Prophets and Protons (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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By the twentieth century, science had become so important that religious traditions had to respond to it. Emerging religions, still led by a living founder to guide them, responded with a clarity and focus that illuminates other larger, more established religionsOCO understandings of science. The Hare Krishnas, the Unification Church, and HeavenOCOs Gate each found distinct ways to incorporate major findings of modern American science, understanding it as central to their wider theological and social agendas. In tracing the development of these new religious movementsOCO viewpoints on science during each movementOCOs founding period, we can discern how their views on science were crafted over time. These NRMs shed light on how religious groupsOConew, old, alternative, or mainstreamOCocould respond to the tremendous growth of power and prestige of science in late twentieth-century America. In this engrossing book, Zeller carefully shows that religious groups had several methods of creatively responding to science, and that the often-assumed conflict-based model of OC science vs. religionOCO must be replaced by a more nuanced understanding of how religions operate in our modern scientific world."