European Society for the Study of Science and Theology
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ESSSAT is a society of scholars who study the topic of Religion and Science. They meet every two years. They have 3 publications: Issues in Science and Theology (IST), Studies in Science and Theology (SSTh), and ESSSAT-News (a quarterly newsletter). It was founded in the mid-1980s. Its current president is Antje Jackelén
. Its president from 2002 to 2008 was Dutch theologian Willem B. Drees
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Antje Jackelén
Antje Jackelén, born June 4, 1955 in Herdecke, Germany, is the Bishop of Lund in Sweden. She was ordained a priest in the Church of Sweden in 1980 and became a doctor of Theology at Lund University in 1999....
. Its president from 2002 to 2008 was Dutch theologian Willem B. Drees
Willem B. Drees
In 2009 Willem B. Drees assumed the editorship of Zygon, Journal of Religion & Science the leading journal of religion and science in the world . It is available in 3,000 academic libraries all over the world and publishes 1000 pages of peer reviewed articles annually...
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See also
- Institute on Religion in an Age of ScienceInstitute on Religion in an Age of ScienceThe Institute on Religion in an Age of Science is a non-denominational society that promotes and facilitates the ongoing dialectic between religion and science. Both members of IRAS and non-members congregate at the IRAS conference held annually at Star Island in New Hampshire.-History:IRAS...
(A similar American organization) - Issues in Science and ReligionIssues in Science and ReligionIssues in Science and Religion is a book by Ian Barbour. A biography provided by the John Templeton Foundation and published by PBS online states this book "has been credited with literally creating the contemporary field of science and religion."...