Reminder - tomorrow is the FINAL day to apply for a Scientists in Congregations grant. If you've been working on an idea, get your email in ASAP!

There is ONE WEEK remaining to apply for a Scientists in Congregations award. This is the last time these grants will be available! We’re looking for short letters of interest with a brief outline of your idea, by 21 Nov. And here’s a reminder of some of the previous projects we’ve funded… 🧵

Our online seminar next week features Susan Wanja, Dean of Health Sciences at St Paul's University, Kenya - home of ECLAS Africa. Susan will be talking how churches can play a role in improving health outcomes. Register here: tinyurl.com/eclas-seminars

Our researcher Dr Sarah Qidwai has shared her experience of visiting Singapore's missionary archives and Botanic Garden in a new blog post. The first of 3 articles on how science, faith, and colonialism have interacted through history. www.eclasproject.org/faith-and-fl...

We have supported @regentsox.bsky.social with a grant to explore science and Baptist beliefs in ministerial training. This thought-provoking guest blog post from ordinand Amanda Higgin describes a session bringing together art, science, and eco-theology. www.eclasproject.org/art-science-...

Don't forget to send in your expression of interest for our FINAL round of church grants by 21 Nov! #ScientistsInCongregations Churches can apply for up to £10k to support creative, science-engaged projects in their communities - full details here: www.eclasproject.org/congregations/

In honor of today’s holiday in the US, I present an article I wrote for @eclasproject.bsky.social on how Columbus came to be seen as the one who disproved the Flat Earth: eclas.shorthandstories.com/lent/flat-ou...

SCIENCE RELIGION AND THE HUMAN FUTURE (Oxford UP) available Jan 16! So grateful to fabulous co-authors Charlotte Sleigh & David Wilkinson who stepped up after the dreadful loss of Tom McLeish (plus new jobs for other authors): book would not be here without them! @eclasproject.bsky.social

Our final round of grants for churches is NOW OPEN! Apply before 21 November for up to £10k to kick-start creative science-faith engagement in your community. www.eclasproject.org/congregations/

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.

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! issuu.com/keepthefaith...

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...

🗓️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...

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" www.eclasproject.org/new-article-...

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.

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...

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...

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 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' www.eclasproject.org/from-tarzan-...

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-...

Did you spot us in the Church Times this week? Featuring our newest Scientists in Congregations awardees 👇 www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

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...

'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...

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...

Catch ECLAS project director David Wilkinson on UCB 1 all this week, or watch here. In Space, Who's Really Speaking to Us? www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6md...

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/

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...

"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 @churchtimes.bsky.social www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

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 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...

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... @eclasproject.bsky.social

Our project director David Wilkinson chaired this panel discussion on the environment and the end of the world recently, bringing together some well-known speakers from theology, science, and the Church. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_nS...

Our project director David Wilkinson speaks about gratitude and the language of the divine on this podcast from @VoiceOfIslamUK podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/b... - from 1h30m in.

Charlotte Sleigh, who does research for ECLAS as well as teaching at St Augustine's, has written an excellent three-parter for Preach magazine. If you're interested in how to answer common questions about Christianity and the climate, give them a read! www.preachweb.org/blog/preachi...

'Dealing with Dead Bodies: Environmental and Pastoral Care' was our recent retreat on body disposition, decomposition, and ecological impact. You can listen to the keynote talks here: www.eclasproject.org/conference/d...

Have you tried our new small group discussion resource yet? Six articles with related Bible readings and conversation questions, taking you through different examples of how the Church and science have worked together through history.

This looks great! And it was great fun to take part - do have a listen if you haven't already.

We are delighted to be supporting Guild of Health with their essential new course in Spiritual Intelligence. It brings together neuroscience, psychology, and theology to equip Christians in the search for meaning. Starts autumn, register FREE 👇 gohealth.org.uk/sic/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J5x...

We've added loads of new resources on #Science and #Christianity recently. 🔥Check out our Pentecost reflection activity 🌳Watch videos on Pentecostal faith and science in creation care from Birmingham Christian College www.eclasproject.org/resources/

Congratulations to our co-director, Revd Dr Malcolm Brown, who has been awarded an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours! www.eclasproject.org/eclas-co-dir...

A couple of years ago I co-hosted a series of Faith at the Frontiers on 'Science and Religion' with my colleague Barney Aspray - anyone interested can find the episodes below: faithatthefrontiers.com/series/3-sci...

Join us next Thursday for our final seminar of the academic year! 'Science, Christianity, and Representation: ethnic dimensions in past and present,' with Dr Nathan Bossoh from Southampton University. @nathanbossoh.bsky.social Sign up here: tinyurl.com/eclas-seminars

We send out a quarterly newsletter with news, resources, and interesting stuff we've been working on. You can see the latest here: mailchi.mp/durham.ac.uk...

Ahead of Pentecost this weekend, we invite you to take a look at this guided reflection. Tracing the history of the Church and its - often surprising - engagement with science. Enjoy! www.eclasproject.org/resource/how...

A few pics of our team at the Science Religion Forum last week! L-R Dr Thoko Kamwendo, Bishop Richard Cheetham, Revd Dr Kathryn Pritchard talking about science, faith, AI, and where next for science-faith engagement. Thanks for having us!

It's #Pentecost this weekend 🔥 We've created this small group reflection to guide conversations about the relationship between science and the Church over time, feat. Bible readings and original articles. www.eclasproject.org/resource/how...

COMING UP TONIGHT! 👇 Last chance to book onto this hybrid talk as part of the Science Religion Forum's 50th anniversary conference.

We're proud to be supporting a science and faith summer school at Trinity College Dublin @tcddublin.bsky.social via our Science for Seminaries awards. Two events are open to the public and can be booked for free here www.tcd.ie/religion/new...

Coming up next week! If you're interested in how to move the science-religion conversation beyond a Western context, tune in to this lecture by ECLAS co-director Bishop Richard Cheetham on Wednesday.

Join us on Thursday morning for a seminar with Dr Caroline McCalman! 'Making Loss Sacred: Recovering the Value of Environmental Sacrifice'. Register here for the link: tinyurl.com/eclas-seminars