Templeton Prize

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A chronicle: Prof. Holmes Rolston, III, 2003 Templeton Prize Laureate
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Small, Barbara, author; John Templeton Foundation, publisher
New York Press Conference, March 19, 2004, United Nations Church Center -- Presentation of Holmes Rolston by Jack Templeton and Rolston response -- London, Buckingham Palace, May 7, 2003, Prince Philip presents the prize to Rolston -- Rolston press statement and John Polkinghorne response -- Templeton Prize judges and previous laureates.
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Blessing the planet: Templeton Prize winner links ecology to theology
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., publisher
The award given to Rolston is the world's largest monetary prize for achievement in any field. Rolston, though less prominent than previous winners, has been quietly influential over a long career at the often contentious crossroads of science and religion. In nature, God is not an architect or engineer, but creates using a process in which life is perpetually perishing, perpetually regenerated.
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Charles Taylor, Freeman Dyson, John Polkinghorne, John Barrow, Ian Barbour, Holmes Rolston, Martin Rees
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2012) Shirley, Clifford, photographer
Photograph featuring Dr. Rolston and other Templeton laureates. Left to right: Charles Taylor (2007 laureate, Catholic philosopher, McGill University, Canada), Freeman Dyson (2000 laureate, physicist, Princeton University), John Polkinghorne (2002 laureate, physicist and Anglican priest, Cambridge University), John Barrow (2006 laureate, cosmologist, mathematician, Cambridge University), Ian Barbour (1999 laureate, physicist, Carleton College), Holmes Rolston (2003 laureate, philosopher, Colorado State University),and Martin Rees (2011 laureate, astrophysics, cosmology, Cambridge University).
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Charles Townes, John Barrow, Holmes Rolston and Paul Davies
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2005) Marchand, Judith, photographer
Photograph featuring Dr. Rolston and other Templeton laureates. Charles Townes (2005 laureate), John Barrow (2006 laureate), Holmes Rolston (2003 laureate) and Paul Davies (1995 laureate).
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Colorado professor wins Templeton Religion Prize
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Stammer, Larry B., author; Times-Mirror Co., publisher
Holmes Rolston, III, whose explorations of faith and science have helped foster religious interest in the environment, has been awarded the 2003 Templeton Prize. Rolston has argued that humans must be seen as part of, and not apart from, the natural world. The crisis of the environment is essentially a crisis of spirit.
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CSU prof wins top-notch prize: Rolston, 'father of environmental ethics,' plans trip to Buckingham Palace
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Jones, Rebecca, author; Rocky Mountain News, publisher
Interview citing Dr. Rolston's career and contributions to the study of nature, environmental ethics, and the relationship between science and religion.
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CSU professor wins top philosophy prize
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Kalaaji, Rahaf, author; Fort Collins Coloradoan, publisher
Holmes Rolston is recognized as the founder of environmental ethics, a prolific thinker who brought religion and nature together in unprecedented ways. He has found CSU a stimulating environment, but is still surprised at being invited to Buckingham Palace. The Templeton Prize, given by Prince Philip, is perhaps the top honor a CSU faculty member has ever received.
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Dr. Rolston and Sir John Templeton shaking hands
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Lehr, Donald, photographer
Photograph featuring Dr. Rolston at New York Press Conference on May 19, 2003.
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Dr. Rolston and Templeton party leave Claridge's Hotel
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Shirley, Clifford, photographer
Photograph featuring events during the May 7, 2003 Templeton Prize with H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace and others.
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Dr. Rolston receives Templeton Prize from Prince Philip
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Shirley, Clifford, photographer
Photograph featuring events during the May 7, 2003 Templeton Prize with H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace and others.
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Dr. Rolston speaks at the press conference
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Lehr, Donald, photographer
Photograph featuring: Dr. Rolston at New York Press Conference on May 19, 2003.
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Dr. Rolston, Sir John Templeton and Jack Templeton
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Lehr, Donald, photographer
Photograph featuring Dr. Rolston at New York Press Conference on May 19, 2003.
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Environmentalist wins $1m prize: Professor Holmes Rolston III, a philosopher leading the international debate on environmental ethics, has been awarded the one-million-dollar Templeton Prize (BBC News)
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Sewell, Helen, author; BBC News Online, publisher
Professor Holmes Rolston III, a philosopher leading the international debate on environmental ethics, has been awarded the one-million-dollar Templeton Prize, the world's most lucrative annual prize given to an individual.
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Genes, genesis and God Radio interview with Charles Heyman (Radio National - Australia)
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003-03-26) Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, speaker; Heyman, Charles, speaker; Australian National Radio, producer
Global warming is a bigger threat to the world than Saddam Hussein. Or so says a very distinguished voice - that of Professor Holmes Rolston the third - winner of the latest Templeton Prize - worth nearly two million Australian dollars. The Award is made for raising awareness of how scientific research can lead to discoveries about spirituality.
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Genes, genesis and God Radio interview with Rachael Kohn (Radio National - Australia)
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, speaker; Kohn, Rachael, speaker; ABC Radio National, producer
Science and religion are distinct, yet overlap. Biology finds "selfish genes" but also self-actualizing genes, defending their kind. Charles Birch, Australian biologist, celebrates life. Rolston's quarrels with both science and religion for not finding intrinsic value in nature. Rolston notoriously has advocated shooting rhino poachers and keeping cattle of the poor off tiger sanctuaries. One ought to fix a problem in the right place. Rolston recalls receiving the Templeton Prize in Buckingham Palace, then giving it the same day to his alma mater. He was millionaire for six hours.
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Holmes Rolston III wins 2003 Templeton Prize
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Lehr, Donald, author; John Templeton Foundation, publisher
Rolston's career of thirty years spans an integration of science and religion and also his founding of environmental ethics, where he is known as "the father of environmental ethics." He joins these two by arguing that a conservation ethics must be founded on faith in the goodness of creation, also discovered in evolutionary and ecological sciences. Prince Philip will award the prize in Buckingham Palace on May 7, 2003.
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Holmes Rolston wins Templeton Prize
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2003) Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, interviewee; Donahower, James, interviewer; Voice of America (Organization), producer
The winner of the $1 million-dollar Templeton Prize is a university professor credited with establishing the field of environmental ethics. Cathedrals are the treasures of Europe, but the national parks are the treasures of the United States. Most people want them on the landscape.
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Holmes Rolston, Arthur Peacocke and John Polkinghorne
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2005) Lehr, Donald, photographer
Photograph featuring Dr. Rolston and other Templeton laureates. Holmes Rolston (2003 laureate), Arthur Peacocke (2001 laureate) and John Polkinghorne (2002 laureate).
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Holmes Rolston, III, Professorship in Religion and Science
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2007-03-27) Davidson Media Staff, photographer
A photograph featuring Andrew Lustig inaugurated as first to occupy the chair, March 27, 2007. Left to Right: Bobby Vagt (President, Davidson College), Holmes Rolston, Andrew Lustig.
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Ian Barbour, Charles Townes and Holmes Rolston
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2005) Lehr, Donald, photographer
Photograph featuring Dr. Rolston and other Templeton laureates. Ian Barbour (1999 laureate), Charles Townes (2005 laureate) and Holmes Rolston (2003 laureate).