It has become increasingly apparent to the faculty of St. John’s Seminary and Catholic bishops that seminarians need to acquire a basic knowledge of science. Doing so will help them better understand the psychological and sociological forces that influence human beings and their ability to know and live in accordance
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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary appreciates the opportunity to bring science into our campus culture and academia through its project, “Faith Seeking Understanding: Integrating Faith and Science in the 21st Century.” With the support of its administration, Southeastern’s project involves a diverse steering committee representing the L. Russ Bush Center for
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Knox Theological Seminary is advancing the integration of science into the core curriculum through three primary efforts. First, the full faculty of the seminary participated in a science-focused, experiential retreat covering the diverse ecosystems of South Florida led by science advisor Tom Chesnes, chair of the Department of Biology at
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The Iliff School of Theology’s project, “Incorporating Science and Launch of Artificial Intelligence Institute,” began with the launch of our Artificial Intelligence Institute in fall 2019. The Artificial Intelligence Institute seeks to partner with organizations across the country to examine artificial intelligence (AI) from both a theoretical and practical stance.
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Hood Theological Seminary created the International Center for Faith, Science and History (ICFSH) as an international platform to address increasing secularization, isolation and despair of individuals within postmodern North American society. The grant deliverables include the revision of two required courses at Hood, one international immersion course at Trinity Theological
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Catholic Theological Union (CTU) is working to more intentionally integrate science into its core curriculum to further its mission “to prepare effective leaders for the Church, ready to witness to Christ’s good news of justice, love, and peace.” During the 2019-2020 academic year, CTU is offering nine courses and two
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The Science for Seminaries grant at Ambrose Seminary has allowed Ambrose to build on existing points of collaboration, and it has helped develop new avenues between the Seminary and its theology faculty and Ambrose University and its science and behavioural science faculty. This includes recruiting Dr. Matthew Morris, an evolutionary
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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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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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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
Read MoreIn 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.
This project was made possible through the support of AAAS and a grant from The John Templeton Foundation