Redeeming Expertise: Scientific Trust and the Future of the Church

by Josh A Reeves and Josh A. Reeves

Recently the scholarly community and popular media have highlighted the denial of science by conservative Christians, linking a low view of scientific expertise to the United States' current cultural turmoil. Various theories are offered to explain such Christians' persistent denialism: cognitive mechanisms that short-circuit human reasoning, manipulation by media companies for profit, or a cult-like willingness of believers to accept whatever...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148131615X
• ISBN13: 9781481316156
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 8.9"