2 edition of History is on our side, a contribution to political religion and scientific faith found in the catalog.
History is on our side, a contribution to political religion and scientific faith
Joseph Needham
Published
1947
by The Macmillan Company in New York
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Statement | by Joseph Needham, F.R.S. |
Classifications | |
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LC Classifications | QH31.N4 A3 1947 |
The Physical Object | |
Pagination | 226 p. |
Number of Pages | 226 |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL6511036M |
LC Control Number | 47002072 |
OCLC/WorldCa | 1336968 |
1. Historical Background and Introduction. Religion, medicine, and healthcare have been related in one way or another in all population groups since the beginning of recorded history [].Only in recent times have these systems of healing been separated, and this separation has occurred largely in highly developed nations; in many developing countries, there is little Cited by: Note: While the principles staked out in “12 Rules for Mixing Religion and Politics” are enduring, information on the legal landscape and the scope of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is out of date since the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, which in our opinion dramatically misinterpreted RFRA in ways that could cause far-reaching harms.
Religion and Politics examines the continuing importance at both the theoretical and empirical levels of religion for social and political life. More specifically, the field explores how religious beliefs, practices and institutions affect social, economic and political behavior and how political and economic structures and institutions affect the practice of religion. politics concerning the role of religion in public life, the privatization of religion in domestic politics, the benefits of religion for civil society, as well as the impact of Vatican II. The last section of the book turns to global issues. It analyzes Christian ethics during the Cold War and the role ofCited by: 3.
The ‘political religion’ of fascism alluded to by Goldberg in the first sentence is thus integral to the destruction of liberalism and the inauguration of a national, political, social, and temporal revolution which is incomparably more radical and permanent than in any democratic system with its imposed limited terms of administration and. "Carefully researched, strongly argued, originally conceived, and very well executed, this book is a vital contribution on a subject of immense religious, political, and environmental importance. It's also a great read."—Roger S. Gottlieb, author of A Greener Faith: Religious Environmentalism and our Planet's Future.
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The extraordinary range of methods and frameworks can be helpfully summed up regarding the classic distinction between the natural-scientific and human. “There is, perhaps, no stronger contrast between the revolutionary times in which we live and the Catholic ages, or even the period of the Reformation, than in this: that the influence which religious motives formerly possessed is now in a great measure exercised by political opinions.
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In his book, Smith applies his innovative laissez-faire philosophy to several aspects of religion. However, Smith’s fundamental contribution to the modern study of religion was that religious beliefs and activities are rational choices. As in commercial activity, people respond to religious costs and benefits in a predictable, observable manner.
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After the Civil War, the racist legacy of slavery persisted. Religion in the United States is remarkable in its high adherence level compared to other developed countries. The First Amendment to the country's Constitution prevents the government from having any authority in religion, and guarantees the free exercise of religion.
A majority of Americans report that religion plays a "very important" role in their lives, a proportion unusual. August Comte, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud predicted that religion would gradually fade in importance and cease to be significant with the emergence of.
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Muslim scholars have developed a spectrum of viewpoints on science within the context of Islam. The Quran and Islam allows for much interpretation when it comes to science.
Scientists of medieval Muslim civilization (e.g. Ibn al-Haytham) contributed to the new discoveries of science. From the eighth to fifteenth century, Muslim mathematicians and astronomers furthered the.
The study of religion encompasses a wide variety of academic disciplines, including theology, comparative religion and social scientific studies. Theories of religion offer various explanations for the origins and workings of religion, including the ontological foundations of.
The opening essay, "Religion and the World," which dates fromreflects his view of what it means to live "religiously" in the world and prefigures arguments later elaborated in Experience and Its Modes.
All the essays probe the meaning of words commonly—but often inappropriately—used in the discussion of political life. His contribution to the history of the philosophy of science was mainly in the field of physics, but his ideas had some wider appeal. Duhem was a devout Catholic, and attempted to make a distinction between science and religion, arguing that .The Politics and Religion Journal welcomes a broad spectrum of views and opinions.
The true contribution to our scientific discipline is the sole criteria that editors use to select texts, meaning that truth will not be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.
Truth is the ultimate criteria for genuine science.Politics and Religion is an international journal publishing high quality peer-reviewed research on the multifaceted relationship between religion and politics around the world. The scope of published work is intentionally broad and we invite innovative work from all methodological approaches in the major subfields of political science.