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 ...

A new history challenges perceptions that the two are either completely autonomous or completely at odds. Nicholas Spencer’s latest book, Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science and Religion, ...

The conflict between science and religion may have its origins in the structure of our brains, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Babson College have found. Clashes between the use of ...

Sociology can help us see neglected drivers of religious beliefs. But it shouldn’t lose focus on the beliefs themselves. You should read Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of ...

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 ...

William Provine takes the extreme point of view that people (implying particularly scientists) who practice religion must check their brains at the church door. His view seems to be that a scientist ...

The highly visible conflict between evolutionary biology and creationism has stimulated much com- mentary in the scientific press about the relationship between science and religion. The Scientist ...

This religion-versus-science line get trotted out whenever people don’t want to discuss their prejudices against “religion.” It’s like a “get out of jail free” card in Monopoly. You pull this card out ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic showed the immediate need to address the inequality in vaccine coverage. Equitable access to vaccines has been far from ideal despite calls from ...

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Three centuries ago, Italian scientist, Galileo was publicly denounced by a Catholic priest. He had been dubbed an enemy of true religion. And he would be remembered as the man that started the debate ...