Gone are the days when the protagonist, Robert Langdon, was sent off on a globe-trotting adventure thriller. In the latest title, Langdon seems to have a less important role in the narrative, and his ...
Religion and science have a reputation for conflict. Religious institutions have long viewed scientific observation and discovery as threats to their authority, and the scientific community has long ...
Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science and Religion; By Nicholas Spencer; Oneworld Publications; 480 pp., $32.00 It’s also largely, albeit not entirely, apocryphal. Far from being at each ...
For centuries there has been tension—in churches, the academies, and the public square—between science and religion. Each makes truth claims and addresses essential questions. Science looks at the ...
The study of the psychology of religion has become a domain of active research following the pioneering work of psychologist and philosopher William James, whose book The Varieties of Religious ...
The “Great Commoner,” William Jennings Bryan, an outspoken proponent of the historic Christian faith, and the “Great Agnostic,” Clarence Darrow, a critic of Bryan and the faith he espoused, headlined ...
Do religion and science always have to be in conflict? Religion and science have had some famously messy fights, but do they always have to be in conflict? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, ...
Many people think that science is just another religion, no better than their own. Their reasoning is apparently something along these lines: “Beliefs about the unseen world are based entirely on ...
Science and Religion Forum (ScARF) is devoted to exploring the apparent tensions between science and faith, seeking to develop a better understanding of both scripture and science in light of one ...
Over the past several months The Scientist has provided a forum for a debate purportedly on the compatibility of science and religion, although in fact the discussion has been limited to the dualistic ...