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Are Science and Religion in Conflict?
Article first published online: 7 JAN 2003
DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.76997075
1997 by the Joint Publication Board of Zygon
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Watts, F. (1997), Are Science and Religion in Conflict?. Zygon®, 32: 125–138. doi: 10.1111/0591-2385.76997075
Publication History
- Issue published online: 26 JAN 2004
- Article first published online: 7 JAN 2003
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Keywords:
- complementary perspectives ;
- conflict ;
- epistemology ;
- human sciences ;
- reductionism
The widely held legend of historical conflict between science and religion cannot be sustained on the basis of research. Different sciences show different relationships to religion; the physical sciences show rapprochement, whereas the human sciences often are antagonistic to religion. Reconciling science and religion by regarding each as applicable to a different domain is rejected in favor of seeing them as complementary perspectives on the same phenomena. The science and theology of human nature represents a fruitful arena for the development of this approach. A key general requirement is the epistemological reconciliation of science and religion.