2018 Cohort Archives - Science for Seminaries

McCormick Theological Seminary

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McCormick Seminary is committed to preparing men and women for ministry that will be faithful, relevant, and effective in our contemporary context.  For religious leaders today, capacity for thoughtful interaction with the sciences is not optional—it is essential.  People of faith engage science daily.  There are scientists and science teachers

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University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary

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Mundelein Seminary has been engaging the AAAS DoSER project to support our Faith-Science Integration Initiative, a comprehensive revision of our four-year priestly formation program. The driving philosophy of the revision is to ensure that basic facility with scientific knowledge and the ability to discuss it becomes an integral component of

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Kenrick-Glennon Seminary

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Having previously created some new electives to integrate science, philosophy, and theology, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary is now engaged in a deeper integration of science into its core curriculum. The following are the central pillars of that integration. The Director of Psychological Services – who also teaches Introduction to Pastoral Counseling, Advanced

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Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University

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The Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary is thankful for receiving a grant from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This enables us to improve financial incentives for students and faculty to engage in science related research, publication, and conferences thereby improving the quality and reputation of the theological

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Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology (Wisconsin)

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When Catholics think of the Church and science, they often squirm with thoughts of Galileo; rarely to they contemplate the rich legacy of Catholic scientists in the past or the acclaimed research of the Vatican Observatory in the present. Through the Science for Seminaries Grant, Sacred Heart Seminary and School

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Bethany Theological Seminary

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Bethany Theology Seminary wants students to glean practical insights from science that they can use in their ministry, and also to see how scientific discoveries open up large questions that call for theological and ethical contemplation.  Bethany’s project is entitled “Binocular Vision: Seeing Life Through Eyes of Faith and Science.” 

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Nazarene Theological Seminary

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Nazarene Theological Seminary (NTS) is integrating neuroscience into the core of its Master of Divinity curriculum. In the standard introductory course, through various readings and guest presentations from a local neuroscientist, students will examine the neuroscience behind habit formation and how it impacts physiology. In the middle of their program,

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In furtherance of the AAAS mission of advancing science in service to society, AAAS|DoSER’s role in the Science for Seminaries project is to support efforts to integrate science into seminary education. AAAS|DoSER does not advise on or endorse the theological content of the participating seminaries.