Sacred Science?: On Science and Its Interrelations with Religious Worldviews

by Simen Andersen Øyen

Science and religion are often viewed as dichotomies. But although our contemporary society is often perceived as a rationalization process, we still need broad, metaphysical beliefs outside of what can be proven empirically. Rituals and symbols remain at the core of modern life. Do our concepts of science and religion require revitalization? Can science itself be considered a religion, a belief, or an ideology? Science's authority and prestige allows...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9086861962
• ISBN13: 9789086861965
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Brill Wageningen Academic
• Length: 150 Pages