Abstract
Issues pertaining to the relationship between science and religion, like creationism, Intelligent Design, and New Atheism, are increasingly the focus of social scientific research. This research often does not differentiate clearly between different kinds of social actors. At the most basic level, professional developers and distributors of systems of thought that deal with the relationship between science and religion, and laypeople who take up this knowledge, or parts of it, must be distinguished. Based upon interview material from the large, multinational study Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum, we identify five typical dimensions of lay knowledge vis-à-vis professional knowledge: reinterpretation of professional labels; neglect of important parts of knowledge systems; addition of knowledge; lower ascription of relevance; and an individual ethical framing.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 500–521 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Studies in Religion-Sciences Religieuses |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 22 Dec 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2018 |
Keywords
- Science and religion
- Sociology of knowledge
- Creationism
- Richard Dawkins
- Intelligent Design
- conflict thesis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Religious studies