Co-PI: David R. Johnson (Georgia State University)
Funded By: Templeton Religion Trust (TRT0203)
Topic Areas: Religion and Science
The global dialogue on science and religion is rife with myths, misconceptions, and misinformation. This engagement initiative provides scientists, thought leaders, and the public with the empirically based evidence from the largest international study of scientists' attitudes towards religion, gender, and ethic ever undertaken that they need to answer critical questions about, as well as engage in informed discussion around, the relationship between science and religion.
CONGRESS II is part of an extensive effort to examine the religious identities of scientists and their views of spirituality that spans, and is based on, 8 years of data collection and builds on two previous projects:
- Religion among Scientists in International Context (RASIC)
- Communicating Outlooks for a New global Religion and Science Synergy: The Interpretive Challenge (CONGRESS I)
The findings from this project are designed to advance and expand understanding, dialogue, and consequential research on science and religion around the globe, and will employ and implement a series of strategic lectures and workshops in seven different national contexts. Findings have also been disseminated through book and journal publications as well as the Generating Dialogue on Science and Religion: From Ideas to Practices booklet.
Books and Publications:
Oxford University Press, 2021 |
Oxford University Press, 2019 |