Chapter 1: From "Carriers" of the Secular to Religion in Scientific
Work
Part I: West
Chapter 2: The United States- Scientists Respond to
Evangelicals
Chapter 3: United Kingdom- "Impotent Anglicans" and "Dangerous
Muslims"
Chapter 4: France- Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Chapter 5: Italy- Everyone's Catholic and Nobody Cares
Part II: East
Chapter 6: Turkey- The Politics of Secular Muslims
Chapter 7: India- Science and Religion as Intertwined Intimates
Chapter 8: Hong Kong and Taiwan- A Science Friendly Christianity
and Buddhism
Part III: Looking Forward
Chapter 9: An Integrated Global Science and Religion
Notes
Bibliography
Elaine Howard Ecklund is Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences
at Rice University.
David R. Johnson is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
at University of Nevada, Reno.
Brandon Vaidyanathan is Associate Professor of Sociology at The
Catholic University of America.
Kirstin R.W. Matthews is Fellow in Science and Technology Policy at
the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.
Steven W. Lewis is C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow at the
Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.
Robert A. Thomson Jr. is Assistant Professor of Sociology at
University of Alabama in Hunstville
Di Di is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Santa Clara University
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