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IBCSR and RBB mentioned at This View of Life

The Institute for the Bio-Cultural Study of Religion and the journal Religion, Brian & Behavior have both received attention over at evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson’s online magazine This View of Life. Reporting on the recent November 2013 meeting of the…

IBCSR Facebook page now operational

March 19, 2012 The Institute for the Biocultural Study of Religion’s public outreach effort has expanded to include a Facebook page, “Science On Religion.” Please visit us here to “like” our work and follow the latest news in science, religion,…

Transaction Security Information

Transaction Security Information You can make financial transactions at IBCSR.org with confidence. We have partnered with Authorize.Net, a leading payment gateway since 1996, to accept credit card payments safely and securely for our members and donors. The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway…

IBCSR Membership

IBCSR membership was handled by annual transactions on this site until December 31, 2024. From January 1, 2025 onwards, all past members are ongoing members of IBCSR. To inquire about a members-only subscription to the journal Religion, Brain & Behavior…

Lindamood Fellows Program

Background to the Fellows Program Young researchers working on IBCSR projects are vital to the future of the scientific study of religion. Their skill set embraces multiple disciplines. They combine the precision of the scientist with the complex awareness of…

Inaugural Edition of IBCSR Research Review Released

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 The Institute for the Biocultural Study of Religion (IBCSR) announces the publication of the inaugural issue of IBCSR Research Review (IRR). IRR briefly annotates and furnishes online information about scientific research articles related to brain, behavior, culture,…

IBCSR Directors

Patrick McNamara FOUNDING DIRECTOR Neuroscientist Patrick McNamara has worked for some years on Parkinson’s Disease and conducted research on sleep and dreams. He is involved in a number of research projects having to do with the scientific study of religion…

IBCSR Research Associates

Current Research Associates Richard Sosis SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, 2008-2017 Anthropologist Dr. Richard Sosis is well known for his research on cooperation. He is particularly interested in identifying the evolutionary conditions for the emergence of cooperation within the ecology of human…