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Templeton Prize


Templeton Prize
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Bernard d'Espagnat receiving the Templeton Prize from the Duke of Edinburgh in 2009
Awarded forOutstanding contributions in affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works
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Reward(s)£1.1 million (2019)
First awarded1973
Currently held byEdna Adan Ismail
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The Templeton Prize is an annual award granted to a living person, in the estimation of the judges, "whose exemplary achievements advance Sir John Templeton's philanthropic vision: harnessing the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and humankind's place and purpose within it." It was established, funded and administered by John Templeton starting in 1972. It is now co-funded by the John Templeton Foundation, Templeton Religion Trust, and Templeton World Charity Foundation, and administered by the John Templeton Foundation.[1]

The prize was originally awarded to people working in the field of religion (Mother Teresa was the first winner), but in the 1980s the scope broadened to include people working at the intersection of science and religion.[2] Until 2001, the name of the prize was "Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion", and from 2002 to 2008 it was called the "Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities".[3][4] Hindus, Christians, Jews, Buddhists and Muslims have been on the panel of judges and have been recipients of the prize.[5]

The monetary value of the prize is adjusted so that it exceeds that of the Nobel Prizes; Templeton felt, according to The Economist, that "spirituality was ignored" in the Nobel Prizes.[6] As of 2019, it is £1.1 million.[7] It has typically been presented by Prince Philip in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.[8]

The prize has been referred to as prestigious[9] and coveted,[10] with The Washington Post calling it the most prestigious award in religion.[11] Atheist scientists Richard Dawkins,[12] Harry Kroto[13] and Jerry Coyne have criticized the prize as "blurring [religion's] well-demarcated border with science" and being awarded "to scientists who are either religious themselves or say nice things about religion",[14] a criticism rejected by 2011 laureate Martin Rees, who pointed to his own and other laureates' atheism and that their research in fields such as psychology, evolutionary biology, and economy can hardly be classified as the "promotion of religion".[14]

Laureates[edit]

Year Laureate Notes Ref(s)
1973 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">Mother Teresa facing right Mother Teresa Founder of the Missionaries of Charity; 1979 Nobel Peace Prize laureate [15]
1974 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">Frère Roger in a group of people Frère Roger Founder of the Taizé Community [16]
1975 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Radhakrishnan.jpg Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Former President of India, advocate of non-aggression with Pakistan [16]
1976 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Cardinal L. Suenens.jpg Leo Joseph Suenens Pioneer in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement [17]
1977 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">Chiara Lubich, smiling, surrounded by other smiling people Chiara Lubich Founder of the Focolare Movement [18]
1978
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 Thomas F. Torrance Former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland [17]
1979 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Statue of Niwano.JPG Nikkyō Niwano Co-founder of the Risshō Kōsei Kai [17]
1980
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 Ralph Wendell Burhoe Founder of the journal Zygon [19]
1981 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:EWS21.13.jpg Cicely Saunders Founder of the hospice and palliative care movement [20]
1982 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">A black-and-white image of Billy Graham Billy Graham Evangelist [21]
1983 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"."> Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn with his mouth open and lower teeth on show Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Soviet dissident novelist; Nobel laureate [21]
1984
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 Michael Bourdeaux Founder of the Keston Institute [16]
1985
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 Sir Alister Hardy Founder of the Religious Experience Research Centre [22]
1986
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 James I. McCord Former president, Princeton Theological Seminary [23]
1987 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Father Jaki June 2007.jpg Stanley Jaki Benedictine priest; professor of astrophysics, Seton Hall University [21]
1988
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 Inamullah Khan Former secretary-general, Modern World Muslim Congress [24]
1989 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Carl Friedrich von Weizsaecker.jpg Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Weizsäcker[lower-alpha 1] Physicist and philosopher [17]
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 George MacLeod[lower-alpha 1] Founder of the Iona Community [26]
1990 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Stamp of India - 2014 - Colnect 608272 - Baba Amte.jpeg Baba Amte[lower-alpha 2] Developer of modern communities for people suffering from leprosy [27]
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 Charles Birch[lower-alpha 2] Emeritus professor, University of Sydney [28]
1991 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Immanuel Jakobovits.jpg Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits Former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth [17]
1992 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Rev.Kyung-Chik Han and Seung Moo Ha(Theologian) (cropped).jpg Kyung-Chik Han Evangelist and founder of Youngnak Presbyterian Church, Seoul. From northern Korea. [29]
1993 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Chuck Colson.jpg Charles Colson Founder of the Prison Fellowship [16]
1994 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">Michael Novak behind a lectern, speaking at the Foreign Press Center in Washington Michael Novak Philosopher and diplomat [16]
1995 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"."> File:Paul Davies.jpg Paul Davies Theoretical physicist [30]
1996 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Bill Bright.jpg Bill Bright Founder of the Campus Crusade for Christ [31]
1997
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 Pandurang Shastri Athavale Social reformer and philosopher, founder of the Swadhyay Movement [31]
1998
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 Sir Sigmund Sternberg Philanthropist; founder of the Three Faith Forum [16]
1999
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 Ian Barbour Former professor of science, technology and society, Carleton College [32]
2000 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"."> File:Freeman Dyson.jpg Freeman Dyson Theoretical and mathematical physicist, mathematician, and statistician [32]
2001
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 Arthur Peacocke Former dean, Clare College, Cambridge [33]
2002 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"."> File:Johnpolkinghorne.jpg John Polkinghorne Physicist and theologian [16]
2003 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey"."> File:Holmes Rolston III.jpg Holmes Rolston III Philosopher [34]
2004 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:GeorgeEllis-Walking.jpg George F. R. Ellis Cosmologist and philosopher [35]
2005 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Charles Townes Nobel.jpg Charles Hard Townes Nobel laureate and physicist [15]
2006 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:John Barrow - fixed colors.jpg John D. Barrow Cosmologist and theoretical physicist [36]
2007 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">Charles Taylor giving a lecture at the New School in 2007 Charles Taylor Philosopher [12]
2008 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:MKHeller.jpg Michał Heller Physicist and philosopher [37]
2009 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Bernard D'Espagnat receives prize from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace (4440879448).jpg Bernard d'Espagnat Physicist [38]
2010 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Dr. Ayala.jpg Francisco J. Ayala Biologist [39]
2011 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Martin Rees at Jodrell Bank in 2007.jpg Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow Cosmologist and astrophysicist [40]
2012 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Dalai Lama 1430 Luca Galuzzi 2007crop.jpg 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, and 1989 Nobel Peace Prize laureate [41]
2013 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:TutuCOP17.JPG Desmond Tutu Nobel laureate, social rights activist and retired Anglican archbishop [42]
2014 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Tomas Halik.jpg Tomáš Halík Roman Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher [43]
2015 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:702524260 txjiQ-O.jpg Jean Vanier Catholic theologian, humanitarian and founder of L'Arche and Faith and Light [44]
2016 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Sirjonathansacks.jpg Jonathan Sacks Former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, philosopher, and scholar of Judaism [45]
2017 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:AlvinPlantinga.JPG Alvin Plantinga American scholar, philosopher, and writer [46]
2018 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:King Abdullah portrait.jpg Abdullah II of Jordan King of Jordan [47]
2019 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:LowResMarcelo-Gleiser.jpg Marcelo Gleiser Brazilian physicist and astronomer, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dartmouth College [48][49]
2020 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Francis Collins official photo.jpg Francis Collins Geneticist and physician [50]
2021 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Jane-goodall.jpg Jane Goodall Ethologist, activist and renowned chimpanzee researcher [51]
2022 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:FrankStockholm2004.jpg Frank Wilczek Theoretical physicist [52]
2023 <span data-sort-value="Script error: No such module "sortkey".">File:Edna Adan.jpg Edna Adan Ismail Health-care advocate [53]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker and Lord MacLeod of Fuinary were jointly awarded the prize in 1989.[25]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baba Amte and Charles Birch were jointly awarded the prize in 1990.[25]

References[edit]

Specific[edit]

  1. ↑ Online: https://templetonreligiontrust.org/areas-of-focus/
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Enman, Charles (8 July 2008). "Templeton Dies". Canada.com. Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  4. ↑ Crewe, Daniel (15 March 2003). "Just Because Science Looks Forward, Religion Isn't Backward". The Times. London. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Judges". Templeton Prize. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Templeton Foundation. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "Sir John Templeton, 1912–2008". Templeton Prize. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Templeton Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑
  10. ↑
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Jeffries, Stuart (8 December 2007). "Is That All There Is?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  13. ↑ Connor, Steve (7 April 2011). "For the Love of God... Scientists in Uproar at £1m Religion Prize". The Independent. London. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Jones, Dan (8 April 2011). "The Templeton Foundation Is Not an Enemy of Science". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "US Scientist Wins Religion Prize". BBC News. 9 March 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 Akbar, Arifa (15 March 2007). "Philosopher Wins £800,000 Award for Spiritual Focus". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4
  18. ↑ "Lubich, Chiara". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  19. ↑ Saxon, Wolfgang (16 May 1997). "Ralph Wendell Burhoe, 85; Reconciled Science and Faith". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  20. ↑
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "British Physicist Wins Religious Prize". BBC News. 14 March 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  22. ↑
  23. ↑ Berger, Joseph (27 February 1986). "Princeton Theologian Wins Templeton Prize of $250,000". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  24. ↑ Steinfels, Peter (30 October 1988). "Religion Notes; Prize Winner, Accused of Bias, Collects Award". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Previous Winners". Templeton Prize. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Templeton Foundation. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
  26. ↑
  27. ↑ Pandya, Haresh (17 February 2008). "Baba Amte, 93, Dies; Advocate for Lepers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  28. ↑ "Emeritus Professor Louis Charles Birch". Sydney: University of Sydney. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  29. ↑ Brozan, Nadine (12 March 1992). "Chronicle". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  30. ↑ Niebuhr, Gustav (9 March 1995). "Scientist Wins Religion Prize of $1 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Niebuhr, Gustav (6 March 1997). "Leader of Spiritual Movement Wins $1.2 Million Religion Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Connor, Steve (23 March 2000). "£600,000 Prize for Physicist Who Urges Ethics in Science". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  33. ↑ Niebuhr, Gustav (9 March 2001). "Religion Prize Won by Priest Much Involved with Science". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  34. ↑ Sewell, Helen (19 March 2003). "Environmentalist Wins $1m Prize". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  35. ↑ Howse, Christopher (20 March 2004). "Sacred Mysteries". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  36. ↑ "British Scientist Wins $1m Prize". BBC News. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  37. ↑ Hall, John (12 March 2008). "Cosmologist Wins World's Largest Monetary Award". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  38. ↑ Gledhill, Ruth (16 March 2009). "Bernard d'Espagnat Wins £1m Templeton Prize". The Times. London. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  39. ↑ Dean, Cornelia (25 March 2010). "Biologist Wins Templeton Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  40. ↑ Satter, Raphael (6 April 2011). "UK Astrophysicist Wins $1.6 Million Religion Prize". ABC News. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  41. ↑
  42. ↑ "Archbishop Desmond Tutu Wins £1.1m Templeton Prize". BBC News. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  43. ↑ Bingham, John (13 March 2014). "Czech Priest and Former Dissident Tomáš Halík Wins £1.1m Templeton Prize". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  44. ↑ Blumberg, Antonia (19 June 2015). "For Jean Vanier, Templeton Prize Winner, Loving People With Disabilities Is A Religious Experience". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  45. ↑ Cooper, Georgina (2 March 2016). "Former British Chief Rabbi Wins $1.5 Million Templeton Prize". Reuters. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  46. ↑ Shortt, Rupert (2 May 2017). "Alvin Plantinga and the Templeton Prize". The Times Literary Supplement. London. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  47. ↑ "King Announced 2018 Templeton Prize Laureate for Interfaith, Intrafaith Harmony Efforts". The Jordan Times. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  48. ↑ "Current Winner". Templeton Prize. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: John Templeton Foundation. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  49. ↑ "Brazilian Physicist Wins $1.4 Million Templeton Prize". Reuters. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  50. ↑ "Francis Collins Awarded 2020 Templeton Prize". Templeton Prize. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  51. ↑ Sherwood, Harriet (20 May 2021). "Naturalist Jane Goodall wins 2021 Templeton prize for life's work". The Guardian.
  52. ↑ Henao, Luis Andres (11 May 2022). "Nobel laureate and physicist Wilczek wins Templeton Prize". AP News. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  53. ↑ "Prominent Foe of Female Genital Mutilation Wins Prestigious Templeton Prize". VOA News. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

General[edit]

  • "Previous Winners". Templeton Prize. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Templeton Foundation. Retrieved 3 July 2007.

External links[edit]

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