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Announcing the 2025 Scientists in Congregations awardees

Mars exploration, sustainability, and healthcare are among the science-faith topics churches will address in 2025, supported by the Scientists in Congregations awards. We have awarded funding totalling over £70,000 to nine organisations in England and the

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ECLAS joins call for national conversation on AI and the Future of Work

ECLAS and Church of England academics and policy advisers have renewed calls for a national conversation on the impact of artificial intelligence on the world of work, warning that rapid technological change raises profound questions. In

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ECLAS at the Anglican Francophone Bishops’ Retreat

ECLAS was represented by two team members at the Anglican Francophone Bishops’ Retreat in Nairobi this week. The event was organised by the Francophone Network of the Anglican Communion, the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa

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Faith and Flora: Missionaries and Natural History in Singapore

This is the first in a three-part series by ECLAS researcher Dr Sarah Qidwai. “A garden is a moral lesson in itself.” – Sir Stamford Raffles Long before British ships anchored off its shores, the island

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A ripple effect – How Scientists in Congregations has empowered Catholic scientists and seeded new projects

Michael Harvey, Francesca Blondell, and Marta Gallego at the Scientists in Congregations retreat in September.    Two of our newest Scientists in Congregations awardees are Marta Gallego and Francesca Blondell – but this is only the

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New podcast episode: Science, mission and ministry

Check out episode two of the ECLAS podcast, featuring guests Dr Gavin Merrifield (Christians in Science) and Revd Dr Dave Gregory (Baptist science missioner), and featuring ideas for churches to engage with science and scientists. Listen

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Reading the Bible in an Age of Science: New Creation

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Public Theology Retreat November 25, 2025
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Dealing with Dead Bodies: Environmental and Pastoral Care

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Public Theology Retreat May 6
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Extinction and Biodiversity: Evolution, Action and Hope

University of Manchester

SENIOR LEADERS June 11

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ABOUT ECLAS

For more than a decade, ECLAS has been working to equip senior Christian leaders with the tools, context and skills they need to engage confidently with science in their ministry and their personal faith.

ECLAS was born from the conviction that science is a gift from God, but that too often Christian leaders lack the confidence and tools to engage with scientific questions. Working with partners around the world, we want to create opportunities for church leaders to connect with science and scientists, to develop well-informed, theologically grounded, practical knowledge about the world and our place in it.

About the project

Original Research

Research forms the basis of ECLAS’ work to drive culture change within the Church. Our research informs our policy work, resource development, and senior leaders’ conferences.

As a global network of research hubs, our driving question is on how context -- covering geographic, cultural, theological, denominational, national, and political settings -- offer challenges and opportunities for Church leaders' engagement with science.

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Gowland lecture: ECLAS co-director speaks on the future of science-religion engagement

Recorded at the Science and Religion Forum’s 50th Anniversary Conference: “Revisiting and Reimagining the Relationships between Science and Religion”, May 2025.   Lecturer: Rt Revd Dr Richard Cheetham & Revd Dr Muthuraj Swamy (Responding)   Most

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Pentecostal Faith and Science in Creation Care

This webinar, hosted by Birmingham Christian College as part of their ECLAS Science for Seminaries grant, features a keynote talk from Apostle Prof. Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua.

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How has the Church engaged with science through history? A small group reflection

We have created this small group reflection based on our first series of Stories of Science and Faith. While the articles were originally published during Pentecost, they can be used at any time of year as

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