Science, religion, and the human future : conflict, collusion, and consequences / Amanda Rees, Franziska E. Kohlt, Tom McLeish, Charlotte Sleigh, David Wilkinson.
| Author/creator | Rees, Amanda, 1972- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | viii, 231 pages ; 23 cm |
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| Other author/creator | Kohlt, Franziska, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvmDKqGBd7mqCwQ6BHf4q https://isni.org/isni/0000000485077399 |
| Other author/creator | McLeish, Tom, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkttkxJ3v7hytQ3jrxbh3 https://isni.org/isni/0000000115828079 |
| Other author/creator | Sleigh, Charlotte, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrKWkbkYw8XMgqDRJxqwC https://isni.org/isni/0000000124334302 |
| Other author/creator | Wilkinson, David, Rev. Dr., author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJB4dmF8JkhKbtgtgWwV4q https://isni.org/isni/0000000066564635 |
| Contents | An ordered universe -- Enlightening imperialism -- Battling with history -- Space -- Genetic modification -- Climate change -- Artificial intelligence -- Pandemic -- Secular saints -- New atheism, new faith -- New stories. |
| Abstract | "Demonstrates that the myth of an inevitable conflict between science and faith is based on a misunderstanding of history, with potentially adverse consequences for human futures. The work focuses first upon ancient, medieval and Islamic scholars and the intimate connections they made between theology and the investigation of the natural world-and why we know so little about them. Moving into the modern era, it argues that one of the most concerning features of the science-faith relationship was their collusion in defining and validating the 'civilising mission' of Western imperialism. This collusion recontextualises the creation of the conflict thesis. Turning to the present day, the book investigates episodes of scientific controversy in which effective science communication was hindered not as a result of a clash between science and faith but because of a close and unexamined entanglement between the two"-- Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780198889007 |
| ISBN | 0198889003 (hardback) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.1093/9780191995316.001.0001 |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000351842 |
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