The Episcopal Church at Yale New Haven, Connecticut Science and Religion in Dialogue is a program aimed at fostering a university and citywide inter-denominational and inter-religious dialogue on the relationships between scientific discoveries and the religious quest. The group meets biweekly to review and discuss topics in the neurosciences, molecular genetics, ecology, theology, ethics and belief….
Union University Jackson, Tennessee The Society for Science-Faith Dialogue is an organization open to membership by faculty, students, professionals, and others interested in the science-faith dialogue. The Society will encourage, facilitate, and promote the science-faith dialogue within the Union University community, among sister institutions of higher learning, and throughout the broader scientific and religious communities…
Torah Science Foundation Los Angeles, California This program is focused on promoting “city-wide community activities in Los Angeles devoted to the study and diffusion of religion and science issues,” including academicians, students, members of area synagogues, and the public-at-large. Topics explored include Kabbalah in relation to origins, physics, chemistry, and photosynthesis, with other topics to…
Theological Roundtable on Ecological Ethics and Spirituality (TREES) Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, California This society seeks to expand the awareness of GTU, UC Berkeley, and the surrounding community to eco-justice issues. Topics covered include scientific and faith based views on population, consumption, economics, global warming, toxicity, genetically modified organisms, and environmental racism. The group endeavors…
Valley Forge Christian College Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Launching an “enduring forum for promoting the constructive engagement of issues at the nexus of theology and the natural sciences”, this society invites academics, administrators, teachers, students, professionals, a broad representation of congregations, and the general public to join in public lectures, symposia, workshops, and the use of video…
Washington Theological Consortium Washington D.C. Comprised of the Science and Religion Faculty Group of the WTC, in consultation with the Gaithersburg, MD, Science and Religion Group, this society is developing a series of “lesson/discussion guides” addressing educated perspectives of the major issues of science and religion to promote interactive group exploration. A series of public…
Center for the Study of Science and Religion Columbia University New York, New York This three-fold proposal involves Columbia faculty, area faculty, and the surrounding community in bridging “the gap between the academy and the community by facilitating science and religion dialogue on three levels.” The first tier involves the development of an advisory committee,…
McPherson CollegeMcPherson Ministerial Alliance McPherson, Kansas This society represents a diversity of professionals in the fields of science and religion including members of the academic community, clergy and the community at large. The group brings together members through a series of dinner discussions and book talks, exploring the bioethical issues at the end of life…
University of California, Los Angeles This interdisciplinary group convenes to explore the many aspects of awe-inspiring experiences with the aim of understanding the human ability to experience awe. The working group, representing scholars of religion, culture, politics, neuroscience, anthropology, psychiatry, psychology, biology, and communication endeavors to develop and present an undergraduate course on their findings,…
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Through a combination of study, reading groups, science literacy sessions, seminars, lectures, and a science-religion resource center this project is designed to provide a comprehensive base for informed discussion and exploration. The core group combines a diverse representation of eight area churches and five departments at the University and…