This book starts by providing the global and historical context needed to understand religion, science and technology in a North American context. Following an introduction to the field, the book explores the complex history of what we call “religion” in relation to what we define as “science.” This is followed by chapters exploring key topics such as race, religion and science; secularism; religion and Covid-19; Indigenous communities and colonization; and gender and sexuality.
Illustrated throughout with over 85 images, each chapter ends with guidance on further reading and a glossary of key terms and concepts.
The chapters in this book were first published in the digital collection Bloomsbury Religion in North America. Covering North America’s diverse religious traditions, this digital collection provides reliable and peer-reviewed articles and ebooks for students and instructors. Learn more and get access for your library at www.theologyandreligiononline.com/bloomsbury-religion-in-north-america
Part I: Critiquing the Modern Maps of Science and Religion 1. Overview, Lisa Stenmark (San Jose State University, USA) and Whitney Bauman (Florida International University, USA) 2. Religion and Science Before there was Religion and Science, Kocku von Stuckrad (University of Groningen, The Netherlands) 3. “The Benefits of an Entire Civilization”: Religion, Science and Colonialism, Lisa L. Stenmark (San Jose State University, USA) 4. Religion, Science and Nature from the 19th Century to the Present: The Problems of the Reductive, Productive and Progressive Systems of Knowledge, Whitney Bauman (Florida International University, USA) 5. Religion, Science and Secularism, Hava Tirosh-Samuelson (Arizona State University, USA) Part II: Challenges and Implications of Modern Western Maps 6. Religion, Science and Politics: Authority in Public Life, Lisa L. Stenmark (San Jose State University, USA) 7. Creationism, Evolution and Public Education, Glenn Branch (National Center for Science Education, USA) 8. Vaccination: Against their Religion?, Elisa Sobo (San Diego State University, USA) 9. Religion, Science and Covid-19, Lisa L. Stenmark (San Jose State University, USA) 10. Technology, Medicine, Ethics and Religion: Body Matters, Tracy Trothen (Queen’s University, Canada. 11. Debating Gender as Choice, Claudia Schippert (University of Central Florida, USA) 12. Race, Religion and Science, Frederick Ware (Howard University, USA Part III: The Proliferation of Multiple Maps 13. Religious Naturalisms, Carol Wayne White (Bucknell University, USA) 14. Islam and Modern Science, Arthur Zarate (San Jose State University, USA) 15. Indigenizing Religion and Science, Carmen R. Lansdowne (First United Church Community Ministry Society, Canada), Mary L. Keller (University of Wyoming, USA) and Lisa L. Stenmark (San Jose State University, USA) 16. Peyote Religion/Native American Church, Jeanette Weaskus (Washington State University, USA) 17. Non-Indigenous scholars studying Indigenous knowledge, Mary L. Keller (University of Wyoming, USA) 18. The Future of Religion and Science: A Myriad of Meaning-Making Maps, Lisa Stenmark (San Jose State University, USA) and Whitney Bauman (Florida International University, USA) Index
Whitney A. Bauman is Professor of Religious Studies at Florida International University, USA. He teaches and lectures on science and religion, religion and nature, and religion and queer theory. Lisa L. Stenmark is Lecturer at San Jose State University, USA.
Reviews for Religion, Science and Technology in North America: An Introduction
This innovative volume brings together new conceptual worlds and ideas to complicate our understanding of religion, science, and technology in North America. The uniqueness of this volume is the diversity of themes and traditions it covers and it very importantly points out the need to go beyond Christianity … It can easily be called a new generation volume on science, religion, and technology. * Renny Thomas, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), India * An amazing collection of the information that students and general readers most need in order to form their own views on religion, science, and technology in today’s world. As a professor in this field, I find here exactly the topics, questions, and ethical dilemmas that make for successful learning and transformative in-class discussions. * Philip Clayton, Professor of Theology, Claremont School of Theology, USA *
