DIALOGUE
between science & religion
The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, outside Rome. Its dependent research center, the Vatican Observatory Research Group (VORG), is hosted by Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
The Center for Theology
and the Natural Sciences The mission of CTNS is to promote the creative
mutual interaction between theology and the natural sciences
.The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) strives to bridge
these two disciplines. CTNS is a non-profit international membership
organization dedicated to research, teaching and public service. It focuses
primarily on the relation between contemporary physics, cosmology, technology,
environmental studies, evolutionary and molecular biology and Christian
theology and ethics.
Metanexus:
The Online Forum on Religion and Science
Metanexus is an international online forum on religion and science with
over 6345 subscribers in 57 different countries. It includes a monthly
annotated digest, daily postings of commentaries and book reviews, daily news
clippings from the field, and daily announcements of events and
opportunities.Metanexus includes topical discussion lists, foreign language
lists, and small introductory study groups. See also http://www.metanexus.org/ , a gateway to the
Metanexus Institute.
The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is
to pursue new insights at the boundary between theology and science through a
rigorous, open-minded and empirically focused methodology, drawing together
talented representatives from a wide spectrum of fields of expertise. Using
"the humble approach," the Foundation typically seeks to focus the
methods and resources of scientific inquiry on topical areas which have
spiritual and theological significance ranging across the disciplines from
cosmology to healthcare.
Dialogue on
Science, Ethics, & Religion
The Dialogue Program is an initiative
of the Directorate for Science and Policy Programs of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. From their Mission Statement: The
AAAS has sought both to advance science itself and to relate scientific
knowledge and technological development to the purposes and concerns of society
at large for over 150 years. Issues of value and ethics are raised by the
appearance of technologies not even imagined by earlier generations. Questions
of meaning and religion emerge from our deepening understanding of the natural
order.
Issues of value and meaning are grounded in the disciplines of ethics and
religion. The scientific community needs to be in dialogue with both fields in
order to understand the cultural context within which science operates and to
respond to the societal issues opened up by scientific discovery and
technological development. The AAAS provides a uniquely credible forum for that
engagement because of its disciplinary breadth.
Zygon
Center for Religion and Science
The Zygon Center for Religion and Science f/k/a The Chicago
Center for Religion and Science is dedicated to relating religious traditions
and scientific knowledge in order to gain insight into the origins, nature, and
future of humans and their environment, and to realize the common goal of a
world in which love, justice, and ecologically responsible styles of living
prevail.
Institute on
Religion in an Age of Science
IRAS is a non-denominational,
independent society with three purposes: to promote creative efforts leading to
the formulation, in the light of contemporary knowledge, of effective doctrines
and practices for human welfare; to formulate dynamic and positive
relationships between the concepts developed by science and the goals and hopes
of humanity expressed through religion; to state human values and contemporary
knowledge in such universal and valid terms that they may be understood by all
peoples, whatever their cultural background and experience, and provide a basis
for world-wide cooperation.
News
of scientific discovery is now a standard feature of most newspapers and
broadcast news. Often, these journalistic reports of scientific research raise
matters of religious belief or maorality in order to convey the significance of
science to the wider public. These references to religion, however, are often
ill-informed or guided by the notion that science and religion are at war with
each other. The Science and Religion
Information Service (SRIS) seeks to reverse this pattern by improving both the
quality and the quantity of references to religion in science journalism. Our
purpose is to encourage broad public appreciation for the religious or
spiritual value of scientific research and promote a mutually positive relationship
between religion and science.
Research News & Opportunities in Science and Theology
Research News & Opportunities in Science and
Theology is a new monthly international newspaper that publishes the latest
research findings, funding opportunities, and interesting discussions on the
relationship between religion, science, and health (volume 1, issue 1, appeared
in September 2000). We think you will find the information included in this
periodical to be informative and thought-provoking, and will excite you about
the tremendous advances that are occurring in this rapidly evolving field. For
many readers, this newspaper will act as a portal to a wealth of information
not thought to exist. There are already more than 150 groups doing work on the
intersection between science, medicine and theology. These groups each have
many different activities, symposia and lectures, research projects and reports
that are emanating from them. Most of this information is not well publicized.
This lack of communication is an impediment to growth in the field, resulting
in a duplication of effort and a failure to build on what others are doing.
Science &
Spirit Magazine,
published six times each year, explores the relationship between science and
religion in the context of our everyday lives.