茲根:宗教與科學雜志聯合出版委員會(JPB)在宣布其杰出編輯威廉姆·b·德雷斯教授退休后，高興地宣布新任命的倫敦大學學院亞瑟·c·彼得森教授為主編。該任命將于2018年6月生效，9月開始編輯。兩名編輯的交接工作將于今年6月開始，2018年底前完成。倫敦大學學院的副教務長(研究)G. David Price教授對彼得森擔任Zygon的編輯給予了極大的支持，他指出:“倫敦大學學院為其激進的傳統感到自豪:自1826年成立以來，倫敦大學學院一直對當代環境和社會需求做出反應。不同宗教與科學事業之間的全球對話是一項需要緊急注意的活動的一個例子。我相信倫敦大學學院(在國際排名表上一直名列前茅)可以在這方面發揮重要作用:如果沒有頂尖大學所產生的知識和智慧，人類將無法生存——而這些知識和智慧也必須與宗教實踐相結合。倫敦大學學院的研究戰略旨在跨越國界，增加與全球社會的接觸。彼得森教授的編輯職務以及隨后設想的座談會和會議等活動將有助于實現這一戰略。”普賴斯教授續說:“我們繼續為彼得森教授在這一重要范疇的研究活動提供機構支援，以協助他擔任這份編輯工作。”他將為雜志的質量帶來所需的嚴謹性，也將為雜志的相關性帶來所需的遠見卓識。特別是，他將科學與政治/政策聯系起來的經驗，很可能對Zygon在未來十年的持續成功至關重要。”彼得森教授自上世紀90年代初首次涉足科學和宗教領域以來，一直是Zygon的讀者。2000年代中期，他成為IRAS的成員和《華爾街日報》的訂戶。他(批判性地)回顧了幾篇Zygon的文章，在Zygon策劃的研討會上為演講者向編輯提出了富有成效的建議(同時也是后續文章的作者)，并在期刊上發表了自己的一篇文章(2014年)。他說:“我很榮幸，也很自豪能擔任Zygon的主編。我認為，宗教和科學目前在思考科學政策接口，或如何處理科學社會問題中的不確定性和假設的價值取向時，被低估了。除了重新強調編輯工作，我將把我的精力用于繼續保持《華爾街日報》現有的形象。”自2014年以來，彼得森教授一直擔任科學、技術和公共政策教授，在倫敦大學學院(University College London)新成立的科學、技術、工程和公共政策系(STEaPP)的建設過程中發揮了多種領導作用。在系內，他繼續擔任博士生導師和系研究生導師(研究)。此前，他在荷蘭政府擔任了13年多的環境和基礎設施政策科學顧問。最近，他擔任荷蘭PBL環境評估局首席科學家(2011-2014)。彼得森教授也是大阪大學的訪問學者(2018年)和麻省理工學院的研究附屬機構(2009年以來)。他一直兼職教授科學和環境公共政策的阿姆斯特丹自由大學(2011 - 2016)和專業研究員荷蘭國家公共衛生和環境研究所,國家(2016 - 2017),他在倫敦經濟學院的客座教授和政治科學(2009 - 2014)和倫敦大學學院STEaPP出口額(2014)。彼得森教授學習物理和哲學，獲得大氣科學博士學位(1999年烏得勒支大學哲學博士-博士學位)和科學哲學博士學位(2006年阿姆斯特丹自由大學公共管理博士- DPA學位)，目前還在人類學、政治學和科學與宗教等學科領域找到了自己的家。目前，他正在牛津大學攻讀他的第三個博士學位(科學和宗教博士學位)，導師是阿里斯特·麥格拉思教授，他正在寫一本關于科學和宗教不確定性的書。

Following the announcement of the retirement of its distinguished editor, Professor Willem B. Drees, the Joint Publication Board (JPB) of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science is pleased to announce the newly appointed Editor-in-Chief, Professor Arthur C. Petersen of University College London. The appointment will be effective June 2018, with an editorial start date in September. The transition between the two Editors will begin in June and be completed by the end of 2018.University College London’s Vice-Provost (Research) Professor G. David Price offered remarkable support for Petersen’s assuming the editorship of Zygon, noting, “UCL is proud of its radical tradition: since its founding in 1826, UCL has always responded to contemporary circumstances and the needs of society. The global conversation between different religions and the scientific enterprise is an example of an activity that needs urgent attention. I believe that UCL (which consistently ranks highly in international league tables) can play a significant role here: humanity will not secure its survival without the knowledge and wisdom generated by leading universities – and such knowledge and wisdom also has to engage with religious practices. UCL’s research strategy aims to cross boundaries to increase engagement with global society. Professor Petersen’s Editorship – and the ensuing activities such as symposia and conferences envisaged – will contribute to realizing this strategy.”Prof. Price further noted, “facilitating Prof. Petersen to take up this Editorship constitutes a continuation of our institutional support for his research activities in this important field. He will bring the rigor needed for the quality as well as the vision needed for the relevance of the journal. In particular, his experience in linking science and politics/policy could well be pivotal for Zygon’s continuing success in the next decade.”Prof. Petersen has been a reader of Zygon since he first engaged with the field of science and religion in the early 1990s. He became a member of IRAS and subscriber to the journal in the mid 2000s. He has (critically) reviewed a handful of Zygon articles, made fruitful suggestions to the editor for speakers in a Zygon-curated symposium (also authors of subsequent articles), and has also published one of his own articles in the journal (in 2014). He states: “I am honoured and proud to be offered this role of Editor-in-Chief of Zygon. I think that religion-and-science is presently underthematized in thinking about the science–policy interface, or how to deal with uncertainty and value-ladenness of assumptions in science-heavy societal problems. With addition of this renewed editorial emphasis, I will dedicate my energies to continuing the existing profile of the journal.”Since 2014, Prof. Petersen has served as Professor of Science, Technology and Public Policy, playing various leadership roles in the build-up of University College London’s new Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP).Within the department he continues to fulfill the roles of Director of Doctoral Studies and Departmental Graduate Tutor (Research).This followed more than 13 years’ work as scientific adviser on environment and infrastructure policy within the Dutch Government. Most recently he served as Chief Scientist of the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (2011–2014). Professor Petersen is also a Visiting Fellow at Osaka University (2018) and Research Affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (since 2009). He has been Adjunct Professor of Science and Environmental Public Policy at the VU University Amsterdam (2011–2016) and Professorial Fellow at the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment – RIVM (2016–2017), and he has been Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science (2009–2014) and at UCL STEaPP (January–August 2014).Professor Petersen studied physics and philosophy, obtained doctorate degrees in atmospheric sciences (Doctor of Philosophy – PhD, Utrecht University, 1999) and philosophy of science (Doctor of Public Administration – DPA, VU University Amsterdam, 2006), and now also finds disciplinary homes in anthropology, political science and science & religion. He is currently working on his third doctorate (DPhil in Science and Religion) at the University of Oxford, under the supervision of Prof. Alister McGrath, where he is writing a book on uncertainty in science and religion.