PHILADELPHIA, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders in the science and religion
fields announced the launch of a new website today, http://www.metanexus.net ,
that will be the home for their ongoing dialogue. Metanexus, now in its
fourth year and as many metamorphoses, began as a small, moderated email
distribute in list that has since grown to thousands of users in 57 different
countries. It was conceived in May 1997 at a "summit meeting" between a dozen
different science and religion organizations held under the auspices of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington, D.C.
The name derives from the Greek prefix "meta" which means beyond, transcending
and from the Latin noun "nexus" which means a method of connection, the core,
or the center.
The new site, http://www.metanexus.net, is set to serve as the online epicenter
in contemporary discussions between scientists, theologians, philosophers,
clergy, and the general public on diverse topics from the microcosmic to the
macrocosmic, from the biophysical sciences to the human sciences, and from the
metaphysical to the ethical. Contributing editors include Ian Barbour, Paul
Davies, William Dembski, George Ellis, Ursula Goodenough, John Haught, Harold
Morowitz, Clifford Pickover, Holmes Rolston, Michael Ruse, Eugenie Scott,
Robert Wright, and many others.
"As the pace of scientific discovery and technological innovation
increases," notes Dr. William Grassie, editor of Metanexus, "there is an
urgent cultural need to reflect thoughtfully about these epic changes and
challenges in a constructive dialogue with the world's cultural traditions."
Users can subscribe for free to the site and receive a monthly online
publication. They may also subscribe to a number of topical discussion forums
and participate with scholars and others in the growing dialogue between
science and religion. Discussion groups focus on current discoveries in
biology and evolution, anthropology, cognitive sciences, healthcare,
technology, indigenous cultures, art and cosmology and how scientific
discoveries in these fields impact our society and religious values. As an
additional service, users may post and keep up to date on news and events in
science and religion around the world.
Metanexus is a project of the Philadelphia Center for Religion and Science
(http://www.pc4rs.org ) with special funding from the Counterbalance
Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. For further information, please
visit the newly launched website at http://www.metanexus.net or call (610) 486-1176.
SOURCE Metanexus.net
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