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Faraday Institute for Science and Religion

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The institute has published 20 Faraday Papers discussing various science and faith issues, which are available online in 12 different languages. Its website hosts recordings of more than 350 lectures. Most of these lectures can also be found on the University of Cambridge Video & Audio Archive.
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Short, intensive weekend, and midweek courses. These are open to graduates or undergraduates from any university in the world, of any faith or none. Discounts and bursaries are available to students and those from low-income countries. Some courses give an overview of the science-religion debate,
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to carry out academic research, to foster understanding of the interaction between science and religion, and to engage public understanding in both these subject areas. The institute also leads debate on wider issues such as sustainability and education.
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Providing access to resources such as downloadable audio and video recordings of over 350 Faraday Institute courses, lectures and seminars. The website also includes a wide range of written material, and an online shop featuring heavily discounted
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Its work, along with that of other similar organizations, has led to a "complete reassessment of historical literature on the relationship between science and religion."
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Hosting a workshop on "The Social, Political, and Religious Transformations of Biology" in September 2007. A book arising from the conference, "
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Evans, Katie, Interview with Rodney Holder, Course Director of the Faraday Institute, "Cambridge Medicine", Vol 21, No 1 (2007)
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The institute's Executive Director is Graham Budd, and its Associate Director is Sarah Perrett. The emeritus directors are
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Organisation of the ‘Sustainability in Crisis’ Conference, Sept 26–28, 2011, held at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge.
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Residential and day conferences which focus on a particular aspect of the interaction between science and religion.
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Organisation of The Georges Lemaître Anniversary Conference, April 2011 at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
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The Believing Primate: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Reflections on the Origin of Religion
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Informing and improving the media's understanding of the interaction between science and religion.
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has commented on science and religion in UK national media and international media.
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In his former capacity as director and now as emeritus director of the institute,
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Free, regular lectures and seminars on a range of science and religion topics.
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The institute organises a wide range of activities, including:
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The Edge of Reason?: Science and Religion in Modern Society
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It was established in 2006 by a $ 2,000,000 grant from the
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The Woolf Building, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0UB, UK
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The "Test of Faith" documentary, course, and books.
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Faraday Institute
The Faraday Institution
Faculty
Denis Alexander
Robert (Bob) White
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk
interdisciplinary
research institute
Cambridge
England
Michael Faraday
electromagnetic induction
John Templeton Foundation
Denis Alexander
Robert (Bob) White
evolution
Charles Darwin
think tank
Theos
Science
Nature
Denis Alexander
Grant profile
Archived
Wayback Machine
John Templeton Foundation
""Faraday Staff", accessed 4 Dec 2020"
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""Faraday Staff", accessed 4 Dec 2020"
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