Top Stories from Science & Theology News, November 2004

Newswise — The John Templeton Foundation handed out its Power of Purpose Essay Competition awards last month to 19 winners. Science & Theology News (Nov. 2004) features interviews with the winners, whose essays answered the question, “What is purpose?” through stories of a monastic retreat, a veteran-turned-photographer, the legacy of a historical scientist, a 74-year-old poet and a group of Cold War victims, among others.

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SPECIAL SECTION ON HOSPICE CARE
To celebrate National Hospice Month, a special package in Research News examines the past, present and future of end-of-life care, including interviews with J. Donald Schumacher, president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, and Richard Payne, Duke University’s Institute on Care at the End of Life.

INTERVIEW WITH DR. TIM
ABC News’ medical reporter, Dr. Tim Johnson, spoke to Julia Keller about his new book, Finding God In the Questions, his personal journey of learning and his understanding of religion’s role in science.

MAGAZINE GETS ‘IN CHARACTER’
The John Templeton Foundation launched In Character, its newest publication, designed to showcase the nature and power of everyday virtues. Frederica Saylor attended the launch and learned more about the magazine and its first issue, on thrift.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SPIRITUALITY
Kimberly Roots reports from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, where speakers Joe Califano, CASA; J. Scott Tonigan, CASAA at University of New Mexico; Tonja Miles, Set Free Indeed and Jim Towey, White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives discussed methods for clergy to assist their congregations with substance abuse problems.

AUTHOR’S CORNER: THE CASE FOR RELIGION
Oxford theologian Keith Ward discusses his book, The Case For Religion, and the positive and negative sides to science, religion and health.

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