The Metanexus Network began as a global constellation of interdisciplinary communities exploring foundational questions at the intersection of science and spirituality. Growing out of the Local Societies Initiative and later the Metanexus Global Network Initiative, these groups brought together scientists, philosophers, theologians, and scholars to engage questions of meaning, personhood, consciousness, and human purpose beyond the limits of any single discipline.
The original Network focused on two core commitments: dialogue between scientific and spiritual traditions, and transdisciplinary inquiry into the assumptions shaping human understanding. These communities served as spaces for rigorous conversation, intellectual experimentation, and resistance to fragmentation driven by excessive specialization.
Today, Metanexus carries this legacy forward while expanding its scope. As cultural, technological, and existential pressures reshape what it means to be human, the Network is evolving into a broader ecology of communities exploring new ways of being human. Building on its foundational roots, the renewed Network emphasizes lived inquiry, experimentation, and creative engagement with emerging forms of knowledge, practice, and community.
The Metanexus Network is no longer only a site of dialogue, but a space for shared exploration—where inherited questions meet present realities, and new possibilities are allowed to take shape.
Metanexus Groups
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Ignatian Residential College Local Society
Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut This society invites faculty, staff, students, and community partners to come together to enhance science and religion dialogue on the Fairfield University campus and surrounding area. The society is housed within the Ignatian Residential College, a community of scholars, students, and citizens with a strong conviction of the importance of examining
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Indonesian Society for Religion and Civilization (ISRAC)
Surakarta State Institute of Islamic Studies Surakarta Jl. Pandawa Pucangan Kartasura Sukoharjo, Central Java With a core belief that “ultimately science as well as religion are for humanity,” this inter-religious society brings together scholars, theologians, and scientist to concentrate on the many considerations in both the natural and social sciences. The group is committed to
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Institut für Naturwissenschaftlische Grenzfragen zur Philosophie und Theologie Institute for Boundary Questions in Science, Philosophy and Theology
Hochschule für Philosophie München Munich Founded in the Philosophical Faculty of the Jesuit College of Philosophy, this society fosters an interdisciplinary dialogue among students and academics in science, philosophy, and theology. Regular planning meetings of the core group refine and identify areas of interest. Public offerings to increase general membership and enhance group perspectives include