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Around America, and indeed around the world, the dialog between
science and religion is taking place on many different fronts. There are now a
dozen centers around the world devoted to this dialog. Leading centers include
the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, situated at the Graduate
Theological Union in Berkeley, CA; the Chicago Center for Religion and Science
(which also houses the editorial offices of "Zygon: Journal of Religion and
Science"); The Center for Theological Inquiry at Princeton; and the Center
for Faith and Science Exchange in Boston. Each of these centers regularly holds
conferences and seminars about a wide range topics in science and religion
studies. One major series of conferences is that co-hosted by the Center for
Theology and the Natural Sciences and the Vatican Observatory on the theme of
"Divine Action". Another ongoing series is the Star Island
Conferences, held each year on Star Island off the coast of Maine.
In North America there are also now several hundred college and
university courses on the interaction between science and religion. The courses
run the spectrum from specifically historical courses, to those dealing with the
interface between evolution and religion, genetics and religion, ecology and
religion, cosmology and religion. Given the emerging expertise in the field
there is also an increasing number of books on all facets on the
science/religion interface. Interested readers are invited to look at the site’s
further reading" section.
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