The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion is a Cambridge-based interdisciplinary research institute improving public understanding of religious beliefs in relation to the sciences.
Churches, Course
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 […]
Seminar
On 11th March at 1pm Dr Fred Simmons will give a seminar entitled ‘Origins of Life Research: A New Nexus for Natural Theology?’. A light sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30 in the Shasha Suite, Woolf Building, Westminster College, Madingley Road Cambridge. Please be seated by 12:50 so that the seminar can start promptly. […]
Lecture
On Thursday 27th March 2025 Prof. Penny Endersby will be speaking at The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion Public Lecture entitled: ‘Following the Science? Trust and Truth in a Post-Truth World’. Why should we trust a weather forecast, or a climate projection? Maintaining public and user trust is as critical as accuracy if good […]
Churches, Course
15th Oct, 20th Nov, 22nd Jan 2025, 19th Feb, 11th Mar, 19.30 - 21.00 UK time
Churches, Course
Monday 30th June – Friday 4th July, 2025
Lecture
March 27, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Seminar
March 11, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Seminar
February 25, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Research seminar given by Prof. Thilo Stadelmann on 8th October 2024 Slides [pdf] Related Article – Assessing Deep Learning
Report
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.
Report
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.
