Faraday Institute for Science and Religion

Faraday Institute
for Science and Religion

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Established	2006
Director	Robert (Bob) White
Faculty	Keith Fox (Associate Director); Hilary Marlow (Course Director); Denis Alexander (Emeritus Director)
Location	St Edmund's College, Cambridge, England
Address	The Faraday Institute, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, CB3 0BN, UK
Website	faraday.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk

The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion is an interdisciplinary academic research institute based at St Edmund's College, Cambridge, England.

It was established in 2006 by a $2,000,000 grant from the John Templeton Foundation to carry out academic research, to foster understanding of the interaction between science and religion, and to engage public understanding in both these subject areas. The Institute also leads debate on wider issues such as sustainability and education.

The Institute's Director is Robert (Bob) White, the Associate Director is Meric Srokosz, and its Course Director is Hilary Marlow. The Emeritus Director is Denis Alexander.

Members of the Faraday Institute's Advisory Board include Brian Heap, R.J. Berry, Sarah Coakley, Martin Evans, John T. Houghton, Alister McGrath, John Polkinghorne, and Eric Priest.

The Institute organises a wide range of activities, including:

Activities of the Faraday Institute have included:

In his former capacity as Director and now as Emeritus Director of the Institute, Denis Alexander has commented on science and religion in UK national media and international media.

The Institute has published 17 Faraday Papers discussing various science and faith issues, which are available online in 12 different languages. Its website hosts recordings of more than 350 lectures. Most of these lectures can also be found on the University of Cambridge Video & Audio Archive. Its work, along with that of other similar organizations, has led to a "complete reassessment of historical literature on the relationship between science and religion."