Willem B. Drees
| Willem B. Drees | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 20, 1954 Netherlands |
| Residence | Netherlands |
| Institutions | Leiden University |
| Alma mater |
PhD theoretical physics, Utrecht University 1977 PhD theology, Groningen University 1989 PhD philosophy, Amsterdam University 1994 |
| Known for | Religious Naturalism, Editor of Zygon |
| Notable awards | Prins Bernhard Fund Prize, Legatum Stolpianum, two Fulbright grants |
PhD theoretical physics, Utrecht University 1977 PhD theology, Groningen University 1989
Willem Bernard "Wim" Drees (born April 20, 1954) is a Dutch philosopher. He is the editor-in-chief of Zygon, Journal of Religion & Science.
Drees has been the editor or co-editor of twenty books, published more than fifty journal articles and essays, numerous book reviews and articles for the wider public. He has lectured widely in Europe and the United States. His eight books include Beyond the Big Bang: Quantum Cosmologies and God (1990), Religion, Science and Naturalism (1996), and Creation: From Nothing until Now (2002). As of Sept 1, 2009, he is Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Ethics and vice-dean of the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University in the Netherlands.
Drees was born in the Hague on April 20, 1954, as the third child of five and the only son of Willem Drees jr (1922–1998) and Anna Erica Drees-Gescher (1922–1988). His paternal grandfather Willem Drees was the highly regarded prime minister of the Netherlands from 1948 until 1958. He was known as Vadertje Drees (Little Father Drees), and was very popular. During his office as prime minister, the Netherlands recovered from the Second World War. His father was also a noted Netherlands politician being the party leader of the Democratic Socialists '70 from 1971 to 1977.
Drees is a past-president of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT). He is currently (2009 and since 2001) the professor of philosophy of religion and ethics at Leiden University (Netherlands)[4]. For the academic year 2008-2009 he was the Witherspoon Fellow for Theology and Science at the Center of Theological Inquiry and affiliate fellow for the Center for the Study of Religion of Princeton University. His main research focus was on the influence of technology and ecology on religious beliefs and practices.
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