Templeton Prize

The world's largest monetary award, the Templeton Prize, went to Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, who for half a century has argued that violence and bigotry can be solved by studying their secular and spiritual dimensions.Named after world financier John Templeton, the prize valued at $1.5 million, is given each year to those who work "for progress toward research or discoveries about spiritual realities."Taylor, a Catholic in French-speaking Quebec province and a Rhodes Scholar, has been investigating the secular and spiritual to help resolve conflicts in society