How do people draw on science and religion to make sense of our world?
The Network for the Sociological Study of Science and Religion (NSSSR) is dedicated to developing and advancing a new field of social scientific research that explores how people really think about scientific and religious ideas and the relationship between them: the sociology of science and religion.
The ways that people view the relationship between science and religion impacts who they vote for, what they think about social justice and racial issues, where they send their kids to college, and how they answer the biggest questions of human existence. Understanding contemporary attitudes toward science and religion is critical for academics and policymakers concerned about the future of science and for our ability to have reasonable debates about our most pressing social problems and moral challenges.
GRANT INITITIATIVE
The Sociology of Science and Religion: Identity and Belief Formation
This project funds new sociological research that empirically examines how identities and beliefs are related to perspectives on science and religion. This research moves forward our inquiry about the interface of religion and science in the contemporary world by examining the role of social context in shaping beliefs and attitudes, the creation of individual identity and social discourses, and the nature of cultural authority and power. There are 17 research projects under way.
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