Kneeling at the Altar of Science: The Mistaken Path of Contemporary Religious Scientism

Bolger, Robert

ISBN 10: 1498260101 / ISBN 13: 9781498260107

Published by Wipf and Stock, 2012

About this Item

Seller Inventory # I-9781498260107

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kneeling at the Altar of Science: The Mistaken Path of Contemporary Religious Scientism
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498260101
• ISBN 13: 9781498260107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Does religion need to look more like a science? If much of the contemporary work published in science and religion is any indication, the answer appears to be a resounding "yes." Yet the current tendency to dress religion up in the language and methods of science does more harm than good. In Kneeling at the Altar of Science, Robert Bolger argues that much of the recent writing in science and religion falls prey to the practice of what he calls "religious scientism," or the attempt to use science to explain and clarify certain religious concepts. Bolger then shows, with clarity and humor, how religious scientism harms rather than helps, arguing in the end that religious concepts do better when their meaning is found in the context of their religious use. This book promises to be a fresh approach to the ever-popular dialogue between science and religion.

About the Author

Robert Bolger (PhD, Claremont Graduate University) currently lives and teaches near Seattle.