Dear ISSR Member,   As we enter October, and the second wave of COVID-19 has hit, I do hope that you and yours are staying well.   Today I bring to you a rich list of news from our members.   Call for Fellowship Nominations and Other ISSR Business ISSR is pleased to announce that we are opening the nominations process for new Fellows earlier this year—beginning today. Nominations for Fellowship of ISSR may only be made by existing Fellows and are made on the basis of four categories of achievement. When considering a potential nomination, please do so using these categories: Major contribution (e.g. books) to the field of science/religion; or Excellent standing in one of the relevant areas (science, religion, philosophy) together with a sustained

LASAR (Learning about Science and Religion) has availability for two Research Fellows to join their team either part-time or full-time (negotiable). The deadline is fast approaching---17 August 2020.   The research fellows will work on a major research and education  initiative, the Epistemic Insight Initiative (see www.epistemicinsight.com ) Reporting to the Director of LASAR, the post holder will be responsible for developing research questions, instruments, participant recruitment, data gathering, co-authoring publications, creating and conducting workshops for tutors, student-teachers, school students and teachers. You will have an interest in the relationships between science and religion and demonstrable experience of research and scholarship in a relevant area (such as but not exclusively - education, science, theology, Religious Education, Science Education, philosophy). Your research experience will include quantitative studies and you will be

  Dear ISSR Member,   It is hard to believe that August is now here. I do hope that, given current global conditions, you have still managed to enjoy your summer (if you are in such parts of the globe right now). This month’s newsletter is brief, but with important elements.   A large grant of $1,455,601 from the John Templeton Foundation has been awarded to Prof. Megan Page at Loyola University Maryland to support her project “Building Foundations in Science-Engaged Theology: Insights from Philosophy of Science”. More information can be found here: https://www.loyola.edu/news/2020/0728-templeton-award   The Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS) is hosting a webinar by Prof. Nancy Ellen Abrams on “The Unifying Potential of a God that is Real in the Scientific Universe” on

Dear ISSR member,   It is hard to believe that yet another month has passed in this globally isolated time. When they same “time flies,” it does indeed seem to be that way! Today I bring to you the latest news sent to me by ISSR members. While a little shorter than usual, there are some interesting items here:   A Call for Papers for the Sixth Bath Spa Annual Colloquium for Global Philosophy and Religion has been announced. On “Atheism and Unbelief in Global Philosophy and Religion,” the conference will be asking and discussing important questions related to the context and influences of these two growing bodies of literature. You can read the call and all the necessary details here: https://www.issr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CFP-Bath-Spa-E-Colloquium-2020-Atheism-and-Unbelief-in-Global-Philosophy-and-Religion.pdf   The International Network for the

Dear all,   I do hope you and yours are keeping well.   As we approach the third month of this global lockdown, it comes with both hopeful possibilities and a grim reality. Slowly parks and shops have begun to open, but with new measures to prevent further spread. Yet, in the background of these positive movements towards a return to normalcy is the heavy cloud of the stark situation in the United States, and the resulting movement which has spread into Canada and elsewhere around the globe. I know for myself, with black family members, the difficulties during this time have only increased.   However, I am here today to share with you the latest news from our community. Many of you have told me about new

Call for Papers - Dossier “Transhumanism and the Study of Religion” REVER, International Journal for the Study of Religion, invites the submission of manuscripts on “Transhumanism and the Study of Religion.” (ISSN 1677-1222; indexing details: http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/rever)     Transhumanism, a movement that draws from recent scientific and technological developments to envision radical changes in human nature, has aroused interest in several fields, including history, philosophy, theology, social sciences, medical sciences, etc. The main proponents of this movement present scenarios for the future that challenges self-understanding of human beings. Academic production around the movement has largely been dedicated to promoting or criticizing its main tenets. Both these positive and negative assessments have significant implications for the study of religion and for religions themselves, since these tenets have a direct

Dear all, A new book by one of our members has launched. "Science and Development in Thai and South Asian Buddhism, by D. L. Gosling, considers the role of Thai Buddhist religious people in development within Thailand. It discusses how Thai Buddhism has evolved philosophically and in its organisation to allow this, examines various examples of Buddhist people's engagement in development projects, and assesses how the situation is likely to unfold going forward. In addition, the book considers the relationship between science and religion in Thai Buddhism and also some aspects of the parallel situation in Sri Lanka." David is pleased to share a 20% discount on the book. Details about the discount and more information on the book can be viewed here, while words on the book