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Two years into my retirement

Dear CTNS Members and Friends:                                                           Now, two years into my retirement, I am writing you a “letter” to reflect on the background, creation and history of CTNS over the past four decades, to frame the tremendous changes at CTNS these past two years since my retirement, and to look ahead briefly to where my retirement journey will --- hopefully --- take me into vistas of research and reflection in theology and science. As you undoubtedly know, I formally retired as the Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science and the Founding...
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How Has the Science-Religion Field Changed Over the Last Eight Years? An SSQ Retrospective

by Philip Clayton "SSQ has been an extraordinary program in its global outreach. Every conference has been simultaneously a dialogue between science and religion and a dialogue among major religious traditions. Because the participants respected each other as scientists, they were open to each other’s views without the defensiveness typically found in ecumenical conferences. Because these were such eminent and articulate scientists, they communicated effectively to a wider public through symposia, media coverage, and subsequent publication" –Ian Barbour, Carleton College For eight years,...
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Buddhism and Ecology

BUDDHISM AND ECOLOGYCourse Number: ENVS 296Institution: University of VermontInstructor: Dr. Stephanie Kaza, Assoc. ProfessorEmail: skaza@zoo.uvm.eduCourse Description:A survey of classical texts and modern commentaries relevant to a Buddhist perspective on ecology and the environment. This is a senior level seminar investigating Buddhist foundations for ecological thought, Buddhist ethical and doctrinal questions related to ecological problems, and current challenges in Buddhist thought as it intersects modern ecological science. We will consider classic principles evoked by Buddhist...
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SSQ People

Please note: these bios date from the time of the SSQ program. In the time since the program, some of the participants have moved institutions and some have passed away. Science and the Spiritual Quest Investigators Philip Clayton Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University Principal Investigator, Science and the Spiritual Quest Philip Clayton holds a Ph.D. in both Philosophy of Science and Religious Studies from Yale University. He has taught at Haverford and Williams Colleges, at the California State University, at the University of Munich (holding Humboldt and...
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Course Award Winners 1995-2002

Nearly eight hundred US $10,000 Course Awards were distributed to institutions and professors across the globe over the history of the entire SRC program. Though the program has ended, the community of scholars and the legacy of pedagogical resources that the Course program created continue to influence ongoing dialogues between science and religion. This program was made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Course Award Winners by Year
Science and Religion Course ProgramSRCPSyllabiTheology and Sciencescience and religionteachingJohn Templeton Foundation
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CTNS Books

One of the most important embodiments of the mission of CTNS to bridge science and religion through research, teaching, and public service are the many publications that have been produced by CTNS programs, faculty and associates, These publications reflect diligent research, with the aims of producing excellent scholarship which can be used in the service of teachers, students and the general public. Please see below for a list of suggested introductory books in theology and science as well as more advanced titles arranged in alphabetical order. Authors include Francisco J. Ayala, Ian...