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10/23/2008	JTF-funded scholar William Easterly wins 2008 Hayek Prize New York City
10/12/2008	"We are all in the same darkness," review of Templeton Laureate Michael Novak's No One Sees God Washington Times
10/7/2008	"Wired for Justice," JTF grantee Michael McCullough featured in article about the financial crisis and the "urge to punish" New York Times
10/3/2008	"Little Gray Cells Add Up," JTF-sponsored study of mathematically precocious youth Science
10/3/2008	Does science make belief in God obsolete? A panel discussion with Kenneth Miller, Nancey Murphy, and Michael Shermer, moderated by Philip Clayton Skeptics Society Conference, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
9/27/2008	"Mathematics and faith explain altruism" Boston Globe
9/26/2008	Search for Alien Life Gains New Impetus. By Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellow Marc Kaufman Washington Post
9/25/2008	"Liberals of India, Unite!" about the Centre for Civil Society a JTF grantee Wall Street Journal Asia
9/19/2008	JTF-supported research finds key protein in the evolution of mammalian pregnancy Yale University Bulletin
9/16/2008	"Believers Can Be Reasonable" by JTF Trustee David G. Myers Washington Post/Newsweek Online
9/11/2008	"Being An American" Essay Contest opens to high school students nationwide Santa Rosa's Press Gazette
9/1/2008	Sir John M. Templeton, RIP Philanthropy magazine
7/25/2008	Barbara Dafoe Whitehead's introduction to the JTF-sponsored report on thrift The American Interest
7/11/2008	The figures behind the acts of giving Financial Times
7/3/2008	The Axial Age and its Consequences for Subsequent History and the Present Erfurt Germany
6/26/2008	John Templeton Foundation Funds Fourth Annual William E. Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose The Bulletin
6/26/2008	The divine is in the detail Times Higher Education
6/20/2008	Tackling the big questions The Church of England Newspaper
6/20/2008	The Cradle of Liberty Council, Boy Scouts USA Announces 2008 Distinguished Citizen Dr. John Templeton Business Wire
6/20/2008	Prestigious Kyoto Prize goes to philosopher Charles Taylor, the 2007 Templeton Prize laureate CBC News
6/19/2008	Debt Nation A discussion on National Public Radio of the JTF-funded Initiative for a New Thrift
6/18/2008	High-Achieving Students in the Era of No Child Left Behind A JTF-funded report released by The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
6/10/2008	The Great Seduction New York Times
6/10/2008	Can your faith affect your health? A Matter Of Belief or Evidence Washington Post
6/9/2008	Majority of Youths Found to Lack a Direction in Life: Researcher Calls on Schools, Communities to Address Malaise Education Week
6/9/2008	JTF supports multimedia for exhibits at the new Contemporary Jewish Museum New York Times
6/1/2008	The Neurobiology of Trust Scientific American
5/30/2008	Annual Templeton-Cambridge Fellowships Bring Eminent Journalists to Cambridge Cambridge in America Newsletter
5/28/2008	JTF Trustee Professor John Barrow FRS, appointed Gresham Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London, for 2008-2011 Announcement
5/26/2008	Can science and God ever get along? Shared faith: what string theory and the belief in a divine entity might have in common The Times
5/23/2008	Joan Bakewell: Science or literature? Surely what we need is both The Independent
5/18/2008	Has science made God obsolete? Times Online
5/16/2008	How scientists really feel about God MSNBC.com
5/15/2008	Dickson teen wins national award for philanthropy The Associated Press
5/15/2008	Does Science Make Belief in God Obsolete? American Enterprise Institute
5/11/2008	Let's Make It Cool to Save Washington Post
5/9/2008	Science and Literature Meet on the Wing at Templeton Book Forum mediabistro.com's GalleyCat
5/7/2008	Pontiff Praises Promoter of Faith-Reason Dialogue Zenit.org
4/29/2008	Roving Defender of Evolution, and of Room for God John Templeton Foundation Advisor Francisco Ayala featured in The New York Times
4/25/2008	Finding God with biocomplexity Stuart Kauffman renowned systems biologist redefines spirituality through science in new book and in JTF Big Questions essay
4/22/2008	Is Religion the greatest threat to Science and Reason? A public debate: Prof. Daniel Dennett vs. Prof. Lord Winston with Agora and The Guardian The British Council
4/18/2008	Conference: The Golden Rule in the Religions of the World Bard College
4/18/2008	The Role of Responsibility in the Curriculum Inside Higher Ed
4/1/2008	Prof. Richard Lerner: Researching How Children Contribute to Their Communities Active Citizen
4/1/2008	Study Questions 'Cost of Complexity' in Evolution Science Daily
3/27/2008	The Power of Forgiveness Interfaith Voices
3/27/2008	Intercultural Aspects of Creativity: Barriers and their Solutions Kazakhstan Times
3/21/2008	Entrepreneurs Key to Growth in Developing Nations newswise
3/20/2008	Astronomer Jennifer Wiseman to discuss "A Marvelous Universe, and Our Place In It" Stokes Auditorium Haverford College
3/19/2008	Those who resort ot punishment are losers Telegraph UK
3/19/2008	Better to walk away than punish: Harvard Study Reuters
3/19/2008	It pays to play nice, Harvard study says Boston.com
3/19/2008	"The Power of Forgiveness" documentary examines the psychological and physical effects of forgiveness on individuals and within relationships Washington Post
3/19/2008	Those who resort to punishment are losers The Daily Telegraph
3/15/2008	Chiara Lubich, Who Founded Catholic Lay Group, Dies at 88 New York Times
3/14/2008	Dying for Company Financial Times
3/13/2008	Michael Heller Interview National Public Radio
3/13/2008	Priest-Cosmologist Wins $1.6 Million Templeton Prize NY Times
3/12/2008	Q&A: 2008 Templeton Prize winner New Scientist
3/10/2008	More schools teaching spirituality in medicine American Medical News
3/9/2008	The Secret to Making Poor Nations Rich C-SPAN2 Book TV
3/7/2008	Forgiveness for the Body and Mind Business mirror.com
3/3/2008	Men Have A Harder Time Forgiving Than Women Do Science Daily
3/3/2008	Altruism: Part Two L'Arche Canada
3/2/2008	More schools teaching spirituality in medicine American Medical News
2/27/2008	Mencken Appointed Director of Research for Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion Baylor University
2/25/2008	Interview with Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Independent Institute, Center on Global Prosperity Director C-SPAN "Washington Journal"
2/19/2008	Why do we believe in God? £2m study prays for answer The Times
2/17/2008	Baba Amte, 93, Dies; Advocate for Lepers The New York Times
2/13/2008	Sir John Templeton: How to Find the Road Map to Spiritual Wealth SelfGrowth.com
2/9/2008	Amte, the great social reformer The Times of India
2/9/2008	When it comes to studying love, what's in a name? National Post
2/7/2008	S.E.VEN Fund Awards $50,000 in Enterprise Based Solutions to Poverty Essays Competition Press Release
2/5/2008	Quantum Teleporting, Yes; the Rest Is Movie Magic New York Times
2/4/2008	Enterprising Spirit University of Chicago Magazine
2/1/2008	Spirit and Power: A 10-Country Survey of Pentecostals October 2007 Report available online
2/1/2008	Does Marriage Stand a Prayer? Atlanta Magazine
1/27/2008	No Country for Old People? Washington Post
1/24/2008	Bill Gates Issues Call For Kinder Capitalism The Wall Street Journal
1/24/2008	Transcript and Audio of BBC World News Interview with Hudson Institute's Carol Adelman BBC World News
1/22/2008	Faraday Research Seminar - "Should the Word 'Nature' be Eliminated? A Historical Survey" Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.
1/17/2008	Sack Sex, Veto Violence, the Secret to Silver Screen Success Assist News Service
1/15/2008	Enterprising Spirit University of Chicago Magazine
1/14/2008	Northwestern nets record number of applicants Chicago Sun Times
1/13/2008	Book Review by JTF Trustee Owen Gingerich - "Copernicus' Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began" by Jack Repcheck New York Times Sunday Book Review
1/4/2008	Evolution Book Sees No Science-Religion Gap New York Times
12/31/2007	You're not sorry? That's OK L.A. Times
12/26/2007	The brain and giving: A Loma Linda professor has received a $1.5 million grant to research what causes people to give Redlands Daily Facts
12/20/2007	Students' Spiritual Interests Increase on Campus, Even Without Worship beliefnet news
12/18/2007	College becomes a time for soul-searching USA Today
12/17/2007	CTNS STARS Program Awards Grants to Five Research Teams Yahoo! Canada Finance
12/16/2007	The Godless Delusion: Review of 'A Secular Age' by Charles Taylor NY Times
12/13/2007	Group targets ethics in schools Milford Mirror
12/11/2007	New Library will form bridge between science and religion Religious Intelligence
12/5/2007	Templeton Prize Laureate Thomas Torrance Dies The Herald
12/3/2007	Schools look to reinforce ethics Milford Mirror
12/3/2007	Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Prize: Firm Scoops $100,000 Prize The New Times (Kigali)
12/3/2007	Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Prize: Rugasira's Coffee Wins $50,000 Prize New Vision (Kampala)
12/1/2007	Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Prize: Legatum Awards USD 350,000 Prize for African Entrepreneurship Press Release
12/1/2007	Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Prize: Legatum Awards USD 350,000 Prize for African Entrepreneurship Press Release
11/26/2007	In Character winners write about their favorite virtues In Character
11/26/2007	Tom Heneghan Wins John Templeton European Award for Religion Writing (PDF) Press Release
11/24/2007	Taking Science on Faith New York Times
11/24/2007	Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Prize: Eleven Firms in Final Innovative SME Awards AllAfrica.com
11/22/2007	Thankful people want to give, they radiate happiness Times-News Burlington NC
11/13/2007	Only Resource on William Wilberforce for Small Groups: "Creating the Better Hour" Christian Newswire
11/1/2007	Exploring the multiverse: review of "Universe or Multiverse?" by Bernard Carr (ed.) Physics World
11/1/2007	In God's name The Economist
10/26/2007	Spiritual belief vs. secularism: Charles Taylor looks at how we got to where we are Montreal Gazette
10/26/2007	The Foundational Questions Institute Announces US$2.5M Funding Opportunity Press Release
10/22/2007	At 73, doctor is barely older than study he helps lead The Boston Globe
10/21/2007	Danny Heitman Wins $10,000 In Character Prize for Editorial and Opinion Writing Press Release
10/21/2007	An unparalleled era of genius Newark Star-Ledger
10/17/2007	The Re-Enchantment of the World Wall Street Journal
10/16/2007	Lonliness, A Molecule Environmental News Network
10/16/2007	NPR™s Day-to-Day features Positive Psychology Online audio
10/16/2007	Dr. Rory Knight, Member of the John Templeton Foundation Advisory Board, Confirmed as Guest Speaker at the EQUITIES Transatlantic Conference Yahoo! Canada Finance
10/15/2007	Cooperation counts for math professor The Boston Globe
10/13/2007	Sparring Over Things Unseen: Hitchens vs. McGrath: A Matchup Made in Heaven? Good Question. The Washingotn Post
10/12/2007	Harvard Scientists Predict The Future of the Past Tense Press Release
10/12/2007	Center to target higher education The Washington Times
10/12/2007	Dr. Charles Harper featured at The Singularity Summit (audio available) Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
10/12/2007	Is "Do Unto Others" Written Into Our Genes? New York Tiimes
10/12/2007	An "Invisible Hand" Up Philanthropy Magazine
10/10/2007	Five Social Innovators Over Age 60 Receive $100,000 Purpose Prize Press Release
10/10/2007	Dr. Charles Harper featured on Radio Talk Show WPHT Philadelphia (Audio file)
10/2/2007	Doing good for the poor can be good for the bottom line The Jarkata Post
9/27/2007	Google Sponsors Lunar X PRIZE to Create a Space Race for a New Generation Press Release
9/20/2007	Statement from the John Templeton Foundation in reply to Le Journal de Montreal Letter
9/20/2007	Darwin Correspondence Project in the News Collected Articles
9/20/2007	Templeton Prize in the News Collected Articles
9/20/2007	Smithsonian Magazine interview with JTF Advisor Richard M. Lerner Smithsonian Magazine
9/16/2007	'A Secular Age' by Charles Taylor LA Times
9/13/2007	Faraday Institute course - God and physics - article in Physics World Physics World
9/6/2007	Faith and Reason on Campus Liberal Education
8/17/2007	Picking Artists' Brains: UNM researcher at MIND Institute receives $600,000 grant to explore creativity Calibre
8/11/2007	Determining free will New Scientist
8/10/2007	The Gedanken Experimenter - JTF advisor Anton Zeilinger hopes to find out just how unreal quantum reality can get Scientific American
8/7/2007	What's at the heart of heroism? Minnesota Public Radio
8/6/2007	The Orient Global Education Fund shows how for-profit schools can work in the developing world Philanthropy Magazine
7/31/2007	JTF grantee Martin Nowak's research featured in NYT New York Times
7/25/2007	Researchers say giving leads to a healthier, happier life The Christian Science Monitor
7/12/2007	East Africa's innovative firms to be rewarded Uganda Weekly Observer
7/8/2007	Privatize Foreign Aid? Wall Street Journal
7/6/2007	Philanthropic prizes back in vogue The Business Journal
7/5/2007	Many lives in many worlds Nature
7/1/2007	Our Views: Look locally for answers Baton Rouge Advocate
6/28/2007	A boomer revival The Christian Science Monitor
6/26/2007	Evolutionary Science: From a Few Genes, Life's Myriad Shapes New York Times
6/25/2007	$1.5M for neuroeconomics: Grant to aid study on human trust, money transactions Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
6/25/2007	The Teen Drinking Dilemma: Some parents let their kids use alcohol at home. A most spirited debate. Newsweek
6/24/2007	Big thinker: ASU physicist is at the center of the universe The Arizona Republic
6/20/2007	Unchained by Idealism Foundation hosted lecture by David Brion Davis featured in the Washington Post
6/15/2007	A Good Deal Can Matter a Good Deal Wall Street Journal
6/11/2007	MGH program teaches caregivers to tend to the spiritual need of patients Boston Globe
6/11/2007	Read Excerpt from New Book Cosmic Jackpot: Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life
6/7/2007	"Fixing" Hollywood, One Script at a Time YTF.com
6/4/2007	Charity Connects American Doctors to Developing Countries Purpose Prize winner Frank Brady featured on PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer

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