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Regent College

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The Science for Seminaries grant will provide the resources and contacts to provide a far greater range of students with access to cutting-edge work in the sciences, matched by robust theological reflection. Regent College will revise three courses to include the topics of genetics and Genesis; quantum physics and coinherence;

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New Brunswick Theological Seminary

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In their first revised core course, NBTS plans to provide scientific information that will enable students to understand the “how” of prejudice, such as how the imprinting of racism, sexism, classism, etc. is in the brains of everyone involved. A second related focus will confront some of the pseudoscience that

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Denver Seminary

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Denver Seminary will revise four core courses to include content from the history and philosophy of science, neuroscience, astronomy, geology, biology, and geography. A central theme that will run through our curriculum integration is the question: What does it mean to be human? The project also includes a campus-wide event

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Wesley Theological Seminary

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Our project will support ongoing and new faculty efforts (A) to integrate the scientific study of trauma, evolutionary biology, and other related scientific disciplines into at least three required courses in biblical studies and pastoral care and (B) to organize a series of campus-wide events, including one all-day event, to

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Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary

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Tactically, the proposed program is aimed at our theological faculty, with emphasis on scientific cosmology, anthropology, and technological innovation. Participating faculty will revisit course and program goals to engage students in the interplay between scientific discoveries and the voice of the Judeo‐Christian tradition. We expect the science‐theology emphasis will enlarge

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Pentecostal Theological Seminary

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The PTS project will involve integrating science into the required courses Pentecostal Exploration of the Old Testament and Introduction to the Christian Doctrine with the focus given to the theme of “flourishing humanity”. In attending to the theme, the project will explore the theological notion of the “image of God”

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Chicago Theological Seminary

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By integrating science into our core curriculum course work in the fields of Christian Ethics and Systematic Theology, CTS professors will strengthen the campus-wide commitment to holistic education and the discourse which considers how scientific discoveries challenge our assumptions about ourselves, our faith, and our role in creating a just

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Azusa Pacific Seminary

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Azusa Pacific Seminary is excited for the opportunity this potential grant will provide to more intentionally integrate the insights of science within its curriculum and ethos. Through the aid of leading scientists and experienced advisors, the revised curriculum and enrichment opportunities will resource seminarians to influence their communities toward a

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Wartburg Theological Seminary

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The “Science, Technology, and Being Human” project is providing Wartburg the opportunity to explore the role of scientific authority through select academic courses and in our community life through a series of special events. The project supports the integration of the sciences into two required courses: (1) Lutheran Ethics (Prof.

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George W. Truett Seminary at Baylor University

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First, we are incorporating science into a number of courses in our core curriculum. The first of these is Texts and Traditions 3, a historical theology course on the modern period in which we are discussing the rise of science and its influence upon the development of theological thought in

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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.