Critical Approaches to Science and Religion

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Critical Approaches to Science and Religion offers a fresh scholarly direction by centring social, political, and ecological concerns within the longstanding study of science and religion. Moving away from traditional philosophical and theological debates, the volume utilises critical race theory, feminist and queer theory, and postcolonial theory to explore how histories of empire, slavery, colonialism, and patriarchy have influenced modern interactions between science and religion. It lays important groundwork for addressing pressing global issues including climate change, structural racism, immigration, healthcare, reproductive justice, and sexual identity.
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This volume is suited for scholars and students in religious studies, science and technology studies, social justice fields, and interdisciplinary humanities, particularly those interested in critical theory, postcolonial perspectives, and contemporary social issues intersecting with science and religion.

This book offers a new direction for scholarship on science and religion that centers social, political, and ecological concerns. Featuring a diverse array of contributors, it draws on three vital schools of thought: critical race theory, feminist and queer theory, and postcolonial theory.

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Critical Approaches to Science and Religion offers a new direction for scholarship on science and religion that examines social, political, and ecological concerns long part of the field but never properly centred. The works that make up this volume are not preoccupied with traditional philosophical or theological issues. Instead, the book draws on three vital schools of thought: critical race theory, feminist and queer theory, and postcolonial theory.

Featuring a diverse array of contributors, it develops critical perspectives by examining how histories of empire, slavery, colonialism, and patriarchy have shaped the many relationships between science and religion in the modern era. In so doing, this book lays the groundwork for scholars interested in speaking directly to matters such as climate change, structural racism, immigration, health care, reproductive justice, and sexual identity.

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Praised as a "marvellous advance of interdisciplinary scholarship," the book is recognised for illuminating epistemological tensions and enhancing cultural understandings of science and religion. Esteemed scholars commend its diverse perspectives and critical engagement, highlighting its potential to inspire ongoing vital conversations and challenge dominant worldviews. It is deemed essential reading for academics across varied disciplines.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780231206570

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 March 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Columbia University Press

Contributors:

Edited by Myrna Perez Sheldon
Edited by Ahmed Ragab
Edited by Terence Keel

Audience: Professional and scholarly

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Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Myrna Perez Sheldon is associate professor of gender and American religion, jointly appointed in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, at Ohio University.

Ahmed Ragab is an associate professor in the Department of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Terence Keel is an associate professor with a joint appointment in the Department of African American Studies and the Institute for Society and Genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles.