International Association for Science and Religion in Schools
Welcome to the International Association for
Science and Religion in Schools
   

The International Association for Science and Religion in Schools (IASRS). The Association has been launched at two conferences, the ESSSAT and SRForum Conference at Edinburgh in April 2010 and the EFTRE Conference in Bruges in August 2010.

A considerable interest has already been shown in the ‘science and religion debate’ at school level. The world’s first project in this area was the ‘Science and Religion in Schools Project’ based in the UK which started in 2002 and was supported financially by the John Templeton Foundation. Details of this project are to be found on this website. Since then three other projects have been developed in the UK (see the links bellow). The sharing of information and experience is extremely valuable in this area, as for many others. The Directors of the SRS Project have therefore decided to allow its materials to be used by other such projects round the world without charge, provided that permission is sought and that acknowledgement is given when the materials are quoted.

There are two ways in which those interested in this subject can benefit from the Association. An individual who is interested can simply register on the site at (ref) so that he or she can be kept informed about developments in the debate in schools round the world and be notified about relevant conferences. Secondly, and very importantly, it is hoped that all science and religion in schools projects, where ever they are based, will link their website with ours.

Michael Reiss
President
Martin Rogers
Director
John Brooke
Senior Advisor
Paul Hopkins
Technical Director

If you would like to discuss more about the way in which the UK project was structured or developed then please contact us.

The Bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth, 12th February 1809, and the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'On the Origin of Species', 24th November 1859, ensured that the Science and Religion debate continues to have a high profile.

In 2011 teachers of both Religious Education and Science should continue to encourage open minded and informed debate on the important issues involved.

NEWS

Subscribe to the IASRS discussion group - link

SRSP (UK) Primary - ages 7 to 11

9 Topics: Over 30 'lessons'
with support materials - see more

only £12.50 / €14,00 / $18.00

SRSP (UK) Secondary - ages 11 to 19

11 Topics: Over 100 'lessons'
with support materials - see more

only £15.00 / €17,00 / $21.00

Guides can be purchased from Trafford publishing (Secondary / Primary) or CD-ROM from SRSP
Other groups involved in IASRS
The Faraday Schools Project: This is a pilot site for the Faraday Schools Project (see also the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion). Almost everyone ponders "big questions" at one time or another. But where do you go for answers? Science and religion look like obvious choices except that according to over 50% of teenagers science and religion don't agree ...
Test of Faith: The Faraday Institute in partnership with Contrapositive New Media have produced materials on science and faith that are relevant and accessible for churches, with contributions from leading scientists and theologians. Find out what we are about here, take a look at the film, book and course, and watch this space for further developments.
The Wonder Project: The wonder project is a meeting place for educators and subject experts who want to create authoritative and imaginative educational resources that invite students to ask big questions and encourage them to seek answers.
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