by Susan Barreto | Jun 11, 2023 | News
Dr. Edna Adan Ismail is a nurse/midwife, hospital founder and a healthcare advocate pushing through cultural, religious and medical norms surrounding women’s health in East Africa. She was recently awarded the 2023 Templeton Prize, which honors faith and science... 
by Susan Barreto | Jun 11, 2023 | News
Pew Research found that about one quarter of U.S. adults regularly watch religious services online and 21% use apps or websites to help with reading scripture. Most are highly satisfied with the experience, according to a new Pew Research survey. Other findings from... 
by Susan Barreto | Jun 11, 2023 | News
Sponsored by Clal – the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, Sinai and Synapses has selected 15 communities as part of its “Scientists in Synagogues” project. Similar to the previous “Scientists in Congregations” effort back in 2011, the institutions... 
by Susan Barreto | May 13, 2023 | News
Michael Pasek, a University of Illinois Chicago social psychologist, and colleagues explored the question of whether prosocial behavior can span religious groups. The researchers, through field and online experiments, involved more than 4,700 people from diverse... 
by Susan Barreto | May 13, 2023 | News
In that vein, Rev. Booker Vance, gave a recent talk at Ecumenical Roundtable on Science, Technology and the Church recently held in Chicago. Rev. Vance is the manager for policy and research at Elevate Energy, a Chicago-based non-profit that is active in about 40... 
by Susan Barreto | May 12, 2023 | News
Last month, the ELCA Church Council unanimously approved the adoption of a social message related to climate crisis. ELCA social messages provide analysis and theological interpretation on a focused social question to establish ELCA teaching and public stance for...
