Sir John Templeton : supporting scientific research for spiritual discoveries /

Herrmann, Robert L., 1928-

Sir John Templeton : supporting scientific research for spiritual discoveries / Robert L. Herrmann. - Rev. ed. - Philadelphia, Pa. : Templeton Foundation Press, c2004. - x, 316 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An investment in scientific research for more spiritual knowledge -- Research on spiritual characteristics -- Research in the sciences -- Research on the role of spirituality in medicine -- A call to humility -- Discovering the "laws of life" -- Bringing science and religion together on campus -- The Winchester years -- Reaching out : Yale, Oxford, and across the world -- The growth years -- Investing with John Templeton -- The Templeton prize -- The John Templeton foundation -- Honors for Sir John Templeton -- The growth of the vision -- Conclusion.

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Templeton, John, 1912-2008.


Templeton Foundation--History.


Capitalists and financiers--United States--Biography.
Philanthropists--United States--Biography.
Christian biography.
Humility--Religious aspects--Christianity.

HG 172.T45 / H474 2004