John Templeton Foundation
Nurse-midwife Edna Adan Ismail, opponent of female genital mutilation, wins Templeton Prize
By Kathryn Post — May 16, 2023
(RNS) — She is the first African woman to receive the prize, which is valued at 1.1 million British pounds (over $1.3 million).
Nobel laureate and physicist Wilczek wins Templeton Prize
By Luis Andres Henao — May 11, 2022
(AP) — In a statement, the John Templeton Foundation praised the 70-year-old Wilczek for transforming “our understanding of the forces that govern our universe,”
At top universities, institutes of Catholic thought focus on science and religion
By Alejandra Molina — March 28, 2022
(RNS) — A multi-million dollar grant will support a new three-year plan for creating a national network of independent institutes of Catholic thought at US universities.
Theologians were paid to think about alien life. I’d rather they watch ‘Spaceballs.’
By Amy Laura Hall — January 20, 2022
(RNS) — What benefit do Christians really draw from considering — and funding — questions beyond our ken?
‘Religion entered into me’: A talk with Jane Goodall, winner of the 2021 Templeton Prize
By Yonat Shimron — May 20, 2021
(RNS) — The celebrated primatologist is only the fourth woman to win the prize, established to honor those who use science to explore humankind’s place and purpose in the universe.
NIH chief Francis Collins wins Templeton Prize
By Kathryn Post — May 20, 2020
(RNS) — Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, was honored as his agency is working to develop treatments for the novel coronavirus.
Dartmouth physicist, known for doubting skeptics, wins 2019 Templeton Prize
By Chris Herlinger — March 19, 2019
(RNS) — Gleiser, the first Latin American to win the award honoring contributions to "affirming life’s spiritual dimension," describes himself as an agnostic but is an avowed critic of atheism.
Madrasa Discourses equip tomorrow’s Islamic scholars with scientific literacy
By Aysha Khan — December 3, 2018
(RNS) — A Notre Dame-based program brings young Islamic scholars into dialogue with modern intellectual currents, helping them 'recognize the scientific reasoning already embedded within the tradition,' a professor says.
King of Jordan wins Templeton Prize for fostering Muslim cooperation
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — June 27, 2018
(RNS) — King Abdullah II of Jordan has won the 2018 Templeton Prize for promoting interreligious dialogue and cooperation between Muslims of differing traditions. He is the second Muslim to win the prize, joining laureates such as Mother Teresa, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Billy Graham, Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama.
Philosopher says no to major science forum over Templeton funding
By Kimberly Winston — May 8, 2015
(RNS) A prominent philosopher-scientist has pulled out of a popular public science forum over concerns about one of its funders, the John Templeton Foundation.
Czech priest, philosopher Tomas Halik wins 2014 Templeton Prize
By Chris Herlinger — March 13, 2014
(RNS) Saying he dislikes dogmatic figures on either end of the religious spectrum, Tomas Halik said his work is aimed at “seekers,” the segment of those asking questions about religious and spiritual issues but unaffiliated with religion or atheism.
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