International Society for Science and Religion
The International Society for Science and Religion is a learned society established in 2001 for the purpose of the promotion of education through the support of inter-disciplinary learning and research in the fields of science and religion conducted where possible in an international and multi-faith context. The Society took shape after a four-day conference in Granada, Spain. The society’s central office is based at St. Edmund's College at the University of Cambridge.
ISSR's daily operations are run by the Executive Secretary, Professor Fraser Watts in the UK, and Anthony K Nairn in Canada.
Membership
Membership is by nomination only. The title of Fellow of ISSR is granted to all successful nominees. ISSR has over 350 current Members across the globe. There were 97 founding Members, including five Fellows of the Royal Society.Varieties of faith tradition
Although many of the founders of the ISSR are Christians, the society actively welcomes members from other faith traditions. The book Why the Science and Religion Dialogue Matters produced by the society has major contributions from:- John Polkinghorne, George Ellis, Holmes Rolston III and Fraser Watts, on why the science and religion dialogue matters
- Carl Feit on Judaism
- Munawar Anees on Islam
- B.V. Subbarayappa on Hinduism
- Trinh Xuan Thuan on Buddhism
- Heup Young Kim on Asian Christianity
Presidents
The Presidents of the ISSR have been:- John Polkinghorne
- George Ellis
- Sir Brian Heap
- John Hedley Brooke
- Michael J. Reiss
- Niels Henrik Gregersen