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Zusatztext "A bundle of interesting insights by scholars who contribute not only academic but personal experience to the discussion." - ESSAT-News (European Society for the Study of Science and Theology) Informationen zum Autor Alex Bentley is Reader in the Department of Anthropology at Durham University, UK. Klappentext Should scientists challenge religious beliefs? Is religion inevitable in human society? Is religion harmful to society? Can science itself inspire spiritual wonder? Confrontation between science and religion has defined much public debate about religion in recent years, most lately in bestsellers portraying a clash between scientists and religious believers, such as Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion and Sam Harris's The End of Faith or Letter to a Christian Nation . But what does this 'us versus them' divide mean for society? This collection of essays gives voice to social scientists, natural scientists and theologians whose experience holds direct relevance on these major issues, and clarifies the position of science in the modern debate. Includes contributions by Mary Midgley (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK), Denis Alexander (Cambridge University, UK), Richard Roberts (Lancaster University, UK), Bob Layton (Durham University, UK), Simon Coleman (Sussex University, UK), Michael Shermer (Executive Director of the Sceptics Society and monthly columnist for Scientific American ), Lewis Wolpert (University College London, UK), Andrew Newberg (University of Pennsylvania), Timothy Taylor (University of Bradford, UK), Steven Mithen (University of Reading, UK), David Sloan Wilson (Binghamton University), Herbert Maschner (Idaho State University), Ian Reader (University of Manchester, UK), Hiroko Kawanami (Lancaster University, UK), Andrian Kreye (Süddeutsche Zeitung), John Hedley Brooke (Oxford University, UK), Gordy Slack (Author of The Battle Over The Meaning Of Everything ), Seth Shostak (Seti Institute), William Calvin (University Of Washington), and David Wilkinson (Durham University, UK). Vorwort Should scientists challenge religious beliefs in modern society? This book gives voice to those scientist and theologians whose experience holds direct relevance in the confrontational science and religion debate. Zusammenfassung Should scientists challenge religious beliefs in modern society? This book gives voice to those scientist and theologians whose experience holds direct relevance in the confrontational science and religion debate. Inhaltsverzeichnis Forward : Mary Midgley Introduction Alex Bentley, Durham University Should scientists challenge religious beliefs in modern society? 1 Science and religion: negotiating the 21st century rapids. Denis Alexander, Cambridge University 2 Why new atheist definitions of religion fail. Mark Hulsether, University of Tennessee 3 Aboriginal versus Western creationism. Bob Layton, Durham University 4 Science versus anthropology, not religion. Simon Coleman, Sussex University 5 Atheism and liberty. Michael Shermer, Sceptics Society & Scientific American Is religion inevitable? Prehistory and evolution 6 The evolution of warfare. Herbert Maschner and Katherine Reedy-Maschner, Idaho State University 7 Why we are good: Mirror neurons and the roots of empathy. Gordy Slack, US Author 8 The evolution of religion. Lewis Wolpert, University College London 9 Is religion inevitable? An archaeologist's view from the past. Steven Mithen, University of Reading 10 Artificials, or why Darwin was wrong about humans. Timothy Taylor, University of Bradford Is religion harmful? From brai...
