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The Metanexus Institute is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1997 to explore scientific and philosophical questions. The institute has organized the exchange of ideas through conferences,^[1]^[2] and published books.^[3]

History

With the help of Peter Dodson, Soloman Katz, Andrew Newberg, and Stephen Dunning, William Grassie created the Philadelphia Center for Religion and Science (PCRS) to promote literacy in science and religion by hosting seminars, courses, and conferences.^[4] PCRS was renamed to Metanexus Institute in 2000, and the Meta-List was relaunched as a website with the support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, and Metanexus launched a $5.1 million Local Societies Initiative.^[5] In 2003, Metanexus launched the $3.3 million Spiritual Transformation Scientific Research Project.^[6] The organization hosted numerous conferences at universities and elsewhere, including a conference entitled Science and Religion in Context at the University of Pennsylvania.^[7] Metanexus has promoted the concept of Big History, sometimes termed the Epic of Evolution, which examines history using long time frames through a multidisciplinary approach.^[8]

References

^ "MetaNexus to Host Science & Religion Conference".
^ http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol6iss1/4_Final%20Edited%20Middlebrooks_pp65-83.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Hansell, Gregory, ed. (2011). H+/- Transhumanism and its Critics.
^ Faye Flam, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9, 1999, “Science, at a High Power/Is God in the Details?”
^ David O’Reilly and Melissa Dribben, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 2008, “An Investor in Money and Faith.”
^ The Philadelphia Inquirer ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Theologians and Scientists Hold Interdisciplinary Conference". 4 June 2004.
^ Christian, David (2004). Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520235007.

External links

Metanexus Institute

[1] "MetaNexus to Host Science & Religion Conference".

[2] ttp://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol6iss1/4_Final%20Edited%20Middlebrooks_pp65-83.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[3] Hansell, Gregory, ed. (2011). H+/- Transhumanism and its Critics.

[4] Faye Flam, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9, 1999, “Science, at a High Power/Is God in the Details?”

[5] David O’Reilly and Melissa Dribben, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 2008, “An Investor in Money and Faith.”

[6] The Philadelphia Inquirer ^{[bare URL]}

[7] "Theologians and Scientists Hold Interdisciplinary Conference". 4 June 2004.

[8] Christian, David (2004). Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520235007.

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+The '''Metanexus Institute''' is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1997 to explore scientific and philosophical questions. The institute has organized the exchange of ideas through conferences,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.wnrf.org/cms/metanexus_science_religion.shtml | title=MetaNexus to Host Science & Religion Conference }}</ref><ref>http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol6iss1/4_Final%20Edited%20Middlebrooks_pp65-83.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> and published books.<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Gregory |editor-last=Hansell |title=H+/- Transhumanism and its Critics |year=2011}}</ref>
-{{Notability|date=March 2013}}
-The '''Metanexus Institute''' is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1997, “dedicated to promoting scientifically rigorous and philosophically open-ended explorations of foundational questions.” <ref name="metanexus">http://www.metanexus.net/about-metanexus-institute</ref> The institute has organized the exchange of ideas through conferences,<ref>http://www.wnrf.org/cms/metanexus_science_religion.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol6iss1/4_Final%20Edited%20Middlebrooks_pp65-83.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-10/mi-wtp102105.php</ref><ref>http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/pennmatters/pdf/Sociolog-Fall04.pdf</ref> and published books.<ref>{{cite book |last=Grassie |first=William |authorlink=William Grassie |year=2010 |title=Politics by Other Means: Science and Religion in the Twenty-First Century}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Gregory |editor-last=Hansell |title=H+/- Transhumanism and its Critics |year=2011}}</ref> It has worked with hundreds of universities in at least 37 different countries.<ref>http://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/17394/</ref> Metanexus also has an online magazine.<ref>http://www.metanexus.net/metanexus-institute/conferences</ref>
 == History ==
+With the help of [[Peter Dodson]], Soloman Katz, [[Andrew Newberg]], and Stephen Dunning, [[William Grassie]] created the Philadelphia Center for Religion and Science (PCRS) to promote literacy in science and religion by hosting seminars, courses, and conferences.<ref>[[Faye Flam]], Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9, 1999, “Science, at a High Power/Is God in the Details?”</ref> PCRS was renamed to Metanexus Institute in 2000, and the Meta-List was relaunched as a website with the support of a grant from the [[John Templeton Foundation]], and Metanexus launched a $5.1 million Local Societies Initiative.<ref>David O’Reilly and Melissa Dribben, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 2008, “An Investor in Money and Faith.”</ref> In 2003, Metanexus launched the $3.3 million Spiritual Transformation Scientific Research Project.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140518140505/http://articles.philly.com/2002-10-13/news/25352919_1_metanexus-institute-spiritual-transformation-research-proposals The Philadelphia Inquirer] {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref> The organization hosted numerous conferences at universities and elsewhere, including a conference entitled ''Science and Religion in Context'' at the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/theologians-and-scientists-hold-interdisciplinary-conference-7130/|title = Theologians and Scientists Hold Interdisciplinary Conference| date=4 June 2004 }}</ref> Metanexus has promoted the concept of [[Big History]], sometimes termed the [[Epic of Evolution]], which examines [[history]] using long [[time frame]]s through a multidisciplinary approach.<ref>{{cite book |first=David |last=Christian |title=Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History|year=2004 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=9780520235007 |url=https://archive.org/details/mapsoftimeintrod00chri |url-access=registration }}</ref>
-'''1997''' -
-[[William Grassie]] then an assistant professor in the [http://www.temple.edu/ih/ Intellectual Heritage Program] at [[Temple University]], launches the “Meta-List,” a moderated listserv on science and religion that begins with 600 subscribers and quickly grows to several thousand. <ref> http://metanexus.net/metanexus-institute-history </ref>
-'''1999''' -
-With the help of [[Peter Dodson]], [http://www.dental.upenn.edu/departments_faculty/faculty_directory/solomon_katz/ Soloman Katz], [[Andrew Newberg]], and [http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~sdunning/ Stephen Dunning], [[William Grassie]] creates the Philadelphia Center for Religion and Science (PCRS). <ref> http://metanexus.net/metanexus-institute-history </ref> The goal of the center was to promote literacy in science and religion by hosting seminars, courses, and conferences. <ref> Faye Flam, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9, 1999, “Science, at a High Power/Is God in the Details?” </ref>
-'''2000''' -
-PCRS is renamed the Metanexus Institute, and the Meta-List relaunches as a dynamic website with the support of a grant from the [[John Templeton Foundation]], Metanexus then launches the $5.1 million Local Societies Initiative <ref> http://capabilities.templeton.org/2004/science07.html </ref> <ref> David O’Reilly and Melissa Dribben, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 2008, “An Investor in Money and Faith.” </ref>
-'''2001''' -
-Metanexus administers the $800,000 Templeton Research Lectures program (which awards grants for interdisciplinary studies and lecture series) <ref>http://capabilities.templeton.org/2004/science06.html </ref> and hosts the [http://metanexus.net/metanexus-institute/conferences?page=1  “Interpreting Evolution” conference] as part of the [http://www.ctns.org/srcp/index.html CTNS Science and Religion Course Program] at [[Haverford College]]. <ref> http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Interpreting+Evolution%3A+Scientific+and+Religious+Perspectives...-a075522225 </ref>
-'''2002''' -
-The organization receives a $3 million expansion grant from the [[John Templeton Foundation]] <ref> http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=5200002 </ref> <ref> David O’Reilly, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 18, 2002, “Center thinks religion and science can say much to each other.” </ref> and hosts three conferences: [http://metanexus.net/archive/conference2002/  “Interpretation Matters”] at Haverford College, [http://metanexus.net/archive/spiritualtransformationresearch/conference/index.html   “Spiritual Transformation Research”] at the [[University of Pennsylvania]],  [http://metanexus.net/archive/ultimate_reality/main.htm  “Science and Ultimate Reality”] in Princeton, New Jersey. The latter resulting in an edited volume, [http://books.google.com/books/about/Science_and_Ultimate_Reality.html?id=K_OfC0Pte_8C "Science and Ultimate Reality: Quantum Theory, Cosmology, and Complexity."] <ref> http://metanexus.net/metanexus-institute-history </ref>
-'''2003''' -
-Metanexus launches the $3.3 million Spiritual Transformation Scientific Research Project <ref> http://articles.philly.com/2002-10-13/news/25352919_1_metanexus-institute-spiritual-transformation-research-proposals </ref> and hosts two conferences: [http://metanexus.net/archive/conference2003/  “Works of Love: The Science of Altruism”] at [[Villanova University]] <ref> http://www.unlimitedloveinstitute.org/news/pdf/irul_november.pdf </ref> and [http://metanexus.net/archive/spiritualcapitalresearchprogram/  “Spiritual Capital”] at [[Harvard University]].
-'''2004 -
-Metanexus launches the $3.75 Spiritual Capital Research Program <ref> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/three-grants-of-500000-each-awarded-for-research-on-spiritual-capital-by-metanexus-institute-54347912.html </ref> and administers the $4.8 million renewal of the Templeton Research Lectures program. The following projects were funded:
-*[http://www.bu.edu/danielsen/research/project/current/religious-and-psychological-well-being/  Boston University]
-*[http://web.jhu.edu/ecc  Johns Hopkins University]
-*[http://transhumanism.asu.edu/  Arizona State University]
-*[http://www.stonybrook.edu/trust/  Stony Brook University]
-*[[University of Frankfurt]]
-*[http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/nov05/Tmpltnlect.htm  University of Pennsylvania]
-*[http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csrc/trl/  Vanderbilt University]
-*[http://uanews.org/story/faculty-win-grant-astrobiology-and-sacred-project  University of Arizona]
-*[http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/templetonlectures/  University of Southern California]
-*[http://www.metanexus.net/archive/templetonresearchlectures/winners/ucla.asp.html  UC – Los Angeles]
-*[http://www.metanexus.net/archive/templetonresearchlectures/winners/montreal.asp.html  University of Montreal]
-*[http://www.metanexus.net/archive/templetonresearchlectures/winners/stanford.asp.html  Stanford University]
-*[http://www.metanexus.net/archive/templetonresearchlectures/winners/bar_ilan.asp.html  Bar Ilian University]
-*[[Columbia University]]
-*[http://www.metanexus.net/archive/templetonresearchlectures/winners/ucsb.asp.html UC Santa Barbara]
-The organization also hosts the [http://metanexus.net/archive/conference2004/  “Science and Religion in Context”] international conference at the University of Pennsylvania. <ref> http://www.christianpost.com/news/theologians-and-scientists-hold-interdisciplinary-conference-7130/ </ref>
-'''2005''' -
-Metanexus launches the $5.79 million Templeton Advanced Research Project <ref> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/metanexus-institute-awards-46-million-to-further-scientific-research-on-religion-55757382.html </ref> <ref> http://www.metanexus.net/archive/templetonadvancedresearchprogram/#  </ref> and hosts the “Science and Religion: Global Perspectives” international conference at the University of Pennsylvania. <ref> http://metanexus.net/archive/conference2005/ </ref>
-'''2006''' -
-Metanexus hosts three conferences: [http://metanexus.net/archive/conference2006/  “Continuity and Change”] at the University of Pennsylvania <ref> http://news.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-3/Continuity-+-Change-3A-Perspectives-on-Science-and-Religion-6875-1/ </ref>, [http://metanexus.net/archive/fqx/townes/  “Amazing Light: Visions for Discovery”] (including the Young Researchers Competition) at the University of California, Berkeley <ref> http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-10/mi-wtp102105.php </ref>, and [http://metanexus.net/archive/spiritualtransformationresearch/conference/index.html  “Spiritual Transformation”] at the University of California, Berkeley <ref> http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2006/04/03_spiritmed.shtml </ref>
-'''2007''' -
-Metanexus launches the $8.9 million Metanexus Global Network Initiative (MGNI) and hosts the [http://metanexus.net/archive/conference2007/  “Transdisciplinarity and the Unity of Knowledge”] international conference at the University of Pennsylvania. <ref> http://capabilities.templeton.org/2008/GP/mgni.html </ref>
-'''2008''' -
-The organization hosts the [http://metanexus.net/archive/conference2008/  “Subject, Self, and Soul”] international conference in Madrid, Spain. <ref> http://www.upcomillas.es/eng/noticias/noticia.aspx?ID=328 </ref>
-'''2009''' -
-Metanxus hosts the [http://metanexus.net/archive/conference2009/  “Cosmos, Nature, and Culture”] international conference at [[Arizona State University]], which resulted in the publication of “Science and Ultimate Reality: Quantum Theory, Cosmology and Complexity.” <ref> http://books.google.com/books?id=K_OfC0Pte_8C&pg=PR13&lpg=PR13&dq=SCIENCE+AND+ULTIMATE+REALITY+metanexus&source=bl&ots=IBFm8xBvMH&sig=h9Fr9bQfQLwEmI0RgQIMJhRADb0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eOVRUZuHOdji4AP8roGIDQ&ved=0CG8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=SCIENCE%20AND%20ULTIMATE%20REALITY%20metanexus&f=false </ref>
-'''2010''' -
-Metanexus launches a book series and publishes three books: Politics by Other Means, <ref> http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ugqX9wUsUGoC&oi=fnd&pg=PA4&dq=Politics+by+Other+Means+william+grassie&ots=adc_hMOL8G&sig=da0FAq-tib83wtEw1iYpfIkwAes </ref> Advanced Methodologies, <ref> http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=u5S_C-79HnwC&oi=fnd&pg=PT12&dq=Advanced+Methodologies+william+grassie&ots=AbSq1FukGL&sig=xhbQLHKhRuIQagfBClGwzNl6VFw </ref> and Transhumanism and Its Critics <ref> http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=PejV2ViHcXIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA4&dq=Transhumanism+and+Its+Critics&ots=Tw_7hNNhbu&sig=8_WTX4wJhk9R4dNJaIVgNAhKPX4#v=onepage&q=Transhumanism%20and%20Its%20Critics&f=false </ref>. [[William Grassie]] also writes a book, The New Sciences of Religion, which is published by Palgrave Macmillan. <ref> http://us.macmillan.com/thenewsciencesofreligion/WilliamGrassie </ref> The organization hosts David Christian for lectures on “Big History” at the New York Academy of Sciences <ref> http://www.nyas.org/events/Detail.aspx?cid=a2fe0011-6b1d-451c-b7f6-74e278c47530 </ref>, the National Science Foundation, and Villanova University. Metanexus moved its offices to Center City, Philadelphia. <ref> > http://metanexus.net/metanexus-institute-history </ref>
-'''2011''' -
-The board of Metanexus adopts a new mission “promoting scientifically rigorous and philosophically open-ended approaches to foundational questions.” <ref> http://metanexus.net/about-metanexus-institute </ref> The organization closes its Philadelphia office and relocates to New York <ref>  http://metanexus.net/metanexus-institute-history  </ref>. Metanexus publishes a new book, Indic Visions in an Age of Science by [[Varadaraja V. Raman]]. <ref> http://books.google.com/books?id=HJs64QawLccC&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=Indic+Visions+in+an+Age+of+Science+metanexus&source=bl&ots=8sKQ54kN6X&sig=2CqNOO0oZOrUG27y9vmsR61nUZ8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OOtRUcK3OMHA4AO8hIHIDA&ved=0CF0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Indic%20Visions%20in%20an%20Age%20of%20Science%20metanexus&f=false </ref>
-== Big History ==
-In recent years, Metanexus Institute has actively promoted the concept of [[Big History]].  '''Big History''' is a field of [[historiography|historical study]] that examines [[history]] on large scales across long [[time frame]]s through a multidisciplinary approach,<ref>{{cite book |first=David |last=Christian |title=Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History}}</ref> focusing on both the history of the non-human world and on major adaptations and alterations in the human experience.<ref name="PeterStearns">{{cite book |first=Peter N. |last=Stearns |title=Growing Up: The History of Childhood in a Global Context |page=9}}</ref> It seeks to understand the integrated history of the cosmos, earth, life, and humanity, using the best available [[empirical evidence]] and scholarly methods.<ref name="IBHA">{{cite web | url=http://www.ibhanet.org/ | title=International Big History Association | accessdate=September 17, 2012}}</ref> It arose as a distinct field in the late 1980s and is related to, but distinct from, [[world history]],<ref name="PeterStearns" /> as the field examines history from the [[beginning of time]] to the [[present day]].
-Metanexus Institute has endorsed the adoption of a Big History curriculum in school systems worldwide.<ref>http://www90.homepage.villanova.edu/lowell.gustafson/bighistory/newsletters/IBHA_Newsletter_201204.pdf</ref>  It has sought to “incubate such courses in undergraduate colleges and universities, book clubs, religious congregations, and ultimately in age-appropriate ways in K-12 education, here in the United States and around the world.” <ref>http://www.metanexus.net/essay/explore-big-history</ref>
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+==External links==
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+[[Category:Organizations based in Philadelphia]]
+[[Category:Non-profit organizations based in Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Organizations established in 1997]]
+[[Category:Religion and science]]

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