March 10, 2025 | Oxford, UK Dr. Tobias Tanton was accepted onto a new fellowship program (funded by the John Templeton Foundation) for cross-training in the psychology of (non)religion for theologians. The program brings fellows together with cognitive scientists and psychologists to consider the question: “How can spiritual yearning (in nonreligious individuals) be operationalized and […]
February 20, 2025 | Denver, USA Research Fellow, Dr. Shoko Watanabe, presented a data-blitz talk at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s (SPSP) Pre-Conference on Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. The 5-minute presentation included results from our survey data gathered from over 150 academic theologians. Dr. Watanabe shared our research on how theologians perceive […]
February 22, 2025 | Norfolk, USA On February 22, 2025, Dr. Cliff Guthrie presented the theory, methods, and pilot study data for his grant-supported study, “Religious Identity, Moral Cooperation, and Perceptions of Moral Decline,” for the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics in Norfolk, Virginia. You can learn more about Cliff’s project here.
November 23, 2024 | San Diego, USA On November 23, 2024, Dr. Man-Hei Yip presented her research paper, titled "Hope Re-Placed: A Theological Exploration of Diaspora, Identity, and Sacredness," at the American Academy of Religion. You can learn more about Man-Hei’s project here.
November 28, 2024 | Salisbury, UK On Thursday, November 28th, Dr. Rachel Kevern will present her ongoing cross-training project: “Whether in the body or out of the body I do not know”: Mystical experience and the body in the Alister Hardy archive. The hybrid seminar takes place at Sarum College at 1-6pm and online via […]
November 22, 2024 | Birmingham, UK Dr. Carissa Sharp, Dr. Amy Daughton, and Dr. Shoko Watanabe are guest editing a special issue for the Journal of Psychology and Theology. The title of the special issue is “Understanding Human Conceptions of Divine Realities: Exploring the Intersection between Psychology and Theology.” The deadline for submitting the initial […]
November 20, 2024 | Santiago, Chile On November 20, 2024, Dr. Carolina Montero Orphanopoulos convened a specialized panel, Abuse in Ecclesial Contexts: Its Particularities and Specific Harms, as a significant outcome of her ongoing fellowship project. This gathering hosted 25 invited experts, including forensic psychologists, lawyers, theologians, clinical psychologists, sociologists, and representatives from ecclesial organizations […]
October 14, 2024 | Oxford, UK Organized by the Department of Religion at Baylor University, Baptist Scholar International Roundtable (BSIR) Scholars were selected through a competitive process to present their papers related to the 2025 theme: Baptists and Global Mission. We are extremely excited that Cross-Training Fellow Dr Ann Gillian Chu has been selected as […]
August 31, 2024 | Split, Croatia The European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT) announced the winner of the 2024 ESSSAT Research Prize at their biennial European Conference on Science and Theology, which was held in Croatia this year. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the dialogue between science and theology. We are […]
August 29-31, 2024 | Split, Croatia On August 29-31, five Fellows from the Cross-Training Program presented their psychology-engaged research papers at the 20th European Conference on Science and Theology (ECST) in Split, Croatia. The theme of this year’s conference was “Sciences, Theologies, Fictions: the construction of narrative in science and religion.”
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