Postsecularism
Postsecularism refers to a number of theories concerning the persistence and resurgence of religion in the present.
The Science Recorder declared in 2015:
| â | Science and religion are often presented as opposing world views, but a recent study in the American Sociological Review published Jan. 29, suggests that for some Americans, this binary construction (i.e. science vs. religion) is a false dichotomy.
Authors Timothy OâBrien, an assistant professor at the University of Evansville and co-author Shiri Noy, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wyoming, call these Americans the âPost-Seculars,â and were surprised to find that one in five Americans belongs to this group, a sizable number given that most of these individuals have gone âunnoticed before in endless rounds of debates pittingâ science against religion. According to OâBrien, â[The Post-Seculars] are pretty knowledgeable and appreciative about science and technology butâ¦are also very religions and reject certain scientific theories.â[1] |
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For more information, please see: List of atheist and agnostic pseudosciences
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Notes
- â Study discusses emerging trend in science-versus-religion debate: Post-Secularism by Chiamaka Nwakeze | Science Recorder | January 30, 2015