2021 Seed Grant Archives - Science for Seminaries

NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community

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NAIITS: an Indigenous Learning Community’s project, “Spirituality of Wellness in Community,”  has been undertaken with a view to the intentional engagement of Western science in a journey of theological education rooted in Indigenous worldviews. NAIITS has focused its resources toward the establishment of an asset-based and trauma-informed core for their

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Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

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The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) project, “A Public Church Engaging Science for Public Good,” was designed to prepare seminary students to engage science as a key dimension in addressing pressing issues of public good. LSTC seeks to form church leaders who are called to serve multiple overlapping

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Wycliffe College

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Wycliffe College developed seed grant activities under the theme, “What Does it Mean to be Human? Scientific, Theolgoical and Moral Dimensions,” to catalyze institutional engagement with the natural sciences. A symposium event brought together scholars and scientists to explore multiple perspectives on the following questions: how can science inform Christian

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Virginia Theological Seminary

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VTS plans to facilitate a three-day retreat for participating faculty to deliberate on the integration of science into the M.Div. and the doctoral programs. We will read key texts and invite one or two of the authors to participate in a roundtable discussion. Advisors from AAAS, and perhaps other scientists,

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Regis College

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Regis College’s project, “Educating the Whole Person: Integrating Affect and Reason in the Jesuit & Thomist Traditions,” sought to develop for faculty to a variety of opportunities to integrate contemporary science in their teaching and research. A faculty seminar was established to introduce dialogues with science and prompt the incorporation

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Providence Theological Seminary

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The Providence Theological Seminary project, “In Him All Things Hold Together: Integrating Science & Faith,” sought to develop institutional capacity for science engagement and create supportive opportunities for students to consider the theological implications of scientific research. The Science and Faith Symposium brought interdisciplinary scholars to campus to explore perspectives

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Mount Angel Seminary

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The project at Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary, “Science & Faith: Two Wings of the Human Spirit,” engaged in dialogues on Big Bang cosmology, biological evolution, scientific anthropology, biotechnology, and public health. The seminary hosted the symposium, “Science & Faith in a Brave New World,” which brought to campus discussions

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John Leland Center for Theological Studies

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The John Leland Center for Theological Studies engaged science in the curriculum and beyond. Two core theological courses were revised to include and engage science. Dr. Ken Pruitt, President, engaged with perspectives from clinical psychology to enhance his core course, Pastoral Care & Counseling. Dr. John Lee, Academic Dean and

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Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

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Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary’s project, “Race, Technology, and Healing: Science and Religion in Dialogue,” brought critical focus to the questions about human identity, trauma, and livelihood, exploring scientific, socio-cultural, psychological, and theological ways to understand a mutual and flourishing notion of the human. Project leaders, the Drs. Rolf Nolasco and Anne

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Fuller Theological Seminary

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Fuller Theological Seminary’s project, “Locating Science, Technology, and Religion (STAR) at Fuller’s Theological Core,” produced several short-form video resources featuring experts in the psychological sciences, created digital spaces within the seminary’s online ecosystem to house science resources (Fuller Studio – Theology and Science), and developed a course, Foundations in the

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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.