanding and humility to raise the level of scientific understanding in religious communities and increase cooperation between academic fields. To encourage a greater appreciation of the spiritual significance…
First Unitarian Church (First U) and the Community for Integrative Learning (CIL) Wilmington, Delaware The Delaware Dialogue initially includes members of CIL, First U and its ministers, scientists from area science-based companies such as DuPont and Astra Zeneca, several teachers from the Academy of Life Long Learning at the University of Delaware and professors of…
Southeastern CollegeLakeland, Florida A recently formed organization, FIRST is dedicated to “furthering the understanding of the interplay between faith and science through development of web resources, promotion of written materials, hosting seminars, workshops, conferences, student video nights, book discussions, and community outreach to reach into the evangelical Christian community and beyond.” This group represents a…
Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan An outgrowth of a faculty discussion group founded in 1997, composed of faculty from departments of physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, philosophy, history and campus ministry at Grand Valley, this effort now invites participation through an inter-institutional advisory board to expand programs with partner institutions in the area. Religious backgrounds…