Science and religion in education

This book brings together the latest research in education in relation to science and religion. Leading international scholars and practitioners provide vital insights into the underlying debates and present a range of practical approaches for teaching. Key themes include the origin of the universe,...

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Other Authors: Billingsley, Berry,, Chappell, Keith,, Reiss, Michael J. 1958-, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2019.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 353 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Contemporary trends and issues in science education ; v. 48.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Foreword; Alister McGrath
  • 2 Introduction; Berry Billingsley, Keith Chappell and Michael Reiss
  • SECTION 1; Beyond Barbour
  • 3 Section 1 Introduction: Beyond Barbour: new ways of teaching the relationship between science and religion; Bethany N. Sollereder
  • 4 Turning Barbour's model Inside Out: On using popular culture to teach about science and religion; Tuomas W. Manninen
  • 5 Beyond Barbour: A Theology of Science from ancient and modern thinkers; Tom McLeish
  • 6 Beyond the Territories of Science and Religion; Emily Dumler-Winckler
  • 7 The Mediated Nature of Knowledge: Paul Ricoeur's Philosophy as a Means of Teaching Students About Science and Religion; Nathan H. White
  • 8 The Moral Impact of Studying Science; Sally Riordan
  • 9 Autonomous self and inter-processual self: two different backgrounds that explain how people "see" and live the relation
  • two ways of dialoguing between science and faith; José Víctor Orón and Kleio Akrivou
  • 10 'About' and 'Of' Languages: A New Way of Framing Religion and Science; Ben Trubody
  • SECTION 2 Beyond Bare Statistics
  • 11 Section 2 Introduction: Beyond bare statistics; Michael J Reiss
  • 12 Truth in science and 'truth' in religion: An enquiry into student views on different types of truth-claim; Christina Easton
  • 13 Developing a workshop for secondary school students that provides a space to explore questions about human personhood through the context of humanlike machines; Berry Billingsley and Mehdi Nassaji
  • 14 Three perspectives on the science-religion issue in science education: Interdisciplinarity, value or ideology orientation and responsible personalization; Jostein Sæther
  • 15 Changes and stabilities in the views of German secondary school students on the origin of the world and of humans from the ages of 12 to 14 and 16; Christian Hoeger
  • 16 Cultural and religious barriers to learning in science: a South African case study; Ann Cameron
  • 17 Ways children reason about science and religion in primary school: Findings from a small-scale study in Australian primary schools; Berry Billingsley and Sharon Fraser. SECTION 3: Beyond Chalk and Talk
  • 18 Section 3 Introduction: Beyond Chalk and Talk; Sharon Fraser and Keith Chappell
  • 19 Lies, damned lies, science and theology: why everyone needs to know the truth about science and religion; Richard Cheetham
  • 20 Implementing the Australian Curriculum Science as a Human Endeavour (SHE) through science-themed films in the context of socio-scientific issues in secondary schools
  • a focus on argumentation and ethical reasoning; Siew Fong Yap
  • 21 Physics and Faith synergy: How to engage audiences of different ages, backgrounds and beliefs; Elisabetta Canetta
  • 22 If neither from evolution nor from the Bible, where does tension between science and religion come from? Insights from a survey with High School students in a Roman Catholic society; João C. Paiva, Carla Morais and Luciano Moreira
  • 23 Engaging young people in positive, interdisciplinary exploration of science and religious faith; Stephanie Bryant, Cara Daneel & Lizzie Henderson
  • 24 Science, religion and pedagogy: Teachers' perspectives; Nasser Mansour
  • 25 Science, Ethics, Education and Religion: Connecting and Disconnecting; John Bryant
  • 26 Closing Remarks; Berry Billingsley, Keith Chappell and Michael Reiss.