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CTNS Faculty

Dr. Joshua M Moritz

Dr. Joshua M. Moritz teaches philosophy at the University of San Francisco, theology at the Jesuit Graduate School of Theology at Santa Clara University, and theology and science at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. He is Managing Editor of the journal Theology and Science and he has authored numerous books and articles, including Science and Religion: Beyond Warfare and Toward Understanding (Anselm Academic, 2016).
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The Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science

Annual Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science   The annual Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science brings internationally distinguished scholars in religion and science to the GTU. Since 1981, Russell Fellows have been in residence at CTNS/GTU every year to conduct research, teach doctoral and seminary courses and present public lectures at the GTU and at other San Francisco Bay Area locations. The annual Russell Family Fellowship in Religion and Science was created in memory of John K. Russell (1896-1958). Mr. Russell, born of Italian immigrants,...
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CTNS Bulletin

As a benefit of membership, CTNS members have access to articles from The CTNS Bulletin, published 1981-2002.  Members may request the access code by writing to ctns-info@gtu.edu.  Once you have the code, please click on the link below to log in.   Member Access
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The Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science

Annual Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science   The annual Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science brings internationally distinguished scholars in religion and science to the GTU. Since 1981, Russell Fellows have been in residence at CTNS/GTU every year to conduct research, teach doctoral and seminary courses and present public lectures at the GTU and at other San Francisco Bay Area locations. The annual Russell Family Fellowship in Religion and Science was created in memory of John K. Russell (1896-1958). Mr. Russell, born of Italian immigrants,...
CTNS News

AI and the Church Seminar

AI and the Church Seminar: An Introduction

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Palo Alto Christian Reformed Church, 687 Arastradero Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94306

  Registration Link for the event   Dr. Braden Molhoek and Dr. Ted Peters will equip pastors and lay leaders with an overview of ethical questions being raised by rapidly emerging AI technologies in all aspects of society.   The buzz about AI has been dizzying, hasn’t it? This seminar will help provide handles, particularly for pastors, campus ministers and lay leaders, for how to think Christianly about these emerging technologies and associated ethical challenges. What are the prospects, for better or worse, of AI, and what are some of the implications for the Church’s life and mission...
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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...
CTNS Event

Theology and Science Journal Launch Reception at AAR/SBL

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Wednesday, November 23rd 2016, 7:00pm
Theology and Science Journal Launch Reception at AAR/SBL On behalf of Taylor and Francis, a division of Routledge, join us for a reception in the Cobb Room of the Hilton Atlanta and Towers Hotel. The new CTNS journal's co-editors, managing editor, publisher and others will be present to greet you.
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STARS

Science and Transcendence Advanced Research Series (STARS) July 1, 2005-May 31, 2010 STARS: Asking new questions of ultimate reality How immense the ocean of our questions, how limited the shoreline of our knowledge. "Humanity stands at the crossroads of destiny. STARS is the most exciting initiative yet on confronting the challenge of who we are and how we fit into the great cosmic scheme." --Paul Davies The goal of STARS was to sponsor research by small teams of scientists and humanities scholars on the ways science, in light of philosophical and theological reflection, points towards...
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The SSQ Program

History “Science and the Spiritual Quest” served as a hub of expertise and activity at the intersection of science and spirituality from 1996 - 2003. SSQ benefited from the intellectual capital of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences as well as the academic reputations of the Graduate Theological Union and the University of California at Berkeley. “Science and the Spiritual Quest” was one of the most successful programs ever conducted in the field of science and religion. In seven years, SSQ recruited more than 120 internationally, leading scientists into intensive dialogue on...
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CTNS Event

Engaging Hypotheticals: Groundwork for the Study of Theology in a Secular Academic Context

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Saturday, March 20th 2021, 1:00pm
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been postponed due to unforseen circumstances. A new date and time will be chosen in the near future. Thank you.   2021 Russell Research Fellowship in Religion and Science Research Conference Saturday, March 20, 2021, 1pm (PST) on Zoom. Please email Melissa Moritz, mmoritz@gtu.edu, to register. Engaging Hypotheticals: Groundwork for the Study of Theology in a Secular Academic Context  The Annual Russell Family Research Conference The study of religion in the secular academy is dominated by the “religious studies” approach, which situates theological ideas...
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CTNS Public Forum with Professor LeRon Shults, on his book, Christology and Science, with a response by Professor Robert Russell

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Saturday, November 5th 2016, 7:00pm
CTNS Public Forum with Professor LeRon Shults, on his book, Christology and Science, with a response by Professor Robert Russell The dialogue between theology and science has blossomed in recent decades, but particular beliefs about Jesus Christ have not often been brought to the forefront of this interdisciplinary discussion even in explicitly Christian contexts. In this lecture, F. LeRon Shults discusses his book Christology and Science (2008), which attempts to break new ground by explicitly bringing the specific themes of Christology into dialogue with contemporary science. He engages...
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About CTNS

The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) is an international program dedicated to the creative mutual interaction of science and religion through research, teaching and public service. The central scientific focus of CTNS is on developments in physics, cosmology, evolutionary biology, and genetics, with additional topics in the neurosciences, the environmental sciences, and mathematics. With regard to the theological task, CTNS engages in both Christian and multi-religious reflection. The Christian theological agenda focuses on the various doctrinal loci of systematic theology...
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"Exploring the Convergence of Science and Religion: Following in the Footsteps of Charlie Townes."

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Wednesday, July 6th 2016, 9:00am
Wednesday, July 6, 2016, 9am "Exploring the Convergence of Science and Religion: Following in the Footsteps of Charlie Townes." First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way Berkeley, CA 94704 On Wednesday July 6 First Congregational Church of Berkeley (FCCB) member Robert Russell will present three lectures on "Exploring the Convergence of Science and Religion: Following in the Footsteps of Charlie Townes." This morning lecture series will be a special repeat consolidating three FCCB Learning Hours offered in the fall of 2015. In 1966, Charlie Townes published a...
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Publications

At the heart of CTNS’s mission is providing a wide variety of resources to students, scientists, humanities scholars, and the general public on a wide variety of topics in the field of theology and science.
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The Ian G. Barbour Chair in Theology and Science

The Ian G. Barbour Chair is the cornerstone of the CTNS Mission, ensuring its central educational program into the future. In an age when science is often seen to conflict with religion, the Chair will continue to bring the natural sciences into the classrooms of Graduate Theological Union doctoral and seminary students in constructive new ways. It will ensure that future generations of faculty and students may enter into the constructive dialogue between faith and science and be empowered for research, teaching and ministry. The Chair will also provide leadership for ongoing CTNS research...
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CTNS News

Announcing 2023-24 Russell Family Fellowship Events

CTNS Announces the Annual Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science November 9-10, 2023

The annual CTNS Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science brings internationally distinguished scholars in religion and science, and now in ethics and technology, to the GTU. 

We are delighted to announce that the Fellow for 2023-2024 is Brian Patrick Green.

CTNS Announces the Annual Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science November 9-10, 2023 The annual CTNS Russell Family Research Fellowship in Religion and Science brings internationally distinguished scholars in religion and science, and now in ethics and technology, to the GTU. We are delighted to announce that the Fellow for 2023-2024 is Brian Patrick Green.   Brian Patrick Green is the director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University and teaches AI ethics in Santa Clara University’s Graduate School of Engineering. His...
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God, Information and the Sciences of Complexity, J.K. Russell Research Conference with 2013 Russell Fellow in Religion and Science, Niels Henrik Gregersen

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Tuesday, February 9th 2016, 12:00am
God, Information and the Sciences of Complexity, J.K. Russell Research Conference with 2013 Russell Fellow in Religion and Science, Niels Henrik Gregersen Information and complexity have become central concepts of our contemporary scientific world-view. In which sense can we speak of information and complexity also as part of the nature of God? It will be argued that traditional Logos Christology already offers important resources for speaking of aspects of information as inherent to divine life. The divine Logos is “in God”, while being both the wellspring of information (the...
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The Human Surprise: The Unexpected Science of our Origins and Why It Matters for Theology

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Thursday, March 8th 2018, 7:00pm
Over the past decade, scientific discoveries have suggested a new and surprising view of the origins of today’s human family. The classic “Out of Africa” story, prominent among scientists from the mid-1990s until just recently, held that “modern” Homo sapiens emerged as a distinct species about 200,000 years ago and spread around the world, replacing all previous forms of humans.  This view has been called into question by several recent developments, such as DNA studies that show widespread interbreeding between various forms of ancestral humans, including Neandertals.  Just since 2017,...
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Jesus and the Depth of Creation: The Idea of Deep Incarnation

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Friday, February 8th 2013, 7:00pm
J. K. Russell Fellow's Public Forum, part of the J. K. Russell Conference sponsored by CTNS Dr. Niels Henrik Gregersen, 2013 J. K. Russell Research Fellow in Religion and Science Tucson Room, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2451 Ridge Road, Berkeley. Please enter via the courtyard on Le Conte Avenue. Free and open to the public. Registration not required. There seems to be an ineradicable tension between the grand-scale story of the world of creation, cosmic in scope and pitiless in its operations, and the small-scale story of Jesus as embodying divine empathy. The idea of deep...
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