by Susan Barreto | Mar 16, 2022 | News
A study of data on religious belief, funded by a grant from the Templeton Religion Trust, may have provided evidence for the power of prayer. Scholars from Baylor University, Westmont College and Hope College recently published their work in the Journal of Religion...
by Susan Barreto | Mar 16, 2022 | News
Kalos Faith Media launched last month with the aim of providing church video resources that embrace the gifts of science, inclusivity and God’s abundant mercy, grace and forgiveness. Launched by Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology Steering Committee...
by Susan Barreto | Feb 16, 2022 | News
The theme of the virtual 2022 Goshen Conference on Religion and Science is “Trauma and the Environment: How Shall We Live?” with the content centering on the emerging science of epigenetics. Originally the conference was slated to be held last March, but needed to be...
by Susan Barreto | Feb 16, 2022 | News
A little more problem -haring could go a long way, even in a pandemic or because of it, to help improve mental health among congregation members, researchers concluded in one recently published study. Published in the Journal of the Scientific Study of Religion, the...
by Susan Barreto | Feb 16, 2022 | News
The Lumen Christi Institute in Chicago won a $3.65 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to create a national network of independent institutes of Catholic thought to be housed at prestigious universities around the country. The In Lumine Network has six...
by Susan Barreto | Feb 16, 2022 | News
New York-based program Sinai and Synapses, which is known for its wide-ranging fellowship program, has secured funding for the expansion of its Scientists in Synagogues program. A three-year grant from the John Templeton Foundation totaling $910,000 will foster...