Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science
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Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science is an academic journal
published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell.
Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science is a premier scholarly journal publishing in the area of religion and science dialogue since 1966 until present.
The name “Zygon” [mod. L., ad. ζυγόν Gr. yoke.] according to the journal founder Ralph Wendell Burhoe
is the Greek term for anything which joins two bodies, especially the yoking or harnessing of a team which must pull together effectively, is the symbol of this journal. Its aim is to reunite the split team, values and knowledge, where coordination is essential for a viable dynamics of human culture.
Journal Zygon is published through Blackwell Publishing
by the Joint Publication Board of Zygon. Zygons sponsoring organizations which appoint its Joint Publication Board are:
Editors of Zygon are Philip Hefner
, professor emeritus of Systematic Theology
, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
and Karl E. Peters
, professor emeritus of Philosophy and Religion, Rollins College
, Dutch theologian Willem B. Drees
.
Editorial offices of Zygon are located at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
together with the Zygon Center for Religion and Science
.
According to EBSCO Publishing
, it is "[a]n international forum for exploring ways to unite what in modern times has been disconnected: values from knowledge, goodness from truth, religion from science."
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell.
Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science is a premier scholarly journal publishing in the area of religion and science dialogue since 1966 until present.
The name “Zygon” [mod. L., ad. ζυγόν Gr. yoke.] according to the journal founder Ralph Wendell Burhoe
Ralph Wendell Burhoe
Ralph Wendell Burhoe was an important twentieth century pioneer interpreter of the importance of religion for a scientific and technological world. He was awarded the Templeton Prize in 1980....
is the Greek term for anything which joins two bodies, especially the yoking or harnessing of a team which must pull together effectively, is the symbol of this journal. Its aim is to reunite the split team, values and knowledge, where coordination is essential for a viable dynamics of human culture.
Journal Zygon is published through Blackwell Publishing
Blackwell Publishing
Wiley-Blackwell is the international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons. It was formed by the merger of John Wiley's Global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business with Blackwell Publishing, after Wiley took over Blackwell Publishing in...
by the Joint Publication Board of Zygon. Zygons sponsoring organizations which appoint its Joint Publication Board are:
- Institute on Religion in an Age of ScienceInstitute on Religion in an Age of ScienceThe Institute on Religion in an Age of Science is a non-denominational society that promotes and facilitates the ongoing dialectic between religion and science. Both members of IRAS and non-members congregate at the IRAS conference held annually at Star Island in New Hampshire.-History:IRAS...
(IRAS) founded in 1954. - Center for Advanced Study in Religion and Science (CASIRAS) founded in 1972.
Editors of Zygon are Philip Hefner
Philip Hefner
Philip Hefner is a professor emeritus of systematic theology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago His research career has focused on the interaction of religion and science, for which he is most well known. Hefner has held several dozen visiting teaching and lecturing appointments at...
, professor emeritus of Systematic Theology
Systematic theology
In the context of Christianity, systematic theology is a discipline of Christian theology that attempts to formulate an orderly, rational, and coherent account of the Christian faith and beliefs...
, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Its degree programs include Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, Master of Theology, Doctor of Ministry, and Doctor of Philosophy. It offers concentrations in urban ministry, Bible, environment,...
and Karl E. Peters
Karl E. Peters
Karl E. Peters is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL and former adjunct professor of philosophy, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT. He also is the co-editor of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, and is a founder, organizer, and first President of the...
, professor emeritus of Philosophy and Religion, Rollins College
Rollins College
Rollins College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Winter Park, Florida , along the shores of Lake Virginia....
, Dutch theologian Willem B. Drees
Willem B. Drees
In 2009 Willem B. Drees assumed the editorship of Zygon, Journal of Religion & Science the leading journal of religion and science in the world . It is available in 3,000 academic libraries all over the world and publishes 1000 pages of peer reviewed articles annually...
.
Editorial offices of Zygon are located at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Its degree programs include Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, Master of Theology, Doctor of Ministry, and Doctor of Philosophy. It offers concentrations in urban ministry, Bible, environment,...
together with the Zygon Center for Religion and Science
Zygon Center for Religion and Science
The Zygon Center for Religion and Science is a non-profit organization housed at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago that is committed to the study of the interaction of religion and science...
.
According to EBSCO Publishing
EBSCO Publishing
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, it is "[a]n international forum for exploring ways to unite what in modern times has been disconnected: values from knowledge, goodness from truth, religion from science."