Rev Canon Dr Michael Fuller

Teaching Fellow in Science and Religion
New College, University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Biography

The Revd Canon Dr Michael Fuller teaches in the field of science and religion at New College, University of Edinburgh. Having initially pursued research in the field of organic chemistry at the University of Oxford, he studied Theology at the University of Cambridge, and was ordained in the Church of England. He served in parishes in the dioceses of Oxford and Edinburgh, and for 14 years he supervised the training of candidates for ministry in the Scottish Episcopal Church. He is Chair of the UK’s Science and Religion Forum (2012-), and Vice-President for Publications of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (2014-).

Biography

The Revd Canon Dr Michael Fuller teaches in the field of science and religion at New College, University of Edinburgh. Having initially pursued research in the field of organic chemistry at the University of Oxford, he studied Theology at the University of Cambridge, and was ordained in the Church of England. For more than a decade he supervised the training of candidates for ministry in the Scottish Episcopal Church. He is Chair of the UK’s Science and Religion Forum (2012-), and is Vice-President for Publications of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (2014-). In addition to the books listed below, he has published over 30 academic articles and book chapters. He is currently pursuing research on how understandings of Big Data might feed into the dialogue of science and theology.

Honoraria Titles

Major Prizes

Religion, Philosophy & History Interests

Theology

Science & Technology Interests

Information Technology

Publications

Atoms and Icons: A Discussion of the Relationships between Science and Theology

Mowbray 1995

Matter and Meaning: Is matter sacred or profane?

Editor. Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2010

Inspiration in Science and Religion

Editor. Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2012

Is Religion Natural?

T&T Clark 2012
Co-authors: Dirk Evers, Antje Jackelén and Taede Smedes

The Concept of the Soul: Scientific and religious perspectives

Editor. Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2014

Issues in Science and Religion: What is Life?

Springer 2015
Co-authors: Dirk Evers, Antje Jackelén and Knut-Willy Saether

Issues in Science and Religion: Do Emotions Shape the World?

Springer 2016
Co-authors: Dirk Evers, Anne Runehov and Knut-Willy Saether