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Links to Other Important Sites
Here are a few important websites related to the science, technology, and Christian faith conversation.
Presbyterian Church (USA) Theology and Worship Office
Information, events, and papers on matters theological and liturgical, including items related to science, technology, and faith. <go to taw>
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dialogue on Science & Religion
AAAS's Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER), established in 1995, facilitates communication between scientific and religious communities. The program builds on AAAS's longstanding commitment to relate scientific knowledge and technological development to the purposes and concerns of society at large. <go to dser>
American Scientific Affiliation (ASA)
The American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) is a fellowship of men and women in science and related disciplines who share a common fidelity to the Word of God and a commitment to integrity in the practice of science. <go to asa>
Center for Theology & the Natural Sciences (CTNS)
"As in bridge building, each community, the religious and the scientific, must find bedrock in its own world, yet each must venture out toward the other, hoping that one day the two will meet at the keystone" (Robert John Russell). CTNS promotes creative mutual interaction between theology and the natural sciences. <go to ctns>
Church of Scotland Society, Religion and Technology Project
The Society, Religion and Technology Project, set up in 1970 as a unique unit of the Church of Scotland, examines some of the vital issues facing the world today. The project aims to bring professional expertise to provide informed and penetrating comment for technologists, educators, media, the church, and the public. <go to srt>
Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology (ITEST)
ITEST is committed to ongoing dialog among contemporary thinkers, to assessing developments in science and technology for their theological implications, and to applying religious values to scientific processes. <go to itest>
Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS)
Since 1954 IRAS has worked for a dynamic and positive relationship between religion and science. <go to iras>
John Templeton Foundation
The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to pursue new insights at the boundary between theology and science through a rigorous, open-minded and empirically focused methodology, drawing together talented representatives from a wide spectrum of fields of expertise. <go to templeton>
Science & Spirit
"Science needs religion for stability and direction; religion needs science to avoid superstition and credulity." (Don George, emeritus professor of communication, University of Southern Mississippi) Science & Spirit Magazine, published six times each year, explores the relationship between science and religion in the context of everyday life. <go to s&s>
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science
The House Science Committee has jurisdiction over all non-defense federal scientific research and development. Among important federal agencies falling under the Committee's jurisdiction are the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Science Foundation. <go to house>
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has a broad area of jurisdiction including regulation of consumer products and services and science, engineering, and technology research and development. <go to senate>
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