He named the institute after one of the brightest minds of the early nineteenth century Sir Charles Lyell. Creating a science and religion honor society is an act of faith in my forefather's vision. Libraries of science and religion books are being published.
Professional organizations continue to arise.
Faculty members at colleges in every state now teach science and religion courses thanks primarily to the foresight of the John Marks Templeton Foundation. Clearly, it is time to create a society committed to encouraging the furtherance of the dialogue among students, professionals, and leaders within the greater community. Sigma Rho Phi is named after the Science and Religion Forum a group that gathered for a short time at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Kentucky. The spectacular attendance by students and faculty at events sponsored by the Forum clearly demonstrated to my mind the general interest in the science and religion dialogue. In 1997, the officers and friends of the Forum suggested the creation of a society.