Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
| Faraday Institute for Science and Religion |
|
|---|---|
 Faraday Institute logo |
|
| Established | 2006 |
| Director | Denis Alexander[1] |
| Faculty | Robert (Bob) White (Associate Director); Rodney Holder (Course Director) |
| Location | St Edmund's College, Cambridge |
| Address | The Faraday Institute, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, CB3 0BN, UK |
| Website | faraday-institute.org |
The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion is an interdisciplinary academic research institute based at St Edmund's College, Cambridge, England. It conducts research, holds seminars and lectures, and disseminates publications on various topics at the intersection of science and religion.
It was established in 2006 by a $2,000,000 grant from the John Templeton Foundation.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Senior staff and Advisory Board
The Institute's Director is Denis Alexander, who is also an Editor of Science and Christian Belief.[3] The Institute's Associate Director is Robert (Bob) White FRS, and its Course Director is Rodney Holder.[4]
Members of the Faraday Institute's Advisory Board include Brian Heap, R.J. Berry, Sarah Coakley, Martin Evans, John T. Houghton, Alister McGrath, John Polkinghorne, and Eric Priest.[5]
[edit] Activities
The Institute states that its main activities are:
- Scholarly research and publication on science and religion, including the organisation of invited groups of experts to write joint publications.
- To provide short-term courses in science and religion.
- To organise seminars and lectures on science and religion.
- To provide accurate information on science and religion for the international media and wider public.[6]
Activities of the Faraday Institute have included:
- Hosting a workshop on "The Social, Political, and Religious Transformations of Biology" in September 2007.[7]
- A project on evolution, faith, and Charles Darwin, in collaboration with the think tank Theos.[8]
- The "Test of Faith" documentary, course, and books.[9][10]
- Commissioning the play Let Newton Be, which was reviewed in Science.[11]
- Public commentary by members of the Institute on issues relating to science and religion.[6]
In his capacity as Director of the Institute, the director comments on science and religion in UK national media[12][13][14][15] and international media.[16][17][18]
In May 2007 the Institute published 15 papers discussing various science and faith issues, which are available online.[19] Its website has been noted as being especially useful for those interested in the field, due to its audio recordings of more than 200 lectures.[20] Its work, along with that of other similar organizations, has led to a "complete reassessment of historical literature on the relationship between science and religion."[21]
[edit] References
- ^ Denis Alexander, University of Newcastle
- ^ Grant profile, John Templeton Foundation
- ^ Bowder, Bill, "Cambridge science don ticks off the teen rebels," Church Times, 7 March 2008, accessed 3 November 2009
- ^ ""Faraday Staff", accessed 23 November 2009". St-edmunds.cam.ac.uk. 2001-08-24. http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Staff.php. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ ""Faraday Advisory Board", accessed 23 November 2009". Graphite.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk. http://graphite.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Advisory.php. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ a b About us, Faraday Institute
- ^ Schloss, Jeffrey, and Murray, Michael, The Believing Primate: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Reflections on the Origin of Religion, p. ix, Oxford University Press US (2009), ISBN 0199557020, 9780199557028, accessed 17 November 2009
- ^ God, Evolution and Charles Darwin, Nick Spencer (director of studies at Theos), The Times 17-Sept-2008
- ^ New Books, Papers & Other Resources Science and Religion News, International Society for Science and Religion
- ^ About – People, Test of Faith website, Faraday Institute
- ^ "Newton in Three Dimensions," Science, 326, p. 937, 13 November 2009, accessed 18 November 2009
- ^ Alexander, Denis, "Science and religion: squabbling but loving cousins," Daily Telegraph, 16 Jul 2009, accessed 18 November 2009
- ^ Religion vs science: can the divide between God and rationality be reconciled? The Independent 11-Oct-2008
- ^ Alexander, Denis, "Science in search of God," The Guardian, 25 August 2001, accessed 3 November 2009
- ^ The divine is in the detail Times Higher Education 26-June-2008
- ^ Academics to debate God and Science Irish Examiner 21-Apr-2007
- ^ Can Christianity Warm Up to Darwin? Fox News 27-Oct-2009
- ^ Darwin and the Church Public Radio International 12-Feb-2009
- ^ "Faraday Papers site". St-edmunds.cam.ac.uk. http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Papers.php. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ McGrath, Alister E., Science and Religion: A New Introduction, p. 234, John Wiley and Sons (2010), ISBN 1405187913, 9781405187916
- ^ Bentley, Alex, The edge of reason?: science and religion in modern society, p. 17, Continuum (2008)
[edit] External links
- Faraday Institute webpage
- The Compatibility of God and Science Evans, Katie, Interview with Rodney Holder, Course Director of the Faraday Institute, "Cambridge Medicine", Vol 21, No 1 (2007)
