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Letters to the Editor

health which combine a research model with an under- We are on a journey together and I believe your Journal
standing of the Bible. Early on we came to realise that this is a significant support as we walk hand in hand. As we
task needed to be conducted within a fellowship which build a common vocabulary and understanding we will
was broad in theology and culture. All traditions and lan- all be built up and supported in our work. I look forward
guages are needed to contribute to a satisfactory model to joining with you on this journey.
of whole-person health. This Journal is the culmination
of this movement which now needs to join Europe with Dr Michael Sheldon
Chair, The Whole Person Health Trust, UK
America, Africa and the Eastern world to produce a glo-
bal movement of Christian Psychology.

I am fascinated by the fact that although we are all basi-
cally the same, yet each one of us is different and unique.
The combination of genes, cultures, language, experi-
ence and struggles forms each person into a unique sto-
ry which reflects the creator and sustainer of us all. The
“new” dimension we now emphasise is that the whole-
person has to include the spiritual as well as the physical
and psychological aspects of personhood and Christian
Psychology is growing in its ability to hear the person’s
narrative in each of these dimensions.

Religious Experience & Moral Identity

An interdisciplinary inquiry during 2013-2014 for research scholars who welcome
the dialogue between theology and science on this topic
Offering 8 Research Fellowships of up to $70,000 and 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships of $40,000, the Center of Theolo-
gical Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey, will convene an interdisciplinary research team of theologians, philosophers,
and scientists in residence for the 2013-14 academic year to uncover new lines of scholarship that cross the bound-
aries between theology, philosophy, ethics, psychology, and neuroscience.
The Inquiry on Religious Experience and Moral Identity seeks to contribute to a classic philosophical and theologi-
cal discussion that asks whether human behavior should be attributed to reason, emotion, or some combination of
the two. Stephen Pope, Boston College, and Robert Roberts, Baylor University, will lead this inquiry. The work of the
research team will include seminars with leading scientists and theologians such as Paul Bloom, Jean Porter, William
Hurlbut, Werner Jeanrond, Jennifer Herdt, and Linda Woodhead. The 2013¬–2014 inquiry is part of a three-year
project led by ethicist Robin Lovin of Southern Methodist University and co-led by systematic theologian Friederike
Nüssel of Heidelberg University.
We welcome proposals that explore how the explosion of new research in philosophy, ethics, psychology, and neu-
roscience is challenging current thinking about human behavior, not least in relation to religion and theological
accounts of morality. Applications are encouraged from scholars in philosophy, ethics, psychology, neuroscience
and other relevant disciplines, including theology, religious studies and the history and philosophy of science.
Application Window: September 1 to November 30, 2012
For more information, including fellowships & topics for 2014-2015, go to www.ctinquiry.org.
The fellowships are supported by a major grant from the John Templeton Foundation.

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