Templeton Prize

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The Templeton Prize is a prestigious annual award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, often at the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf annual prize
award
awardedFor affirmation of life’s spiritual dimension
discoveries about spiritual realities
progress in religion
awardingBody Templeton philanthropies
category humanitarian award
international award
religious studies award
country United Kingdom
eligibility individuals of any nationality
living persons
field philosophy
religion
science and religion
spirituality
firstAwarded 1973
formerName Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities
Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion
founder John Templeton
frequency annual
genre philosophy award
religious award
science and religion award
hasLanguage English
headquartersLocation West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
inception 1972
monetaryValue larger than the Nobel Prize monetary award
motto honoring those who harness the power of the sciences to explore the deepest questions of the universe and humankind’s place and purpose within it
namedAfter John Templeton
notableRecipient Abdullah II of Jordan
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Alvin Plantinga
Billy Graham
Charles Taylor
Dalai Lama
Desmond Tutu
Francis Collins
Jane Goodall
Jean Vanier
Jonathan Sacks
Mother Teresa
organizer John Templeton Foundation
purpose to honor individuals for outstanding contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension
to recognize work at the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion
selectionMethod international panel of judges
sponsor John Templeton Foundation
website https://www.templetonprize.org/


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