Founded in September 1989 by Firpo Carr, Scholar Technological Institute of Research, Inc. (STIR Inc.) is a private foundation exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3). Donors can deduct contributions they make to STIR Inc. under IRC Section 170.

STIR Inc. is a scientific/educational organization focusing on educating the public on the interplay and interrelationship between the Bible, religion, and the interdisciplinary fields of archaeology, astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric sciences, biology, chemistry, earth science, medicine, microbiology, oceanography, organic chemistry, physics, psychological science, surgical science, and other disciplines.

STIR Inc. was an integral part of the ceremony that wedded computer technology and the scholarly study of ancient Biblical manuscripts toward the end of the 20th century.

The fascinating union gave birth to our very own name: “Scholar” (as in Bible scholarship), “Technological” (as in computer technology), “Institute” (“an organization for the promotion of a cause,” Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary—Tenth Edition) of “Research” (“studious inquiry or examination … investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in the light of new facts,” Webster’s).

Though the Institute warmly embraces the vibrancy, radiancy, and dynamism of all the beautiful blossoming colors of the human family, persons of Black African descent in the Diaspora have been intriguingly and uniquely influenced by the genres of science and religion presently and historically. On a modest scale, STIR Inc. explores this influence.

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