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Science and Religion at the Turn of the Millennium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2017

Jonathan R. Bryan
Jonathan R. Bryan*
Affiliation:
Earth Sciences, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, 100 College Blvd., Niceville, FL 32578-1294, byanj@owcc.net
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Abstract

The categories of conflict, independence, dialogue, and integration have been used to organize the wealth of opinion on the relationship of science and religion (Barbour, 1997). This approach is especially useful in college or high school science courses, or special seminars, because it allows the instructor to locate his or her own opinion, and challenge students to determine their own beliefs. This effectively lays most opinions “on the table” for display in a free market of ideas. Using this approach, students can examine the strengths and shortcomings of major opinions, and it has the advantage of preserving the dignity of all religious views that reside in the science classroom, without compromising any science. The wealth and depth of new ideas that have been forthcoming from both science and theology offer the exciting promise of future wisdom that can serve both religion and science.

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The Paleontological Society Papers , Volume 5: The Evolution-Creation Controversy II: Perspectives on Science, Religion, and Geological Education , October 1999 , pp. 1 - 15
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Copyright © 1999 by The Paleontological Society 

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