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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
CountryUnited States
Presented by Templeton Foundation
Reward(s)£1.1 million (2019)
First awarded1973
Currently held by Edna 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]

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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] [ needs update ]

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

YearLaureateNotesRef(s)
1973 MotherTeresa 090.jpg Mother Teresa Founder of the Missionaries of Charity; 1979 Nobel Peace Prize laureate [15]
1974 Mk Frere Roger.jpg Frère Roger Founder of the Taizé Community [16]
1975 Radhakrishnan.jpg Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Former President of India, advocate of non-aggression with Pakistan [16]
1976 Cardinal L. Suenens.jpg Leo Joseph Suenens Pioneer in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement [17]
1977 Chiara Lubich.JPG Chiara Lubich Founder of the Focolare Movement [18]
1978
—
 Thomas F. Torrance Former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland [17]
1979 Statue of Niwano.JPG Nikkyō Niwano Co-founder of the Risshō Kōsei Kai [17]
1980
—
 Ralph Wendell Burhoe Founder of the journal Zygon [19]
1981 EWS21.13.jpg Cicely Saunders Founder of the hospice and palliative care movement [20]
1982 Billy Graham bw photo, April 11, 1966.jpg Billy Graham Evangelist [21]
1983 Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Moscow, December 1998.jpg Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Soviet dissident novelist; Nobel laureate [21]
1984
—
 Michael Bourdeaux Founder of the Keston Institute [16]
1985
—
 Sir Alister Hardy Founder of the Religious Experience Research Centre [22]
1986
—
 James I. McCord Former president, Princeton Theological Seminary [23]
1987 Father Jaki June 2007.jpg Stanley Jaki Benedictine priest; professor of astrophysics, Seton Hall University [21]
1988
—
 Inamullah Khan Former secretary-general, Modern World Muslim Congress [24]
1989 Carl Friedrich von Weizsaecker.jpg Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Weizsäcker [lower-alpha 1] Physicist and philosopher [17]
—
 George MacLeod [lower-alpha 1] Founder of the Iona Community [26]
1990 Stamp of India - 2014 - Colnect 608272 - Baba Amte.jpeg Baba Amte [lower-alpha 2] Developer of modern communities for people suffering from leprosy [27]
—
 Charles Birch [lower-alpha 2] Emeritus professor, University of Sydney [28]
1991 Immanuel Jakobovits.jpg Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits Former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth [17]
1992 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 Chuck Colson.jpg Charles Colson Founder of the Prison Fellowship [16]
1994 MichaelNovak.jpg Michael Novak Philosopher and diplomat [16]
1995 Paul Davies.jpg Paul Davies Theoretical physicist [30]
1996 Bill Bright.jpg Bill Bright Founder of the Campus Crusade for Christ [31]
1997
—
 Pandurang Shastri Athavale Social reformer and philosopher, founder of the Swadhyay Movement [31]
1998
—
 Sir Sigmund Sternberg Philanthropist; founder of the Three Faith Forum [16]
1999
—
 Ian Barbour Former professor of science, technology and society, Carleton College [32]
2000 Freeman Dyson.jpg Freeman Dyson Theoretical and mathematical physicist, mathematician, and statistician [32]
2001
—
 Arthur Peacocke Former dean, Clare College, Cambridge [33]
2002 Johnpolkinghorne.jpg John Polkinghorne Physicist and theologian [16]
2003 Holmes Rolston III.jpg Holmes Rolston III Philosopher [34]
2004 GeorgeEllis-Walking.jpg George F. R. Ellis Cosmologist and philosopher [35]
2005 Charles Townes Nobel.jpg Charles Hard Townes Nobel laureate and physicist [15]
2006 John Barrow.jpg John D. Barrow Cosmologist and theoretical physicist [36]
2007 Charles Taylor (philosopher).jpg Charles Taylor Philosopher [12]
2008 MKHeller.jpg Michał Heller Physicist and philosopher [37]
2009 Bernard D'Espagnat receives prize from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace (4440879448).jpg Bernard d'Espagnat Physicist [38]
2010 Dr. Ayala.jpg Francisco J. Ayala Biologist [39]
2011 Martin Rees at Jodrell Bank in 2007.jpg Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow Cosmologist and astrophysicist [40]
2012 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 TutuCOP17.JPG Desmond Tutu Nobel laureate, social rights activist and retired Anglican archbishop [42]
2014 Tomas Halik.jpg Tomáš Halík Roman Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher [43]
2015 702524260 txjiQ-O.jpg Jean Vanier Catholic theologian, humanitarian and founder of L'Arche and Faith and Light [44]
2016 Sirjonathansacks.jpg Jonathan Sacks Former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, philosopher, and scholar of Judaism [45]
2017 AlvinPlantinga.JPG Alvin Plantinga American scholar, philosopher, and writer [46]
2018 King Abdullah portrait.jpg Abdullah II of Jordan King of Jordan [47]
2019 LowResMarcelo-Gleiser.jpg Marcelo Gleiser Brazilian physicist and astronomer, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dartmouth College [48] [49]
2020 Francis Collins official photo.jpg Francis Collins Geneticist and physician [50]
2021 Jane-goodall.jpg Jane Goodall Ethologist, activist and renowned chimpanzee researcher [51]
2022 FrankStockholm2004.jpg Frank Wilczek Theoretical physicist [52]
2023 Edna Adan.jpg Edna Adan Ismail Health-care advocate [53]

See also

Notes

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

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