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Announcement of the 2011 Award

NOTE:

The application deadline for the 2011 Award is

May 31, 2010.

The Forschungszentrum Internationale und Interdisziplinaere Theologie

(FIIT)

at the University of Heidelberg

(Research Center of International and Interdisciplinary Theology, University of Heidelberg, Germany)

invites applications or nominations for

THE JOHN TEMPLETON AWARD FOR THEOLOGICAL PROMISE

on the topic

GOD AND SPIRITUALITY
(as broadly understood)

Annually twelve post-doctoral scholars from all over the world will be awarded $10,000 each for the best doctoral dissertation or first post-doctoral book related to the topic "God and Spirituality." Prize winners are expected to participate in an awards ceremony and a common colloquium.

The award includes an additional stipend of up to $10,000 (for two years) per winner for giving public lectures at the invitation of academic institutions.

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About

A cooperation of FIIT Heidelberg and the John Templeton Foundation, the John Templeton Award for Theological Promise was first announced in 2005. As in the previous years, the winners of the award will be honored in the Awards Ceremony at Heidelberg University. They are chosen by a diverse awards committee of distinguished scholars from different continents. They represent various major faith traditions as well as a variety of academic fields, such as Theology, the Natural Sciences, Ethics, History, and Philosophy. Applications for the 2011 Award are welcome.

Application

As a rule, the applicant/nominee should be 35 years old or younger and the dissertation/book should have been submitted or published within three years before the application. Contributions from all religious traditions are welcome. Although the topic focuses strongly on the fields of theology, religious studies and philosophy of religion, interdisciplinary dissertations from all academic fields may be submitted.

A complete application should include the following items:

Deadline for the 2011 Award

The application deadline for the 2011 Award is May 31, 2010.
Please consult the announcement of the award and the application requirements.

Awards Ceremony 2010

FIIT and the University of Heidelberg would like to invite you to the

AWARDS CEREMONY of the
THE JOHN TEMPLETON AWARD FOR THEOLOGICAL PROMISE 2009

on Friday, May 7, 2010.

12 international scholars will be awarded a prize of $ 10,000 each

for their dissertations on the topic

GOD AND SPIRITUALITY

(as broadly understood) in the fields of
Theology – Philosophy – Ethics – Literature and beyond

Alte Aula of the University of Heidelberg
Grabengasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg

2009 Winners

The Awards Committee is proud to announce the winners of the 2009 Templeton Award for Theological Promise. Bauman, Whitney Albert Billings, J. Todd Höfner, Markus Jassen, Alex P. Jenkins, Willis Jackson Köckert, Charlotte Mjaaland, Marius Timmann Nimmo, Paul T. Pitstick, Alyssa Lyra H. Rowe, C. Kavin Stievermann, Jan Welz, Claudia
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