I am enduringly grateful to CTNS and to the vision and initiative of its founder and director, Robert John Russell. I know of no other center in the world that is making such a significant contribution to the creative dialogue between science and religion.
-- Ian G. Barbour, Professor of Physics, Professor of Religion, and Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology, and Society

CTNS — Building bridges between theology and science
for over 27 years.

The mission of CTNS is to promote the creative mutual interaction between theology and the natural sciences.

The CTNS mission is carried out through three program areas: research, teaching and public service.  The central scientific focus of these programs is on physics, cosmology, evolutionary biology, and genetics, with additional topics in the neurosciences, technology, the environmental sciences, and mathematics. The central theological focus is on Christian theology, ethics and spirituality, with additional attention to the theological issues arising from the engagement between the sciences and world religions.

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CTNS Publicly Announces The Campaign for
The Ian G. Barbour Chair in Theology and Science

What's New:

The Center has successfully created and administered a variety of local and international programs that have helped extend the science and religion dialogue world wide such as The Theological and Ethical Implications of the Human Genome Initiative, The Science and Religion Course Program, the Science and the Spiritual Quest Program and currently, STARS: Science and Transcendence Advanced Research Series .

CTNS is a non-profit membership organization and an affiliate of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, California. CTNS faculty offer courses at the doctoral and seminary levels in order to bring future clergy and faculty to a greater awareness of this important interdisciplinary work. You may participate in the dialog by joining the Center. As a member, you will receive the peer-reviewed journal, Theology and Science, and other membership benefits.

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