As the West becomes more and more secular, and the discoveries of evolutionary biology and cosmology shrink the boundaries of faith, the claims that science and religion are compatible grow louder. If ...

The power that scientists enjoy is too often “practiced with hubris,” and without the “wisdom of the ages” to temper it, writes Solomon H. Katz, a professor of anthropology at the University of ...

For centuries science and religion have been seen as rivals but the reality is far more complex than simple conflict.

Many of America’s cultural battles in recent decades seem to be face-offs between science and faith: over the teaching of evolution, the reality of climate change, the value of stem cell research, the ...

War makes unexpected bedfellows in heaven as well as on earth. Because totalitarian thinking threatens U. S. democracy as much as totalitarian force, front-rank scientists and philosophers gathered ...

People without a religious affiliation are more likely than people of faith to see a conflict between religion and science, according to a recent Pew Research Center poll. The poll of 2,002 adults ...

An evolutionary biologist, geneticist and philosopher of science will deliver an engaging public lecture on Darwin, natural selection and connections to science and religion at Scripps Institution of ...

I haven’t blogged here for a while, but am back today with the intent of breathing some new life into ‘From Darwin to Eternity.’ Over the past several months I’ve become increasingly interested in a ...

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 ...

Well, I certainly put the cat among the pigeons with my piece last week about science and religion. I am very grateful to my two fellow Brainstormers who expressed very different sentiments in ...

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 ...

RELIGION and Science — it is a difficult subject, not one that is easy to discuss fully and frankly without arousing angry emotions or bruising intimate and sacred feelings. Yet the task is one which ...