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Theology and Science – are not these opposites?
Introduction by Andreas Losch
To begin with, the common belief that theology and science are contradictory to each other, like fire and water, is a myth. The historical development and discussion of the two disciplines, even in the case of Galileo and Darwin, is much more complex and therefore more exciting than this view suggests.
New Directions for Empirical Research on Religion and Science
Editorial by Elaine Howard Ecklund and Josiah Taru
Advances in science (medical sciences, AI, and space exploration) and the ever-changing religious and spiritual landscape (the increase in the nones and the Spiritual but not Religious) continue to expand the terrain for understanding the relationship between religion and science. This calls for timely empirical research, in diverse cultural and religious contexts, to provide answers to both new and old questions.