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WHAT’S NEW

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NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHURCHES

  We are delighted to announce that, following the ECLAS project’s new funding, we will provide a new round of grants through our Scientists in Congregations programme. The SiC programme has funded 56 unique science and

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NEW ECLAS SCIENCE FOR SEMINARIES AWARDS ROUND OPENS

For the past two years, ECLAS has run a series of ‘Science for Seminaries’ grants, awarded to U.K. theological colleges to help integrate science into their curricula and encourage their staff and students to engage with

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Remembering The Rt Revd Dr Karowei Dorgu

The ECLAS team are saddened to hear of the death of Bishop Karowei, Bishop of Woolwich, on September 8th 2023: It was a real privilege to have served alongside Bishop Karowei in the final years of my

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Interactive map of ECLAS grant projects

ECLAS Deputy Project Coordinator Despina Katsidou has created this interactive map of Scientists in Congregations and Science for Seminaries projects across the UK. Click on the white box in the top left of the map to

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Faith in Mind: Science, Faith and Mental Health

Rebekah Allon-Smith writes about the impact of the Faith in Mind project at Sunderland Connect Network, one of the 2022 Scientists in Congregations award recipients. The Faith in Mind project involved church members from 13 churches

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Science, Faith and Bank Holidays

This post is from the Revd Prof David Wilkinson’s reflection on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day’ programme on 29th August 2023. A link to the show, with audio of the reflection, can be found

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Food, Climate, and Public Theology: Focus on East Africa

Online

SENIOR LEADERS November 21, 2023
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Black Holes, Dark Matter and Dark Energy: The Depths of Faith and Space

St John's College, Durham

SENIOR LEADERS September 5
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Science, Future and the Christian Imagination

Science Museum, London

SENIOR LEADERS June 7

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ABOUT ECLAS

For the last 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.

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. Along with our international partners, our research focus 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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FEATURED RESOURCES

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Developing Positive Science-Faith Engagement Across the Anglican Communion

For the Lambeth Conference 2022, we have created a guide for clergy and senior leaders to developing positive science-faith engagement. Based on interviews with scientists and senior leaders, our own research, and case studies from Scientists

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Science Across the Anglican Communion

Five members of the Anglican Communion Science Commission interview young scientists in their dioceses. Together, they discuss how the Church can support scientists in their work and vocation.

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Cranmer Hall – Introduction to ‘A History of Science and Faith’ module

Cranmer Hall was a recipient of a 2021 Science for Seminaries grant from ECLAS. Here, Revd Dr Paul Regan gives a short overview of the module and why science and faith have a historical precedent of

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