Ralph Wendell Burhoe

Ralph Wendell Burhoe (May 21Social Security Death Index [http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi] ] or June 21, 1911-May 8, 1997) was an important twentieth century pioneer interpreter of the importance of religion for a scientific and technological world. He was awarded the Templeton Prize in 1980.

Birth and education

Ralph Wendell Burhoe was born on 21 June, 1911, in Somerville, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University from 1928 to 1932, but dropped out before he could complete his degree. In 1935-36, Burhoe spent eighteen months in theological study at Andover Newton seminary.

Contributions

Ralph Wendell Burhoe was the founder and former editor of . He pursued a passionate investigation into the differences and similarities of theology and science, becoming one of the world's most informed voices in communicating this evolving research. He played a major role in the interdisciplinary pursuit of issues at the boundary of science and religion by offering a common ground for dialogue.

Awards

In 1980 he was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. He became the first American to win the Templeton Prize.

Works

" [http://books.google.com/books?id=DtUbAAAAMAAJ&pgis=1 Science and Human Values in the 21st Century] ", Philadelphia: Westminster Press 1971.:*Review: Spencer Lavan, "Journal of the American Academy of Religion", Volume 40, Issue 3, (Sep., 1972), page 410:*Review: David O. Moberg, " [http://rra.hartsem.edu/reviewof.htm Review of Religious Research] ", Vol. 14, No. 2, (Winter, 1973), pages 134-134

References

ee also

*List of science and religion scholars

External links

* [http://www.usao.edu/~facshaferi/BURHOE.HTML Remembering Ralph Burhoe]
* [http://www.templetonprize.org/bios_recent.html Templeton Prize - Previous Prize Winners]