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In Memoriam: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (1948 – 2020)
The Templeton Philanthropies mourn the sudden and unexpected passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, the 2016 Templeton Prize Laureate. He died on November 7 at the age of 72. A statement from his office on October 15 announced that he was undergoing treatment for a recent diagnosis of cancer. Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks was the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 until his retirement in 2013. He spent decades bringing spiritual insight to the public conversation through mass media, popular lectures, and more than 30 books. Rabbi Lord Sacks first gained attention by leading…
Harmony in Hard Times
Honoring Geneticist, Physician, and NIH Director Francis Collins in a Ceremony Like No Other The 670-seat Frank Kavli Auditorium at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. was nearly empty on the night of September 24, but the audience for the awarding of the 50th Templeton Prize laureate was perhaps the largest it has ever been, with thousands of viewers registering to watch from across the country and around the world. The people on stage wore cloth face coverings and there were disclaimers — “all crew members were tested, masked and required to maintain social distancing” — at the…
Spiritual Yearning Research Initiative (SYRI) – Funding Competition Details and Instructions
Funding Competition Details and Instructions The Application Process • Eligibility • Proposal Details • Review & Selection • Other The Application Process How do I submit a proposal? The application process begins with an Online Funding Inquiry (OFI) on the John Templeton Foundation’s application portal. Please click here for the link to our online application portal. In the Cycle & Area section of the application, select the “Spiritual Yearning Research Initiative” funding cycle. What does the application process look like? The Foundation has a two-step application process, the first stage of which is the submission of an Online Funding Inquiry…
Q&A: Five Questions with Jeffrey Rosen
Journalist and legal commentator Jeffrey Rosen is President and CEO of the National Constitution Center (NCC) in Philadelphia and led the development of the John Templeton Foundation-funded Interactive Constitution. Rosen is also a professor at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He spoke recently with Nate Barksdale, lead writer for the John Templeton Foundation’s Possibilities newsletter, about how the NCC has responded and adapted to the COVID-19 era, as well as the big questions being raised by the personal and collective challenges of the pandemic. How is the COVID-19 crisis affecting the National Constitution…
The Illumination Tour
OCTOBER 11–17, 2017 | BOSTON, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES When what seems like “the ultimate curse” becomes “the ultimate state of being.” When Gordon Gund completely lost his sight at age 30 from the genetic disorder retinitis pigmentosa, his wife Lulie told him she would understand if he chose to end it all. But, she added, if he chose to persevere in the face of the disability, he should be all in: “If you want to do it,” she recalls telling him, “let’s go for it." Gordon Gund’s crisis, and the life that emerged out of it — a…
WATCH: How to Find Meaning in the Bottom of a Boat
How does a scientist who grew up only believing in what could be lab-tested come to find meaning through transcendental experience and deep conversations with a Buddhist monk? Recently we sat down with MIT Professor Dr. Alan Lightman to find out. The acclaimed physicist, author, and John Templeton Foundation grantee joined our Director of Public Engagement, Christopher Levenick, to talk about his career in science, and his long journey to find meaning in his own life. A transcendental moment on the water At the beginning of the video, Levenick reads a passage from Lightman’s book, Searching for Stars on an…
Templeton Granteesto Speak on Scienceat the Vatican
Early life, exoplanets, CRISPR — and a papal audience Several scientists and scholars connected to the John Templeton Foundation will present on topics including cosmology and the origins of life at the Vatican next week, sharing insights from their fields in a conference intended to bring visibility to groundbreaking work in the sciences. On Nov. 12-14, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences will convene a group of nearly 50 scientists and thinkers at the Vatican’s Casa Pio IV for the Academy’s 2018 plenary session. Titled “Transformative Roles of Science in Society: From Emerging Basic Science toward Solutions for People's Wellbeing,” the…
Expanding Scientific Training for Religious Leaders
Three religious traditions, three unique circumstances, and three best times to ensure religious leaders are both trained in theology and well-prepared for contemporary challenges. On a balmy Wednesday afternoon in May of 1956, physicist Richard Feynman addressed the gathered members of the Caltech YMCA on the topic of science and religion. After lucidly outlining his view that scientific inquiry could neither fully prove nor disprove the existence of God, Feynman concluded by extolling what he referred to as the two great heritages he saw in Western civilization. The first was “humility of intellect,” an embrace of the unknown that he…
WATCH: For Children, Saying ‘Sorry’ Is One Thing. Understanding What It Means Is Another.
Along with "please" and "thank you," saying sorry is one of the earliest phrases that many parents teach their children. They do this because it's an important nicety: people say "sorry" to show remorse, to ask for forgiveness, and to show basic concern and awareness of others' needs. But when do children really understand the significance of apologies? When do they begin to care whether a person shows remorse for doing harm -- for ripping up a child's picture, for example, or pushing someone to the ground? These are some of the questions driving the research of Dr. Amrisha Vaish, associate…
Heather Templeton Dill Joins the Generosity Commission
President Heather Templeton Dill and the John Templeton Foundation are proud to be a part of the Generosity Commission which launched on October 12th. This commission consists of a group of leaders across business, philanthropy, and civil society that will address the ways in which generosity is conveyed in America, especially during times of conflict, and how it can be fortified. Following a two-year plan that calls for new research and national conversation, the Generosity Commission will explore and promote multiple ways that philanthropy, volunteerism and community are being redefined in 21st century America. The group’s two goals are to…
