North America

The Religious Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, Illinois The core membership of this society brings together faculty, students, professionals, clergy, and community leaders representing the disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, religious studies, philosophy, psychology, history, language, technology and ministry. Faith affiliations and scholarly expertise represented include Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Muslim, and Bahá’í…

Saint Vincent College Latrobe, Pennsylvania Building upon many existing programs at Saint Vincent College, this group brings together members from a variety of disciplines in hard and social sciences, religious and philosophy to explore pressing issues, create a structured dialogue, and share insights with broader communities both locally and globally. The Benedictine hallmarks of community,…

University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, South Dakota Faculty, students and members of neighboring academic, religious, and scientific communities congregate monthly throughout the school year to participate in roundtable forums. A nationally recognized scholar will be invited to address the society and the community-at-large. The society hosts a widely publicized annual spring symposium to bring…

Center for Research in ScienceAzusa Pacific University Azusa, California The steering committee of the ARS Society merges leaders of the Center for Research on Science and scholars of theology, natural, and social sciences. Outreach invites membership from students, faculty, staff, local clergy, and laity from the surrounding area. Monthly meetings led by members and invited…

Alma College Alma, Michigan The founding core group combines an interdisciplinary representation of faculty from the fields of religious studies, philosophy, physics, psychology, biology, health science, mathematics, English, sociology, and language, as well as members of the community including Faculty Emeriti and other retirees from local and civic organizations. The dialogue “seeks common ground and…

Academy for Christian Thought (ACT) New York, New York This program seeks to advance the dialogue between science and theology through a series of interdisciplinary discussions, lectures, reading groups, study sessions, and seminars. Bi-monthly committee meetings and quarterly public forums on science and major world religions invite scientists, philosophers, historians, theologians, and students of each…

Siena Center, Dominican University River Forest, Illinois Albertus Magnus, patron saint of scientists, is a thirteenth century Dominican famed for scientific discovery and a theology reflective of the emerging science of the day. Initial membership of this society comprises a diversity of faculty and area professionals in disciplines of applied sciences, political theory, Islamic epistemology,…

Physics Department, Loyola College Maryland Baltimore, Maryland The mission of this society is to foster exploration of the relationships between science and religion in the academic and local community. Currently comprised of faculty and students from institutions of higher learning in the Baltimore area representing a variety of religious beliefs and disciplines including: chemistry, philosophy,…

Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut The Colloquium brings together a multidisciplinary group of members including university faculty, staff, and administrators from disciplines in the arts and humanities, social and natural sciences, and the office of the chaplains. Members actively seek to incorporate interested non-academic professionals from the surrounding community to join deliberations. This society seeks to…

Chesterton House Ithaca, New York In partnership with other local science-faith organizations in the vicinity of Cornell University, this group aims to mentor students pursuing careers in science through active inquiry in integrating faith and academic investigation. A reading group for students and local clergy meets bi-weekly for discussion centering on areas of interest. Regular…