''Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science'' is a quarterly

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covering religion and science published by

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. It was established in 1966 and the

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is Arthur C. Petersen (

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). ''Zygon'' is sponsored by the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science and the Center for Advanced Study in Religion and Science (CASIRAS). The name "Zygon" (mod. L., ad. ζυγόν Gr. yoke.), according to the journal founder Ralph Wendell Burhoe, is the Greek term for anything that joins two bodies, especially the yoking or harnessing of a team that must pull together effectively. The Zygon is the symbol of the journal, its aim being to reunite the "split team" of values and knowledge. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2016

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of 0.617, ranking it 31st out of 41 journals (Q4) in the category "Social Issues".

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Center for Advanced Studies in Religion and Science
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