Recently Approved Grants

Human Sciences

Project Title	Grantee(s)	Project Leader(s)	Grant Amount
What is Religious Experience? Validating and Testing the Inventory of Non-Ordinary Experiences	University of California Santa Barbara	Ann Taves; Michael Barlev	$234,521
Using Self-Reported Religiosity/Spirituality to Predict Mental Health Outcomes and Biological Correlates	Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	Myrna Weissman; Connie Svob	$234,302
Project Amazing Grace Phase 2: Making Sense of Grace	Biola University	Peter Hill	$234,779

 

Philosophy & Theology

Project Title	Grantee(s)	Project Leader(s)	Grant Amount
When and Why We Explain: Need for Explanation and Tolerance for Mystery in Science and Religion	The Trustees of Princeton University	Tania Lombrozo	$549,864
LATAM Free Will, Agency, and Responsibility	Universidad de los Andes	Santiago Amaya; Manuel Vargas	$1,210,964
LATAM Bridges in the Epistemology of Religion	University of Houston	Luis Oliveira	$1,309,905

 

Public Engagement

Project Title	Grantee(s)	Project Leader(s)	Grant Amount
Ecclesial Theology and the Virtue of Forgiveness	Society for the Advancement of Ecclesial Theology	Gerald Hiestand	$231,984
Thomistic Evolution and the Defense of Faith and Reason: Engaging Catholic Families, Philosophers, and Theologians	Providence College	Nicanor Austriaco	$234,465
Science and the Bible Exhibit	Museum of the Bible	Rena Opert; Jeffrey Kloha	$3,620,325

 

Individual Freedom & Free Markets

Project Title	Grantee(s)	Project Leader(s)	Grant Amount
Promoting a Morally-rich Culture of Freedom – Engaging Civil Society Leaders in Latin America	Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty	Alejandro Chafuen	$840,000

 

Recently Featured Grants

Investigations into the Biology, Philosophy, and Theology of Immortality

New Project to Extend the Digital Reach of Classical Liberal Ideas

Project to Foster Intellectual Humility and Counter the Psychology of Tribalism

The Black Hole Initiative: Towards a Center for Interdisciplinary Research

Cultivating Genius Initiative

A Nationwide, Principles-Based High School Civics Textbook

 

Grantees in the News

Article Title	Date	Publication	Related Project Title
Parents’ Love Goes a Long Way	February 26, 2019	Psychology Today	Advancing Health, Religion, and Spirituality Research from Public Health to End of Life
Is a More Generous Society Possible?	February 23, 2019	Scientific American	Generous by nature: Need-based transfers and the origins of human cooperation
Fifty years later, Catholic Church reckons again with unbelief	February 18, 2019	Religion News Service	Understanding Unbelief
$1.3 Million Grant for Philosophy of Religion in North America, Latin America, UK	February 18, 2019	Daily Nous	LATAM Bridges in the Epistemology of Religion
Effective self-control strategies involve much more than willpower, research shows	February 14, 2019	EurekAlert!	Situational Strategies for Self-Control
This trait could be key to a lasting romance	February 14, 2019	The Conversation	Humility and Forgiveness: The Role of Social Relations among Three Ethnic Groups
Bigger teams aren’t always better in science and tech	February 13, 2019	EurekAlert!	Metaknowledge Network: Knowledge About Knowledge to Answer the Big Questions
USC’s spiritual exemplars project to uncover stories of hope	February 13, 2019	Religion News Service	Spiritual Exemplars: A Global Project on Engaged Spirituality
$1.2 Million for Free Will Project in Colombia	February 11, 2019	Daily Nous	LATAM Free Will, Agency, and Responsibility
HIV drug could treat Alzheimer’s, age-associated disorders	February 6, 2019	ScienceDaily	Parallel Genomics: Functional cartography of extrachromosomal DNA
Physicists uncover the topological origin of surface electromagnetic waves	February 5, 2019	WebWire	Exploring ways to use temporal correlations in quantum mechanics

 

Research Publications

Article Title	Date	Publication	Related Project Title
Hachimoji DNA and RNA: A genetic system with eight building blocks	February 28, 2019	Science	Chemistry to Life
Humility, Relational Spirituality, and Well-being among Religious Leaders: A Moderated Mediation Model	February 15, 2019	Journal of Religion and Health	Developing Humility in Leadership
An integrative intervention for cultivating gratitude among adolescents and young adults	February 14, 2019	The Journal of Positive Psychology	Expanding the Science and Practice of Gratitude Phase Two
The psychological study of religion and spirituality in a disaster context: A systematic review	February 7, 2019	Psychological Trauma	Earth as a School: Finding Meaning, Relating to God, and Experiencing Growth After a Natural Disaster
Adult outcomes of childhood disruptive disorders in offspring of depressed and healthy parents	February 1, 2019	Journal of Affective Disorders	Understanding the Role of Belief in the Resilience of Families at Risk for Depression: Religion, Brain Structure and Function