International Society for Science and Religion
- International Society for Science and Religion
The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is a learned society established in 2001 for the purpose of the promotion of education through the support of inter-disciplinary learning and research in the fields of science and religion conducted where possible in an international and multi-faith context. [ [http://www.issr.org.uk/about/index.asp About ISSR] ] The Society took shape after a four-day conference in Granada, Spain. [ [http://www.issr.org.uk/ International Society for Science and Religion] website]
Membership
Membership is through nomination by existing members only. There were 97 founding members, including five Fellows of the Royal Society. [ [http://www.issr.org.uk/about/founding_members.asp List of founding members] but John D. Barrow and John Houghton are not listed as FRS for some reason]
Varieties of faith tradition
Although many of the founders of the ISSR are Christians, the society actively welcomes members from other faith traditions. The book "Why the Science and Religion Dialogue Matters" produced by the society has major contributions from: [ [http://www.templetonpress.org/book.asp?book_id=95 "Why the Science and Religion Dialogue Matters" book information] ]
* John Polkinghorne, George Ellis, Holmes Rolston III and Fraser Watts (who are Christians), on why the science and religion dialogue matters
* Carl Feit on Judaism
* Munawar Anees on Islam
* B.V. Subbarayappa on Hinduism
* Trinh Xuan Thuan on Buddhism
* Heup Young Kim on Asian Christianity
ecretariat
The society’s central office is based at St. Edmund's College at the University of Cambridge. [ [http://www.issr.org.uk/presidents-executive-committee.asp Presidents, Executive Committee & Staff] , ISSR] The Executive Secretary is Dr Christopher Knight. [ [http://www.issrlibrary.org/about-us.asp About Us] , ISSR Library Project]
Opposition to intelligent design
In 2008 the ISSR released a statement declaring "that intelligent design is neither sound science nor good theology." [ [http://www.issr.org.uk/id-statement.asp ISSR Statement on the Concept of 'Intelligent Design'] ] [ [http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/6706 Leading science and theology scholars reject 'intelligent design'] , Ekklesia, 7 Feb 2008]
ee also
* Science and religion
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