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New podcast episode: Science, mission and ministry – ECLAS

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · 15d

Podcast episode 2 - on Science, Mission and Ministry - is out now! www.eclasproject.org/new-podcast-...

Listen as we chat to guests Gavin Merrifield and Revd Dr Dave Gregory about awe and wonder in science, what a 'science missioner' is, and their church-science outreach.

Equipping Christian Leadership in an age of Science

Keep The Faith is Britain's leading magazine about the Black Christian community. This is our Black History Month edition.

ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · 21d

We've partnered with Keep The Faith for their #BlackHistoryMonth issue.

Feat. inspiring stories from Black scientists, testimonies from Christians about their faith and scientific career, and ways to become a bridge-builder.

Read it for free here!
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Keep The Faith Issue 139

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · 22d

We've partnered with @KeepTheFaithmag for their #BlackHistoryMonth issue.

Feat. inspiring stories from Black scientists, testimonies from Christians about their faith and scientific career, and ways to become a bridge-builder.

Read it here!
issuu.com/keepthefaith...

Keep The Faith Issue 139

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Bridging Science and Faith in Community: Reflections from Xplore’s Scientists in Congregations project – ECLAS

ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · 26d

🗓️Our final round of Scientists in Congregations grants will open on 6 October!

In this guest blog post, previous recipient Clair Griffiths describes how the grant helped churches in Wrexham engage their local community.

www.eclasproject.org/bridging-sci...

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New article: What the Future Holds for the Universe and Us? – ECLAS

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · 29d

New article published in Zygon today by David Wilkinson.

"What the Future Holds for the Universe and Us? Christian Theology in Conversation with Stephen Hawking"

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A new article brings Stephen Hawking's warnings of future existential threats into conversation with Christian theology.

ECLAS at the Anglican Francophone Bishops’ Retreat – ECLAS

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · 29d

Sounds like it was a wonderful retreat!
Steve shared his thoughts on the event here
www.eclasproject.org/eclas-at-the...

Equipping Christian Leadership in an age of Science

Manchester expert wins Royal Society’s highest honour for historian of science

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Cranmer Hall @cranmerhall.bsky.social · Sep 15

2/ Representing @eclasproject.bsky.social, Steve, alongside Prof. Diphus Chemorion, Director of ECLAS Africa, facilitated a powerful session on Faith and Science for the Anglican Francophone Network.

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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · Sep 11

Congratulations to Professor Sadiah Qureshi on receiving the @royalsociety.org's Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal for her groundbreaking work on science, race, empire and extinction.

A proud moment for us and a powerful reminder of how history shapes our future.

www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/h...

Professor Sadiah Qureshi, a leading historian at The University of Manchester, has been awarded the prestigious Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture by the Royal Society in recognition of her inte...

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Sep 11

Next month we open our FINAL round of Scientists in Congregations grants.

If you're interested in applying, or want to hear about the lessons we've learned over 10 years of awards, join David Wilkinson for this free seminar next Thursday.

www.eclasproject.org/eclas-semina...

From Tarzan to Star Trek: race and science fiction – ECLAS

ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Sep 4

What a wonderful time we've had this week with our Scientists in Congregations awardees from 2024 and 2025.

We spent two days sharing, learning, and affirming one another as some projects begin and others come to an end.

Find out more about these grants here: www.eclasproject.org/congregations/

A group of 25 people, some holding certificates, stand by the tomb of the Venerable Bede in Durham Cathedral.

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Sep 2

A new blog post from David Wilkinson on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of Tarzan.
'From Tarzan to Star Trek: race and science fiction'

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Science fiction is an avenue to explore counter-cultural beliefs and alternative realities.

New podcast episode: Don’t Call It Ecotheology! – ECLAS

ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Aug 22

Out today - our first podcast episode 😎

A wide-ranging conversation with lovely and wise guests, Charlotte Sleigh and Karen Best, in which we discuss how Christians and churches can take the lead in environmental care.

Give it a listen now!

www.eclasproject.org/new-podcast-...

How can Christians and churches get involved in environmental care?

Inquest held into the deaths Steve and Kathy Burch AN INQUEST into the deaths last August of a ret...

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Aug 20

Did you spot us in the Church Times this week?

Featuring our newest Scientists in Congregations awardees 👇
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

UK news in brief

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Aug 19

Today's guest post from Prof Cathriona Russell of @tcddublin!

Cathriona held a summer school on environment, science, and theology as part of the Science for Seminaries programme - read her highlights here.

www.eclasproject.org/environmenta...

Environmental Hermeneutics: a Science for Seminaries summer school at TCD – ECLAS

Guest post from Trinity College Dublin on their environmental hermeneutics summer school, funded by Science for Seminaries.

ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Aug 15

'How Does God Act in the World?' is out now!

In this book, David Wilkinson argues that the biblical picture of a God who acts in the world makes sense in the light of modern science -- but that how God acts cannot be reduced to simple models.

www.eclasproject.org/new-book-how...

Announcing the 2025 Scientists in Congregations awardees – ECLAS

ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our latest round of Scientists in Congregations awards have been announced!
Churches have received funding for projects which start a conversation about science and faith.
www.eclasproject.org/announcing-t...

Nine churches have received grants to explore science and faith in their community.

Space, who’s really speaking to us? | UCB

ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Aug 12

Catch ECLAS project director David Wilkinson on UCB 1 all this week, or watch here.

In Space, Who's Really Speaking to Us?

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YouTube video by UCB Media

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Aug 7

Our next and final round of awards will open in early October, with 9 grants available.
If you've been thinking about applying, it'll be your last chance!
Check out previous projects here for inspiration and get thinking... www.eclasproject.org/congregations/

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Aug 6

Here are our Scientists in Congregations awardees 2025!

We’re overjoyed to be working with nine churches and Christian organisations to equip people to explore science and faith in creative ways.

Check them out here:
www.eclasproject.org/announcing-t...

Announcing the 2025 Scientists in Congregations awardees – ECLAS

Nine churches have received grants to explore science and faith in their community.

Science-religion conversation needs to be broader

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Aug 1

"Our experience is that genuinely inter-contextual conversations can produce much deeper understandings of the nature of science and religion."

Full comment from two of our team in today's Church Times
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www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

Much insight can be gained from non-Western perspectives, write Richard Cheetham and Muthuraj Swamy

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Jul 31

Look out for a book launch in the autumn!

How dark were the ‘dark ages’, really? – ECLAS

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Durham Theology and Religion @durhamtheology.bsky.social · Jul 31

Another publication from one of our fantastic colleagues!

Out now with Wipf and Stock 'How Does God Act in the World?' by Prof. David Wilkinson provides a reflection on the relationship between science and faith, and asks how this works out in mission, ministry and discipleship.

How Does God Act in the World? Front cover image.

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Jul 29

How dark were the 'Dark Ages', really?

Two research projects are finding that observation, analysis and prediction were widespread, the seeds of the scientific methods we use today.

New blog post from David Wilkinson: www.eclasproject.org/how-dark-wer...

Medieval medical remedies might not stand up to scrutiny today. But do they contradict the idea of a 'dark age'?

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Dr Gavin Merrifield @drgavinm.bsky.social · Jul 24

Tickets for this year's Christians in Science Annual Conference are now available at

buytickets.at/christiansin...

We are also looking for submissions for Short presentations on all aspects of science and Christianity.

www.cis.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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