Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion, and Consequences

Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion, and Consequences - Hardcover

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Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion, and Consequences - Hardcover

Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion, and Consequences - Hardcover

by Amanda Rees , Franziska E. Kohlt , Tom McLeish
$42.75
$42.75

Book Overview

Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion, and Consequences demonstrates that the myth of an inevitable conflict between science and faith is based on a misunderstanding of history, with potentially adverse consequences for human futures.

The work focuses first upon ancient, medieval and Islamic scholars and the intimate connections they made between theology and the investigation of the natural world-and why we know so little about them. Moving into the modern era, it argues that one of the most concerning features of the science-faith relationship was their collusion in defining and validating the 'civilising mission' of Western imperialism. This collusion recontextualises the creation of the conflict thesis. Turning to the present day, the book investigates episodes of scientific controversy in which effective science communication was hindered not as a result of a clash between science and faith but because of a close and unexamined entanglement between the two.

In cases ranging from space colonisation to AI, climate change to Covid-19, the problem is not so much science's split from faith as the unexamined and problematic theologies that remain implicit within it. Learning from these examples, the book outlines some productive and non-conflict-based frameworks for talking about science and faith in the future.
ISBN9780198889007
Author Amanda Rees , Franziska E. Kohlt , Tom McLeish
PublisherOxford University Press
GenreEducation and History
FormatHardcover
PublishedApril 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages240
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion, and Consequences

Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion, and Consequences - Hardcover

Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion, and Consequences - Hardcover

By Amanda Rees, Franziska E. Kohlt, and Tom McLeish
About Amanda Rees
Amanda Rees, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of York, Franziska E. Kohlt, Leverhulme Research Fellow, University of Leeds, Tom McLeish, University of York, Charlotte Sleigh, Professor of Science Humanities, University College London, David Wilkinson, Project Director, Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science, St Johns College, Durham University
About Franziska E. Kohlt
Amanda Rees, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of York, Franziska E. Kohlt, Leverhulme Research Fellow, University of Leeds, Tom McLeish, University of York, Charlotte Sleigh, Professor of Science Humanities, University College London, David Wilkinson, Project Director, Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science, St Johns College, Durham University
About Tom McLeish
Amanda Rees, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of York, Franziska E. Kohlt, Leverhulme Research Fellow, University of Leeds, Tom McLeish, University of York, Charlotte Sleigh, Professor of Science Humanities, University College London, David Wilkinson, Project Director, Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science, St Johns College, Durham University

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