[Hammond]
I have been poking around in Sci-Rel organizations on the
Internet for awhile, but am not really familiar with the
Sci-Rel terrain.
What I am trying to figure out is where the most sophisticated
scientific expertise is located. For instance some groups may
limit discussion to popular science themes such as Biology,
Paleontology, Evolution, Biblical Scripture etc., while other groups
may be discussing more challenging subjects such as Quantum Mechanics,
Relativity, and Psychology.
In terms of scientific sophistication then, I am wondering what
the thumbnail map of the available groups might be, for instance I
have (by sheer guesswork) ranked the following groups in descending
order of perhaps technical scientific expertise.
Of course in many cases this is comparing Apples to Oranges, but
I have tried to exclude groups that are purely Philosophical or
narrowly technical. These groups all seem to be "general scientific" in
orientation.
Any informative commentary about these organizations by people who
are members or may be otherwise knowledgeable about the forensic interests
of these organizations would be helpful:
1. American Association for the
Advancement of Science
Dialogue Between
Science and Religion
(AAAS/DBSR)
2. European Society for
the Study of Science
and Theology (ESSSAT)
3. John Templeton
Foundation
4. Chicago Center for Religion and Science
(has changed its name to)
Zygon Center for Religion and Science
5. The Vatican
Observatory
6. Boston Theological
Institute: Religion and
Science Program
7. Center for Theology
and the Natural
Sciences (CTNS)
8. Institute for Theological
Encounter with Science
& Technology (ITEST)
9. American Scientific
Affiliation (ASA)
10. Institute on Religion in
an Age of Science (IRAS)
11. Counterbalance:
Integration of Science
and Religion
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