The
Lubar Institute provides partial support for the Isthmus Society, a local
network of scientists, scholars, religious leaders, and interested community
members who seek to cultivate open and lively conversation at the intersections
of the sciences and diverse religious traditions. To pursue this end, the
Society sponsors public events and lectures by leading thinkers in fields
variously related to science and religion. The Society's
mission is "to foster an open, pluralistic, and scholarly approach
to the pressing and often divisive issues of science and religion that affect
our city, state, nation, and world."