Seeking Good Debate - Religion, Science, and Conflict in American Public Life

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-520-28507-1
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 666 g

Why do religion and science often appear in conflict in America’s public sphere? In Seeking Good Debate, Michael S. Evans examines the results from the first-ever study to combine large-scale empirical analysis of some of our foremost religion and science debates with in-depth research into what Americans actually want in the public sphere. The surprising finding is that apparent conflicts involving religion and science reflect a more fundamental conflict between media elites and ordinary Americans over what is good debate. For elite representatives, good debate advances an agenda, but, as Evans shows, for many Americans it is defined by engagement and deliberation. This hidden conflict over what constitutes debate’s proper role diminishes the possibility for science and religion to be discussed meaningfully in public life. Challenging our understanding of science, religion, and conflict, Seeking Good Debate raises profound questions about the future of the public sphere and American democracy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Evans, Michael S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöse Fragen und Debatten
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Wissenschaft
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Religion & Wissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures List of Tables
Acknowledgments

1. Rethinking Religion and Science
2. Considering Conflict: Human Origins and Stem Cell Research
3. Potential Encounters: Origins of Homosexuality and Environmental Policy
4. Representatives and Good Debate
5. Ordinary Americans and Good Debate
6. Owning the Space: Religious Credibility in the Public Sphere
7. Religion and Bad Debate
8. Faceless Science: Scientific Credibility in the Public Sphere
9. Science and Bad Debate
10. The Future of Religion and Science in American Public Life

Methodological Appendix
Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael S.Evans is a Neukom Fellow at the Neukom Institute for Computational Science, Dartmouth College. He received a PhD in sociology from the Science Studies Program, University of California, San Diego.