Summary

This grant has supported activities which have contributed to a growing and vibrant community of scholars and students working on the intersection of science and religion in MENA. Between 2023-2024, network activities of MENA S&R were expanded. Activities included – an international hybrid workshop, an onsite tour, a virtual seminar series and a writing retreat. Inspired by recent studies of non-Christian contexts in the study of science and religion, our initiative brings together early career and senior scholars to reflect upon the ways the increase of research in non-Christian religious contexts has changed research methods and agendas.

Through our network activities, we reflected on the connections between pioneering scholarship on science and religion and recent works in non-Christian contexts, working together to articulate the potential impacts of non-Christian scholarship on main themes in the study of science and religion. For more on our work see an overview of our activities here, and our interview series on YouTube here.