Seeking Good Debate: Religion, Science, and Conflict in American Public Life
Author:   Michael S. Evans
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520285071


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   16 February 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Michael S. Evans
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780520285071


ISBN 10:   0520285077
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   16 February 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Rethinking Religion and Science 2. Considering Conflict: Human Origins and Stem Cell Research 3. Potential Encounters: Origins of Homosexuality and Environmental Policy 4. Representatives and Good Debate 5. Ordinary Americans and Good Debate 6. Owning the Space: Religious Credibility in the Public Sphere 7. Religion and Bad Debate 8. Faceless Science: Scientific Credibility in the Public Sphere 9. Science and Bad Debate 10. The Future of Religion and Science in American Public Life Methodological Appendix Notes References Index

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[Evans'] surprising conclusion-that the problem is not that religion and science cannot engage in a good public debate, but that we don't have good forums and good representatives for carrying on those debates-is subtle but important. BOOM


Evans' use of diverse methods is innovative. He moves between quantitative analysis and in-depth interviews, a unique approach to capture the multi-faceted cultural processes that underlie public discourse. * Sociology of Religion * [Evans'] surprising conclusion-that the problem is not that religion and science cannot engage in a good public debate, but that we don't have good forums and good representatives for carrying on those debates-is subtle but important. * BOOM *


Author Information

Michael S.Evans is a Neukom Fellow at the Neukom Institute for Computational Science, Dartmouth College. He received a PhD in sociology from the Science Studies Program, University of California, San Diego.

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