ABSTRACT

Essays on the specificity of interactions between science and religion in historical and cultural contexts offer a very different set of issues than essays that explore the larger, broader characterizations of these interactions. This section provides nuanced, detailed discussions of religion and science that take into account the particular circumstances of a time and place, or explore the nature of these interactions by focusing on a particular theme. While other sections contain essays that are grounded in history overviews, this group contains writings that emphasize how notions about science and religion change over time and are embedded in prevailing mentalities and practices.