 nique among international awards for its scope and generosity, the Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities honors the thinkers, scholars and scientists who have shown extraordinary originality in research or discoveries to advance knowledge in spiritual realities. Announced each spring at the Church Center for the United Nations in New York City, recent winners have included Freeman Dyson, Arthur Peacocke, Sir John Polkinghorne, Paul Davies, Charles Townes, and John Barrow. The Duke of Edinburgh presents the award at a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The monetary value of the Templeton Prize is always set to exceed the Nobel Prize to underscore the Foundation’s belief that benefits from advances in spiritual discoveries can be quantifiably more vast than those from other worthy human endeavors.
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