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Foundational Questions In Cosmology

Why is the universe the way it is? Ancient societies over told creation stories to answer that question, which seems to be as old as human civilization itself. Cosmology seeks new answers. Millennia later, the urge to understand the integrated whole of reality, and humans’ place in it, remains undiminished. Indeed, in some respects the universe turns out to be far more vast and astonishing than our ancestors imagined — making questions of its origins and structure even more compelling areas for investigation. Exploring these kinds of big questions is a central aim of the John Templeton Foundation, so we support a number of projects…

African Leadership Academy (ALA): Fostering Moral and Intellectual Character Development in Africa

Building a Foundation for the Study of Intellectual Humility in Education

Developing and Validating a Measure of Intellectual Humility in Traditional Villages of Rural Honduras

The Secret of Happiness at the Top of a Bell Tower

Was Emerson right about the healing power of awe?  In our Study of the Day feature series, we highlight a research publication related to a John Templeton Foundation-supported project, connecting the fascinating and unique research we fund to important conversations happening around the world. In Stendhal’s 1839 masterpiece The Charterhouse of Parma, when the brave, impetuous hero Fabrizio del Dongo finds himself imprisoned alone at the top of the Farnese Tower in Northern Italy, he is surprised to find there not torment, but the first peace of his life. Gazing down from a dizzying height onto the mountain landscape —…

Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) Study of Character Development at Jewish Camps

Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots: John Templeton Foundation Roots & Shoots Youth Prizes

Mystical Entropy: The development of a new theoretical framework for the scientific study of mystical experience

Populism, Intolerance, and Two Concepts of Liberty

Developing Character for Chicago Inner-City Youth