Science, Belief and Society: International Perspectives on Religion, Non-Religion and the Public Understanding of Science - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1529206944 ISBN 13: 9781529206944

Publisher: Policy Press, 2019

Synopsis

The relationship between science and belief has been a prominent subject of public debate for many years, covering everything from science communication, health and education to immigration and national values. Yet, sociological analysis of these subjects remains surprisingly scarce.
This wide-ranging book critically reviews the ways in which religious and non-religious belief systems interact with scientific methods, traditions and theories. Contributors explore how, for some secularists, science forms an important part of social identity. Others examine how many contemporary religious movements justify their beliefs by making a claim upon science.
Moving beyond the traditional focus on the United States, the book shows how debates about science and belief are firmly embedded in political conflict, class, community and culture.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen H. Jones is research fellow in the Centre for Science, Knowledge and Belief in Society at Newman University.

Tom Kaden is research fellow at the University of Bayreuth.

Rebecca Catto is assistant professor of sociology at Kent State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1529206944
• ISBN 13: 9781529206944
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Jones Stephen H, Catto Rebecca, Kaden Tom