Faraday Institute

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The Faraday Institute is a research institute at St Edmund's College, Cambridge, England. The institute was set up in January 2006 by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The institute's three aims are:

  1. Scholarly research and publication on science and religion, including the organisation of invited groups of experts to write joint publications.
  2. To provide short-term courses in science and religion.
  3. To organise seminars and lectures on science and religion.

The Institute has eight staff based at St Edmund's College in Cambridge (UK). It is also linked informally to a group of "Faraday Associates", based mainly within the scientific community, who are active in the science-religion dialogue through publishing and lecturing. The current director is Dr Denis Alexander.

The Faraday Institute is named after the British scientist Michael Faraday who saw his faith as integral to his scientific research.

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[edit] Faraday Papers

In May 2007 the institute published 13 papers discussing various science and faith issues. These succinct introductions provide a valuable source of information for the interested layman, and can be downloaded for free from the Faraday website:

1) The Science and Religion Debate - an Introduction by Sir John Polkinghorne FRS

2) Does Science Need Religion? by Prof. Roger Trigg

3) Models for Relating Science and Religion by Dr Denis Alexander

4) The Anthropic Principle and the Science and Religion Debate by Sir John Polkinghorne FRS

5) Why care for the environment? by Sir John Houghton FRS

6) Reductionism: Help or Hindrance in Science and Religion? by Dr Michael Poole

7) Ethical Issues in Genetic Modification by Prof. John Bryant

8) The Age of the Earth by Prof. Bob White FRS

9) Has Science Killed God? by Prof. Alister McGrath

10) Is the Universe Designed? by Revd Dr Rodney Holder

11) Interpreting Genesis in the 21st Century by Revd Dr Ernest Lucas

12) Creation and Evolution not Creation or Evolution by Prof Sam Berry

13) Science and Faith in the Life of Michael Faraday by Prof. Colin Russell

[edit] Faraday Advisory Board

[edit] Faraday Associates

  • Prof. Stephen Blundell (University of Oxford, England; Physics)
  • Dr Katherine Blundell (University of Oxford, England; Astrophysics)
  • Prof. Derek Burke (previously Vice-Chancellor, University of East Anglia, England; Molecular Biology)
  • Dr Peter Childs (University of Limerick, Ireland; Chemistry)
  • Prof. Peter Clarke (University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Neuroscience)
  • Dr Alasdair Coles (University of Cambridge, England; Neuroimmunology)
  • Dr Jonathan Doye (University of Cambridge, England; Chemistry)
  • Prof. Dr Barbara Drossel (Darmstadt University, Germany; Physics)
  • Dr Paul Fairchild (University of Oxford, England; Immunology)
  • Dr Lisa Goddard (University of Chester, England; Biochemistry/Theology)
  • Prof. Sir Brian Heap (St, Edmund’s College, Cambridge, England; Sustainability)
  • Prof. Colin Humphreys (University of Cambridge, England; Material Science)
  • Dr Lydia Jaeger (Institut Biblique, Nogent-sur-Marne, France; Philosophy/Theology)
  • Dr Paul Joshua (Mylapore Institute for Indigenous Studies, India; Philosophy/Theology)
  • Dr Stuart Judge (University of Oxford, England; Neurophysiology)
  • Dr Rina Knoeff (University of Leiden, The Netherlands; History of Science)
  • Dr Simon Kolstoe (Southampton University, England; Biochemistry)
  • Wang-Yen Lee (University of Cambridge, England; Philosophy)
  • Prof. Peter Lipton (University of Cambridge, England; Philosophy)
  • Dr Ard Louis (University of Cambridge, England; Chemistry)
  • Nicole Maturen (Natural History Museum, England; evolutionary biology)
  • Dr Chiranjib Mitra (University of London, England; Nanotechnology)
  • Dr Peter Moore (Trinity College, Bristol, England; Genetics/Science Writer)
  • Prof. Joe Perry (BBSRC, Rothamsted Research: Quantitative ecology)
  • Dr Justus Piater (University of Liege, Belgium; Computer Science)
  • Prof. Wilson Poon (University of Edinburgh, Scotland; Physics)
  • Dr Vinoth Ramachandra (IFES, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Theology/Physics)
  • Revd. Dr Patrick Richmond (St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge, England; Philosophy/Theology)
  • Dr Gunter M. Schütz (Institut für Festkörperforschung, Jülich, Germany; Physics)
  • Dr Paul Shellard (University of Cambridge, England; Cosmology)
  • Dr Richard Whaite (University of London, England; History & Philosophy of Science)
  • Revd. Dr David Wilkinson (University of Durham, England; Cosmology/Theology)

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