Controversies in Science, Technology, and Religion

Though popular discourses about science and religion often talk about warfare or conflict, most interactions between scientists and religious people are more subtle and complex. In this overview of science, technology, religion, and spirituality we highlight the less understood forms of exchange, interaction, co-creation, and adjustment. We examine how these two different parts of culture shape and influence one another. How have new sciences and technologies challenged and altered religious beliefs and practices? How have religious or spiritual people in turn shaped new scientific ideas and technologies? We investigate these questions by looking at specific topics such as ecology, faith healing, the reasonableness of belief, artificial intelligence, science fiction, unidentified flying objects, transhumanism and emerging technologies.