'For the Study Of': A One-sided Agenda on Religion and Science?

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Blogpost for the blog of the International Research Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society. 

Is it significant that the name of the International Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society has explicitly ‘for the study of’ in the name? It might be merely a smart move in a secularized academic context, where engagement with religious convictions is more easily accepted if the beliefs of others are the object of study, rather than seen as convictions that academics might argue for, convictions that we ourselves may have.

Period12 Oct 2021

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  • Title'For the Study Of': A One-sided Agenda on Religion and Science?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletBlog of the International Research Network for the Study of Science & Belief in Society
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date12/10/21
    DescriptionIs it significant that the name of the International Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society has explicitly ‘for the study of’ in the name? It might be merely a smart move in a secularized academic context, where engagement with religious convictions is more easily accepted if the beliefs of others are the object of study, rather than seen as convictions that academics might argue for, convictions that we ourselves may have.
    URLhttps://scienceandbeliefinsociety.org/2021/10/12/for-the-study-of-a-one-sided-agenda-on-religion-and-science/
    PersonsWillem B. Drees
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Keywords

  • humanities
  • religion
  • science