John Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest.
The essay contest has offered a valuable opportunity for new and upcoming scholars to explore key topics of liberty. Created in 1974, the Olive W. Garvey Fellowships were offered biennially from 1982 until 2007. The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contests were offered annually from 2008 to 2010.
Over 25 years ago, Sir John Templeton launched the Laws of Life essay contest to encourage young people to reflect on their purpose. Writing from the Heart, published in 2001, captures many of these extraordinary essays in an inspiring compilation that details what young people have learned about life.
Since 1987, students in communities around the globe have competed for prizes in essay contests based on the Laws of Life in Sir John Templeton’s writings. The Bahamas Laws of Life contest was initiated in 2009 representing a collaboration between Templeton World Charity Foundation and The Bahamas Ministry of Education.
The book is a tribute to Sir John Templeton and his pioneering commitment toward new research that results in “one hundredfold more spiritual information than humankind has ever possessed before.” It begins with essays that reflect on Sir John’s principal domains of interest and expertise: free-enterprise based finance and accelerating spiritual progress.
He started teaching at the University of Birmingham in 2006. He was awarded the Philosophical Quarterly Essay Prize in 2007, the John Templeton Award for Theological Promise by the John Templeton Foundation and the University of Heidelberg in 2008, and the Excellence in Philosophy of Religion Prize by the University of St. Thomas in 2010.
In 1987, Sir John Templeton, a world-renowned investment manager, first established the Laws of Life Essay Contest in Franklin County, Tennessee. His vision was to encourage young people to reflect upon and write about one of the laws of life that make an impact on their decisions, goals and attitude. Similar contests now take place in communities and schools throughout the United States and.
Laws of Life Essay Competition Bahamas, Nassau. 546 likes. An annual essay competition based on Sir John Templeton's Laws of Life. Open to students in grades 5-12 and local college students age 25.