The Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation is pleased to announce its leading role in the Higher Pursuits Project 2.0 (HPP 2.0). As one of twelve recipients of the Templeton Grant totaling $1.35M, Upper House, an initiative of the foundation, will utilize the funds to host a variety of events, courses and cohorts, and offer a theologian/biblical scholar-in-residence, who will be available to the the University of Wisconsin–Madison community and participating study centers across the country. HPP 2.0 will provide these study centers with the resources to cultivate an atmosphere of spiritually driven learning and practical faith application in scholarship, leadership, student engagement, and a variety of other contexts.

The Higher Pursuits Project 2.0 (HPP 2.0) flows from the success of the 1.0 version (HPP 1.0) which has influenced over 1,500 students and over 400 university faculty, administrators, and ministry leaders.

“On behalf of the consortium of Christian study centers, the Stephen and Laurel Brown Foundation is thrilled to have received this significant grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The impact of Christian study centers continues to grow, and this grant will only further solidify our presence on university campuses throughout the US,” says Dr. Anthony Bolos, Director of Learning and Formation at the Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation.

This project was made possible through the support of grant [#63003] from the John Templeton Foundation. Presented to the Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation, these funds will be administered as sub-grants to twelve study centers, including Upper House.