Varieties of Atheism in Science
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-753916-3 (ISBN)
Many in the public around the globe think that all scientists are atheists and that all atheist scientists are New Atheists, militantly against religion and religious people. But what do everyday atheist scientists actually think about religion? Drawing on a survey of 1,293 atheist scientists in the U.S. and U.K., and 81 in-depth interviews, this book explains the pathways that led to atheism among scientists, the diverse views of religion they hold, their perspectives on the limits to what science can explain, and their views of meaning and morality. The findings reveal a vast gulf between the rhetoric of New Atheism in the public sphere and the reality of atheism in science. The story of the varieties of atheism in science is consequential for both scientific and religious communities and points to tools for dialogue between these seemingly disparate groups.
Elaine Howard Ecklund is the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology, and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University. She is the author of over 100 research articles and six books, including Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think and (with Christopher P. Scheitle) Religion vs. Science: What Religious People Really Think. David R. Johnson is Associate Professor of Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University. He is the author of A Fractured Profession: Commercialism and Conflict in Academic Science and co-author (with Elaine Howard Ecklund) of Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around the World Really Think About Religion.
Chapter 1: Why Study Atheism Among Scientists?
Chapter 2: "Tried and Found Wanting": How Atheist Scientists Explain Religious Transitions
Chapter 3: "I Am Not Like Richard": Modernist Atheist Scientists
Chapter 4: Ties That Bind: Culturally Religious Atheists
Chapter 5: Spiritual Atheist Scientists
Chapter 6: What Atheist Scientists Think about Science
Chapter 7: How Atheist Scientists Approach Meaning and Morality
Chapter 8: From Rhetoric to Reality: Why Religious Believers Should Give Atheist Scientists a Chance
Appendix A: Studying Atheist Scientists
References
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 04.08.2021 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 213 x 147 mm |
Gewicht | 363 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie |
Naturwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-753916-5 / 0197539165 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-753916-3 / 9780197539163 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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