Religion Vs Science: What Religious People Really Think About Science
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Based on a five year journey to find out what religious Americans think about science, Ecklund and Scheitle tell the real story of the relationship between science and religion in the lives of ordinary citizens. It is a story that...
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Based on a five year journey to find out what religious Americans think about science, Ecklund and Scheitle tell the real story of the relationship between science and religion in the lives of ordinary citizens. It is a story that is more nuanced and complex than the media and pundits would lead us to believe. As the title of the book suggests, the way religious Americans approach science is shaped by two fundamental questions: What does science mean for the existence and activity of God? and what does science mean for the sacredness of humanity? How these questions play out as individual believers think about science both challenges stereotypes and highlights the real tensions between religion and science. As only good social science can, Religion Vs. Science adds depth and personality to a debate that has remained largely academic and abstract-and thus divorced from the lived experience of real people in the pews.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 505165
- Product Code 9780190650629
- ISBNÂ 0190650621
- EANÂ 9780190650629
- Pages 240
- Department Academic
- Category Science
- Sub-Category General
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Publication Date Dec 2017
- Sales Rank 49666
- Dimensions 235 x 156 x 23mm
- Weight 0.462kg
Elaine Howard Ecklund
Elaine Howard Ecklund (PhD, Cornell University) is professor of sociology at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she holds the Herbertnbsp;S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences. Ecklund has written five books, including Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think and Religion vs. Science: What Religious People Really Think (authored with Christopher P. Scheitle). In 2010, Science vs. Religion was named a "Book of the Week" by Times Higher Education and the "Book of the Year" on religion by HuffPost. She has also authored over seventy research articles and her research is frequently cited by US and international media. Ecklund was named as one of "50 Women to Watch" by Christianity Today and has been featured in venues such as NPR, the Washington Post, USA Today, the National Association of Evangelicals, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, BioLogos, Religion News Service, and HuffPost. In 2018, she gave the Gifford Lecture at the University of Edinburgh and from 2018-19 served as president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Ecklund is passionate about using research on religion to build common ground for the common good and, to that end, she founded the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University in 2010. She speaks regularly at churches about the intersection of science and spirituality.
- Chapter 1: Beyond Stereotypes And Mythschapter 2: Religious People Do Not Like Sciencechapter 3: Religious People Are Not Scientistschapter 4: Religious People Are All Young-earth Creationistschapter 5: Religious People Are Climate Change Denierschapter 6: Religious People Are Against Scientific Technologychapter 7: Beyond Myths, Toward Realitiesappendicesreference List
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