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Thursday, March 30, 2006
Grant program to break new ground- $1.3 million in research grants to explore the intersection between Science and Transcendence
Grant Applications Taken Through June 15, 2006
(Berkeley, CA, March 25, 2006) – The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS), based in Berkeley, CA has announced an advanced research grant series for inter-disciplinary research partnered with a series of conferences to explore the creative interface between science and transcendence. The “STARS – Science and Transcendence Advanced Research Series” consists of two parts. First, as a series of conferences and secondly as a grant program designed to sponsor small teams of scientists and humanities scholars to explore more deeply the interface between the latest scientific discoveries and theories, and their implications for ultimate reality. The program builds on the recently successful CTNS “Science and the Spiritual Quest” program (www.ctns.org/ssq)., and has been funded by the John Templeton Foundation (www.templeton.org)
“This grant program is designed to break new ground and move scientific and humanities research beyond the more familiar and traditional questions of science and religion and instead spawn new and innovative research in the area of science and ultimate reality,” said Dennis Hair, program director for STARS. “We hope to provide scientists who demonstrate outstanding potential with the ability to conduct research on the ways science, in light of philosophical and theological reflection, points towards the nature, character, and meaning of transcendence.”
There will be 150 applicants selected to attend one of three advanced conferences to take place in the Mexican Rivera next January. Led by many of the top scientists and theologians of our time, topics for these conferences include; Cosmology, Physics and the Possibility of Life; Evolution, ET and the Significance of Life in the Universe; and Complexity Theory, Emergence and the Influence of Life on Matter. After those initial 150 grants, twenty prominent research teams will be awarded $20,000 grants to complete research projects. These will then be followed by five grants for $100,000 and two grants for $200,000 in a competitive environment to further science and transcendence research. Conference applications are due by June 15, 2006 and may be downloaded online at www.ctns.org/stars or will be mailed by calling (510) 848-2350. Planning Grants and Research Grant applications will be available April 15th online at www.ctns.org/stars.
About STARS
STARS is a program administered by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, www.ctns.org, in Berkeley, California and intends to further explore the role of scientific discovery and its role in ultimate reality. The program builds upon the twenty-five year track record of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, and the Science and the Spiritual Quest program where over 120 distinguished scientists from the major world religions lectured in public conferences from Boston to Bangalore, describing the many ways in which science serves for them as a path to spirituality, exploring the many connections between their scientific pursuits and their spiritual practices. More information can be found at www.ctns.org/stars.
About the John Templeton Foundation
In pursuing research at the boundary between science and religion, the Foundation seeks to unite credible and rigorous science with the exploration of humanity's basic spiritual and religious quests.
Working closely with scientists, theologians, medical professional, philosophers and other scholars, the Foundation encourages substantive dialogue in order to stimulate research and reflection in the relationship between science and religion. The Foundation especially seeks to stimulate rigorous scholarly/scientific advances that increase understanding of the ultimate aspects of human purpose, and of the vast potential for creativity and progress, which can be inspired by the collaboration of science and religion.
Media Contact: Silas Deane
Logic Media Group
(615) 244-8035
Silas@logicmediagroup.com
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(Berkeley, CA, March 25, 2006) – The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS), based in Berkeley, CA has announced an advanced research grant series for inter-disciplinary research partnered with a series of conferences to explore the creative interface between science and transcendence. The “STARS – Science and Transcendence Advanced Research Series” consists of two parts. First, as a series of conferences and secondly as a grant program designed to sponsor small teams of scientists and humanities scholars to explore more deeply the interface between the latest scientific discoveries and theories, and their implications for ultimate reality. The program builds on the recently successful CTNS “Science and the Spiritual Quest” program (www.ctns.org/ssq)., and has been funded by the John Templeton Foundation (www.templeton.org)
“This grant program is designed to break new ground and move scientific and humanities research beyond the more familiar and traditional questions of science and religion and instead spawn new and innovative research in the area of science and ultimate reality,” said Dennis Hair, program director for STARS. “We hope to provide scientists who demonstrate outstanding potential with the ability to conduct research on the ways science, in light of philosophical and theological reflection, points towards the nature, character, and meaning of transcendence.”
There will be 150 applicants selected to attend one of three advanced conferences to take place in the Mexican Rivera next January. Led by many of the top scientists and theologians of our time, topics for these conferences include; Cosmology, Physics and the Possibility of Life; Evolution, ET and the Significance of Life in the Universe; and Complexity Theory, Emergence and the Influence of Life on Matter. After those initial 150 grants, twenty prominent research teams will be awarded $20,000 grants to complete research projects. These will then be followed by five grants for $100,000 and two grants for $200,000 in a competitive environment to further science and transcendence research. Conference applications are due by June 15, 2006 and may be downloaded online at www.ctns.org/stars or will be mailed by calling (510) 848-2350. Planning Grants and Research Grant applications will be available April 15th online at www.ctns.org/stars.
About STARS
STARS is a program administered by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, www.ctns.org, in Berkeley, California and intends to further explore the role of scientific discovery and its role in ultimate reality. The program builds upon the twenty-five year track record of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, and the Science and the Spiritual Quest program where over 120 distinguished scientists from the major world religions lectured in public conferences from Boston to Bangalore, describing the many ways in which science serves for them as a path to spirituality, exploring the many connections between their scientific pursuits and their spiritual practices. More information can be found at www.ctns.org/stars.
About the John Templeton Foundation
In pursuing research at the boundary between science and religion, the Foundation seeks to unite credible and rigorous science with the exploration of humanity's basic spiritual and religious quests.
Working closely with scientists, theologians, medical professional, philosophers and other scholars, the Foundation encourages substantive dialogue in order to stimulate research and reflection in the relationship between science and religion. The Foundation especially seeks to stimulate rigorous scholarly/scientific advances that increase understanding of the ultimate aspects of human purpose, and of the vast potential for creativity and progress, which can be inspired by the collaboration of science and religion.
Media Contact: Silas Deane
Logic Media Group
(615) 244-8035
Silas@logicmediagroup.com
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The organizations and/or individuals who submit materials for distribution by Religion Press Release Services are solely responsible for the facts in and accuracy of their materials. Religion Press Release Services will correct any errors brought to its attention.
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