“I was once reasonably dignified,” writes Jonathan V. Last, senior writer at The Weekly Standard, explaining his formerly well-dressed, organized, clutter-free life. “Then I became a father.” The Dadly Virtues: Adventures from the Worst Job You’ll Ever Love, published by Templeton Press and edited by Last, offers an amusing array of insight from fathers in all walks and stages of life. The book is a tongue-in-cheek celebration of the trials and triumphs of fatherhood.
The slow recovery of the US economy since the 2008 recession has been the subject of extensive debate. The essays included in a new publication, What America’s Decline in Economic Freedom Means for Entrepreneurship and Prosperity, offer a cohesive analytic resource on the challenges of economic recovery and what can be done to nurture change.
After measuring, ranking, and comparing countries on their ease of giving, the Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Prosperity (CGP) argues in a new study that developed countries do not necessarily have the most conducive laws and regulations on philanthropy. The Index of Philanthropic Freedom 2015, supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, shows that over a third of surveyed countries with low per capita income (less than $25,000) earned philanthropic freedom scores in the top half of the study.
ArticlesJean Vanier receives the 2015 Templeton Prize from Heather Templeton Dill (left) and Jennifer Templeton Simpson (right) at the Templeton Prize ceremony at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, May 18, 2015.
(Photocredit: Templeton Prize: Paul Hackett)
A ceremony to honor the 2015 Templeton Prize Laureate, Jean Vanier, was held on May 18 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London. Vanier received the award from Heather Templeton Dill and Jennifer Templeton Simpson, daughters of the late Dr. John M. Templeton Jr., President and Chairman of the John Templeton Foundation.
Research from The Immortality Project at the University of California, Riverside, was outlined to the public during the project’s capstone conference, which was held in downtown Riverside from May 28-May 30. The investigations, supported by a $5 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation, have focused on near-death experiences, the nature of heaven, explaining the aging process, and other related topics.
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This year marks the centenary of Einstein’s discovery of the general theory of relativity, an anniversary that was celebrated at the 2015 World Science Festival. The debates, talks, and presentations that were held in New York City from May 27-May 31, which can now be viewed online, opened with a sound and light spectacular. Professor Brian Greene, who serves as chairman of the festival board, deployed special effects and orchestral music to open up the mysteries of Einstein’s insight to a sold-out audience.
John M. Templeton, Jr., M.D., the president and chairman of the John Templeton Foundation and formerly a pediatric surgeon and director of the trauma program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, died on Saturday, May 16 at his home in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He was 75 years old.
