Oxford to study faith in God
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University of Oxford researchers will spend nearly $4 million to study why mankind embraces God.
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Not known whether God will attend The pope is set to host a seminar with his senior clergymen to discuss the Catholic Church's position on evolution. The move follows months of mixed signals from the Church with supporters of Darwin's theory at odds with those giving more credence to Intelligent Design, and other more creationist views.â¦
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The Man Group, the largest publicly traded hedge fund in the world, said it would pay Â£13.8 million ($27 million) to set up a research institute at Oxford University. The funds, to be paid over five years, will create the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance and endow a professorship. The initiative is a way for Man, which uses mathematical models to make investments, to find mathematicians, who have become increasingly scarce as students planning careers in hedge funds study business instead.
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Humanist and atheist groups around the  world are looking to boost their profile in 2005 to counter  religious fundamentalism and efforts by some Western leaders to  relaunch faith as a keystone of national life.
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Georgia is poised to introduce two literature classes on the Bible in public schools next year, a move analysts say would make the state the first to take an explicit stance endorsing &#151; and funding &#151; biblical teachings. The Bible already is incorporated into some classes in Georgia and other states, but some critics say the board's move, which makes the Bible the classes' main text, treads into dangerous turf.
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: Gordon Brown is one of many using religious shorthand to show moral purpose. Can he square it with his faith in markets?.
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"The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief" by Francis Collins; Free Press.  The author, a giant in genetics research and leader of the Human Genome Project, describes how he came to see his Christian faith as intertwined with his scientific passions.
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In Mike Ruth's eyes, God has a plan for him. One of the greatest New England college football players in history, Ruth said he trusts God's plan, even though he has lost everything: his home, his health, his marriage, his livelihood, even his freedom when he has landed behind bars.
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African Anglican bishops said Monday that they were considering establishing a theology that conforms to the continent&#39;s culture, including prevailing beliefs against same-sex unions.
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Â· Rees sees main faiths as help in extremism fight Â· Dawkins warns against 'buying into fiction'
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OXFORD, England Rich countries are ardent advocates for democracy all around the world. But when it comes to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, government of the many by the few is the preferred option.
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Oxford University is to cut its intake of British students and increase the numbers of non-Europeans entering its colleges, in a bid to bolster its ailing coffers, the British press reported.
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When Randall C. Jimerson, the president of the Society of American Archivists, heard of Google&#39;s plan to convert certain holdings at Oxford University and at some of the leading research
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Â· Archbishops to draw up historic covenantÂ· Conservatives see chance to crack down on dissent
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Church of England's new head of education suggest controversial theory should be taught in schools.
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By John Ryan, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 2--Religion in sports is a touchy subject. But we can all go with God on this one.   Last week, Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indiana posted plans for a "Super Bowl Bash" on its Web site.
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A former university head is chosen to look after widening student access to higher education in England.