Secularity and Science
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A01=Brandon Vaidyanathan
A01=David R. Johnson
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A01=Elaine Howard Ecklund
A01=Kirstin R.W. Matthews
A01=Robert A. Thomson
A01=Steven W. Lewis
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- ISBN 9780190926755
- Weight: 658g
- Dimensions: 160 x 236mm
- Publication Date: 29 Aug 2019
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Do scientists see conflict between science and faith? Which cultural factors shape the attitudes of scientists toward religion? Can scientists help show us a way to build collaboration between scientific and religious communities, if such collaborations are even possible?
To answer these questions and more, the authors of Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around the World Really Think About Religion completed the most comprehensive international study of scientists' attitudes toward religion ever undertaken, surveying more than 20,000 scientists and conducting in-depth interviews with over 600 of them. From this wealth of data, the authors extract the real story of the relationship between science and religion in the lives of scientists around the world.
The book makes four key claims: there are more religious scientists than we might think; religion and science overlap in scientific work; scientists - even atheist scientists - see spirituality in science; and finally, the idea that religion and science must conflict is primarily an invention of the West. Throughout, the book couples nationally representative survey data with captivating stories of individual scientists, whose experiences highlight these important themes in the data. Secularity and Science leaves inaccurate assumptions about science and religion behind, offering a new, more nuanced understanding of how science and religion interact and how they can be integrated for the common good.
Elaine Howard Ecklund is Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences at Rice University.
David R. Johnson is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at University of Nevada, Reno.
Brandon Vaidyanathan is Associate Professor of Sociology at The Catholic University of America.
Kirstin R.W. Matthews is Fellow in Science and Technology Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.
Steven W. Lewis is C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.
Robert A. Thomson Jr. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Alabama in Huntsville
Di Di is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Santa Clara University
