Understanding Science and Religion

Justice runs as a central theme throughout religion. We cannot deny, ignore, or escape this. Science, by contrast, is sometimes portrayed as standing apart: the numbers and the facts simply are what they are. If we scratch below the surface, however, we see that science is also intertwined with questions of justice; often able to […]

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On Thursday 15th May 2025 Prof. Ard Louis will be speaking at The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion Public Lecture entitled ‘Evolution, Algorithms, and Convergence’. The space of biological possibilities is unimaginably vast. For example, if you tried to generate every possible DNA sequence just 125 base pairs long—a minuscule fraction of the three […]

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By The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion and Forum for Peace – London | Published October 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a groundbreaking technology capable of generating ideas and making autonomous decisions, raising significant questions about human identity and purpose—issues that religion has long explored.

This handbook aims to examine the relationship between AI, ethics, and faith, emphasising the importance of diverse faith perspectives in shaping the future of AI.

By Dr Hannah Waite | Published by Theos on 24/11/2022

Around half of Britons now categorise themselves as having “No Religion”; these are colloquially known as ‘Nones’. But having no religion does not mean having no beliefs. It doesn’t even mean having no religious beliefs.

This report explores the demography, beliefs and practices of Nones and then presents a cluster analysis of this group. It shows that Nones comprise a complex and sometimes counter– intuitive group with, for example, only 51% of them stating they “don’t believe in God,” and 42% believing in some form of the supernatural.