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SCIENCE AND RELIGION A Question Mark in Space

PHOTOGRAPH BY NASA, ESA, CSA This post is from the Revd Prof David Wilkinson’s reflection on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day’ programme on 14th August 2023. A link to the show, with audio...

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CHURCH ACTION 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...

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Uncategorized WE’RE LOOKING FOR A NEW SECRETARY

  We’re looking for a full-time project secretary to join us on a fixed term contract from 2nd October 2023 – 31st December 2027. This is a hybrid role based at St John’s College, Durham,...

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SCIENCE AND RELIGION Ecology, Theology and the Christian Dead

  Professor Douglas Davies, FBA, is an anthropologist and theologian at Durham University’s Department of Theology and Religion where, among other things, he teaches on death, ritual, symbolism and belief. Here he discusses the practice...

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Science Fiction It Is As If…

Image taken from Amazing Fantasy #15, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, 1962 Revd Dr Lucas Mix, from a talk given for the ECLAS “Science, Fiction and the Christian Imagination” at the Science Museum in London,...

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FUNDING 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...

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RESEARCH Faith at the Frontiers podcast-a new series on science and...

ECLAS is pleased to announce a partnership with Faith at the Frontiers podcast, exploring the connections between science and faith. Here, host Dr Barnabas Aspray discusses the series. Dr Aspray is Assistant Professor of Systematic...

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RESEARCH The Science of Sacred Spaces

In this guest blog post, Professor Ken Miles casts a scientific eye over the interior of his local church. Ken is an academic radiologist and author of “From Billiard Balls to Bishops: a scientist’s introduction...

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