ISSR Projects
Implications for Philosophy, Theology & Education
The project addresses two problems relating to the new more holistic, systemic, organismal biology that is currently gaining ground: first, that its philosophical and theological implications have not yet been adequately explored; second, that it is not yet being adequately disseminated in either schools or the media.
funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, grant 0129
Implications for Philosophy, Theology & Education
The project addresses two problems relating to the new more holistic, systemic, organismal biology that is currently gaining ground: first, that its philosophical and theological implications have not yet been adequately explored; second, that it is not yet being adequately disseminated in either schools or the media.
funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, grant 0129
This project, which begins in April 2017, aims to further develop understanding of the evolution of religion, drawing heavily on the work of Professor Robin Dunbar, particularly his Social Brain Hypothesis (SBH). It will complement and enhance current explanations of the origins of religion, explaining its historical development and contemporary features more effectively and parsimoniously than other accounts.
funded by the Templeton Religion Trust, grant 0153
for a project that will start on 1st April 2017
Funded by the Templeton Religion Trust, grant 0153
Past Projects
Perspectives from Science & the World’s Religions
ISSR has undertaken a research project on ‘Human Nature and Embodied Cognition: Perspectives from Science and the World’s Religions’, with a grant from the John Templeton Foundation which is gratefully acknowledged.
The embodied, embedded context of cognition has been an exciting scientific and philosophical growth area. This project has probed its implications for religious life and thought. A central focus has been the implications for theology of the human person, where there is a fruitful synergy between scientific work on embodied cognition and religious thought.
Perspectives from Science & the World’s Religions
ISSR has undertaken a research project on ‘Human Nature and Embodied Cognition: Perspectives from Science and the World’s Religions’, with a grant from the John Templeton Foundation which is gratefully acknowledged.
The embodied, embedded context of cognition has been an exciting scientific and philosophical growth area. This project has probed its implications for religious life and thought. A central focus has been the implications for theology of the human person, where there is a fruitful synergy between scientific work on embodied cognition and religious thought.
The International Society for Science and Religion has created a foundational library of central texts in the field of science and religion. This library consists of 250 books spanning all important areas and disciplines as well as key international and intercultural voices.
The project deployed the collective experience of the Society’s membership in selecting appropriate texts for inclusion.
The International Society for Science and Religion has created a foundational library of central texts in the field of science and religion. This library consists of 250 books spanning all important areas and disciplines as well as key international and intercultural voices.
The project deployed the collective experience of the Society’s membership in selecting appropriate texts for inclusion.
