Statement from the President

“Welcome to the website of the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR). The relationship between the sciences and the religions continues to attract a wide public interest, and the landscape of science and religion is dynamic and ever changing, ranging from cases of conflict to mutual dialogue and collaboration. The particular role of ISSR is to be a scholarly society that promotes rigorous research on and balanced understandings of two central cultural forces of yesterday and today.

Members of the Society examine the relationship between science and religion from the perspective of many different disciplines, from physics and biology to psychology and the social sciences onwards to theology and philosophy. Our membership includes prominent scientists, historians, theologians, philosophers, educators, and others. As an international society, we are very conscious that we live in a pluralistic world, including a great diversity of religions, as well as many different sciences. We aim to make the Society as representative of this cultural diversity as possible.

Our activities include research projects and conferences (most of which open to the public), and various other research and dissemination projects; including a You Tube series. On this website, ISSR and our members also publish clear and balanced statements on a range of new and sometimes contentious issues. We aim to include in our membership the leading figures around the world concerned with science and religion, and to advance the exploration of their interface for the benefit of all.

Thank you for visiting our website. We hope you will find what you are looking for here. We would welcome your comments and feedback.”

Niels Henrik Gregersen, President

Projects

What we are hoping for is a cross-fertilization between two of the greatest forces of the human spirit science and religion.

“Once our spiritual nature is recognized, how is it possible to bring violence to each other?”

“ISSR has sponsored some of the most interesting conferences I have attended since its inception.”

“The ISSR aims at bringing out the best aspects from both Science and Religion: rigor, humility, awe, progress, and more. I am pleased to be part of this very worthy endeavour.”

The latest from ISSR

News, blogs, and announcements from ISSR.

August 2026 Blog

Bonding with God: Attachment Science and the Psychology of Faith Victor Counted, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology, Regent University; Faculty Affiliate,

July 2026 Blog

Helping Your Students Challenge Stereotypes about Scientists Through Wikipedia Jörg Matthias Determann   A historian at a university in Qatar seeks

June 2026 Blog

Medicine as Religion? Benjamin R. Doolittle, MD, MDIV   Is the practice of medicine a religion?  I have been a physician

May 2026 Blog

The Boyle Lectures and the Brain: Concerns about ISSR’s Public Sphere Claims about Human Minds and Intelligence Michael Spezio, Ph.D., M.Div.

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Find out more about our upcoming conferences and follow the science and religion conversation on social media.

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Article accepted by Theology and Science this morning. Nasr is a universal realist, while Ashʿarīs, or al-Jurjānī at least, is a conceptualist. The former cannot metaphysically accommodate evolution, while the latter can. Some Neoplatonists and Akbarians won’t like this one 😁

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