Contact:

Jonathan Frye, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Natural Science

Chair, Div of Science & Technology

Director of the Center for Religion and Science

Melhorn Science Hall
Rm 209
McPherson College
1600 E. Euclid St.
McPherson, KS 67460

1-800-365-7402 ext 2555
1-620-242-0555

crs@mcpherson.edu

The Center for Religion and Science is open Monday through Friday, from 7:00am until 10:00pm, whenever McPherson College is in session. All of the Center’s resources are available to the public during those hours.

CRS History:

Since opening in August of 2001, the McPherson College Center for Religion and Science (CRS) has worked to fulfill its mission of "promoting Community, theological Reflection, and interdisciplinary Scholarship by providing Communication, current Resources, and hospitable Surroundings." Located in Room 209 of Melhorn Science Hall on the McPherson College campus, the CRS is the product of the cooperation and vision of McPherson College administration and faculty and the McPherson Ministerial Alliance. Dr. Jonathan Frye (Chair, Division of Science & Technology) directs the programs of the CRS. McPherson College has supported the Center's endeavors from the start by making space available in Melhorn Science Hall. The CRS now offers several hundred books, periodicals, and video materials, and a fine selection of free coffee and teas in an inviting atmosphere conducive to reading, reflection and quiet conversation.

Funding Sources :

McPherson College established the Center for Religion and Science in 2001 with the support of a grant from the Rhodes Consultation on the Future of Church-Related Colleges and the gift of anonymous donor. The Center attracted additional funding in 2002 from the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science's Local Societies Initiative program. This three-year grant provided ongoing support to the Center and its programs. McPherson College provided matching funds to the Center as a part of that grant. The gifts of an anonymous donor presently sustain the CRS.