ISSR 's "In Conversation" Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the ISSR YouTube channel and ISSR’s In Conversation series.  I am Anthony K Nairn, Assistant Director of the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR), and I am happy to not only introduce this new episode of our In Conversation series but also to introduce a new format for the channel. While in the past we have had ISSR Fellows in conversation with one...

Send us Fan Mail On YouTube, watch here: https://youtu.be/pVP6BDFlMEU?si=Qqsk65MdtnRmeIz9 The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to share a discussion with the award-winning author of the 2025 ISSR Book Prize for Science and Religion, Francis Collins, for his 2024 book, The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith and Trust (Hachette Books). https://www.francisscollin...

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to present the ISSR 2026 Boyle Lecture Discussion, which was recorded live following the Premiere of the 2026 Boyle Lecture on YouTube on 16 April.   Since the COVID-19 global pandemic, the ISSR Boyle Lectures (available on our channel) have been offered online for all to listen to, learn from, and enjoy this mos...

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to present the ISSR 2026 Boyle Lecture on Science and Religion, which was given by Dr Iain McGilchrist, on: “God, the Brain, and the nature of Truth” This year's Response was given by The Revd Professor Michael J Reiss, Professor and Chair of Science Education at the Institute of Education, University Colleg...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the ISSR YouTube channel and ISSR’s In Conversation series. ISSR In Conversation is a discussion series in which ISSR Fellows discuss topics related to their work and developments in the academic field of science and religion.  In this episode, the pedagogy of science and religion, and the classroom context, are discussed. This episode will be especially interestin...

Send us Fan Mail Re-Uploaded from 2022 Welcome back to ISSR’s In Conversation series. ISSR In Conversation is a discussion series in which ISSR Fellows discuss topics related to their work and the happenings in the academic field of science and religion. If you enjoy this content and want to see or hear more, please consider hitting the like button and subscribing to our channel. Your support help...

Send us Fan Mail Re-Uploaded from 2021 Welcome back to the ISSR Podcast. I am pleased to be (re)introducing you to this special episode on the late John Polkinghorne. John was the founding President of ISSR, and his involvement in the field of science and religion cannot be understated. His intellectual work has been a source of ongoing discussion over the years and remains so today, as you will s...

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to share the Plenary talks from the ISSR 2025 Summer Conference, titled "Ecology between Religions and Sciences: Minds and Bodies in Nature." The fourth talk in this series was given by Panu Pihkala, adjunct professor of environmental theology in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Helsinki. Hi...

Send us Fan Mail You can listen to the YouTube version here: https://youtu.be/U--QBn4Glwg The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to share the Plenary talks from the ISSR 2025 Summer Conference, titled "Ecology between Religions and Sciences: Minds and Bodies in Nature." The third talk in this series was given by Niels Henrik Gregersen, Professor of Systemati...

Send us Fan Mail Watch the YouTube version here: https://youtu.be/NJAza_N9SpU The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to share the Plenary talks from the ISSR 2025 Summer Conference, titled "Ecology between Religions and Sciences: Minds and Bodies in Nature." The second talk in this series was given by Susan P Bratton, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Scie...

Send us Fan Mail You can watch the YouTube version here: https://youtu.be/oz42NeALXKE?si=-9GjOWwV1oou7Gpd  The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to share the Plenary talks from the ISSR 2025 Summer Conference, titled "Ecology between Religions and Sciences: Minds and Bodies in Nature." The first talk in this series was given by Mike Hulme, Professor of Huma...

Send us Fan Mail Link to the YouTube version: https://youtu.be/sLza_1H2aJo The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to share a discussion with the award-winning author of the 2024 ISSR Book Prize for Science and Religion, Nicholas Spencer, for his Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion (2023, OneWorld Press). https://oneworld-publications.com/work...

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to present the 2025 Boyle Lecture, which was given by The Most Reverend Dr Antje Jackelén, Archbishop Emerita of Uppsala and Primate Emerita of Sweden, on: “Science, Technology, Theology and Spirituality — A Necessary Partnership?” This year's Response was given by Professor Arthur Petersen, Professor of Sci...

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to present the ISSR 2025 Boyle Lecture Discussion, which was recorded live following the Premiere of the 2025 Boyle Lecture on YouTube.   The discussion included: The Most Reverend Dr Antje Jackelén, Archbishop Emerita of Uppsala and Primate Emerita of Sweden https://www.ctr.lu.se/en/person/antjejackelen/ Profess...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the ISSR Podcast. For many years, ISSR has had a presence at the AAR/SBL annual conference. In November 2024, ISSR was again at the San Diego, California conference. ISSR is pleased to bring you our sessions from this massive conference for the first time.  This panel was titled "Author Meets Critics Book Panel: Climate, God and Uncertainty by Arthur Petersen....

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) was pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 ISSR Book Prize for Science and Religion, held on Saturday, 31 August 2024, at the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT) conference in Split, Croatia.  https://www.esssat.net/next-conference  Funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, the ISSR...

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) was pleased to sponsor and attend the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT) 2024 conference in Split, Croatia. https://www.esssat.net/next-conference   ISSR led the conference's first panel, discussing “Grand Narratives, Science, and Religion.” The panel was chaired by ISSR President Prof Niel...

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to share the plenary talks from the 2023 Summer Conference on Artificial and Spiritual Intelligence.  Concluding a major research grant, generously funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation titled Understanding Spiritual Intelligence, the project aimed to understand spiritual intelligence by using AI to co...

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to share the plenary talks from the 2023 Summer Conference on Artificial and Spiritual Intelligence.  Concluding a major research grant, generously funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation titled Understanding Spiritual Intelligence, the project aimed to understand spiritual intelligence by using AI to co...

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to share a discussion with the award-winning authors for the 2023 ISSR Book Prize for Science and Religion.  Funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, we seek to reward books that make a major contribution to the field, especially if they have the potential to take the field in new directions.  For more i...

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to present the 2024 ISSR Boyle Lecture Discussion with the Lecturer (David Fergusson) and Respondent (Fiona Ellis), joined by Dr Joanna Leidenhag, Dr Russell Re Manning, and ISSR Prof President Niels Gregersen as chair.  These Discussions aim to go beyond the Lecture and push the Lecturer to reflect on and engage...

Send us Fan Mail The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to present the 2024 Boyle Lecture, which was given by The Very Revd Professor David Fergusson, OBE, FRSE, FBA, Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland and Dean of the Order of the Thistle, with the Lecture titled  “Is religion natural?”  The Response was g...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to ISSR’s In Conversation, a discussion series where ISSR Fellows discuss topics on and related to their work and the happenings in the academic field of science and religion. If you enjoy this content and want to see or hear more, please consider hitting the like button and subscribing to our channel. Your support helps us keep content like this coming. This is also...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to ISSR’s In Conversation, a discussion series where ISSR Fellows discuss topics on and related to their work and the happenings in the academic field of science and religion. If you enjoy this content and want to see or hear more, please consider hitting the like button and subscribing to our channel. Your support helps us keep content like this coming. This is also...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to ISSR’s In Conversation, a discussion series where ISSR Fellows discuss topics on and related to their work and the happenings in the academic field of science and religion. If you enjoy this content and want to see or hear more, please consider hitting the like button and subscribing to our channel. Your support helps us keep content like this coming. This is also...