scholarly journals What Has Science to Do with Religion? A Looming Challenge of Traditional and Religious Practices on Curbing the Spread of COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33
Author(s):  
Bernard Alwala
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Religion And Science ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Theology And Science

The association between religion and science is a theme of continuous debate in philosophy and theology and recently in politics and governance as experienced in Kenya. To what degree are religion and science (e.g. medicine) well-matched? Are religious beliefs sometimes helpful to science, or do they inexorably pose hindrances to scientific inquiry? Are we able to manage COVID-19 through religion, or medicine or both medicine and prayer? The interdisciplinary field of “science and religion”, also called “theology and science”, aims at answering these and other questions. It studies historical and contemporary interactions between these fields and provides philosophical analyses of how they interrelate and is able to provide a holistic approach to combatting the corona-virus pandemic in Kenya. This paper provides an overview of the topic and discussions in science and religion; the role of spirituality/ religion in health and how traditional and religious practices may contribute to the spread of Corona-virus. Section 1, outlines the scope of both fields, and how they are intersecting; Section 2, focuses on health and spirituality and Section 3 concludes by looking at the looming challenges that religion and culture may present to the scientific directives on the spread of COVID-19 and ends by proposing strategies on community-directed programs by the Ministry of Health.

Was there science in ancient Judaism? Historical and cross-cultural reflections on "religion" and "science"

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 461-495
Author(s):  
Annette Yoshiko Reed
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
Biblical Interpretation ◽  
Second Temple ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Religion And Science ◽  
Second Temple Period ◽  
Rabbinic Judaism ◽  
Ancient Judaism ◽  
Jewish Intellectual ◽  
And Mathematics

This article considers the place of scientific inquiry in ancient Judaism with a focus on astronomy and cosmology. It explores how ancient Jews used biblical interpretation to situate "scientific" knowledge in relation to "religious" concerns. In the Second Temple period (538 B.C.E.-70 C.E.) biblical interpretation is often used to integrate insights from Mesopotamian and Greek scientific traditions. In classical rabbinic Judaism (70-600 C.E.) astronomy became marked as an esoteric discipline, and cosmology is understood in terms of Ma'aseh Bereshit, a category that blurs the boundaries between "science" and "religion." Whereas modern thinkers often see Judaism and "science" as incompatible, medieval Jewish thinkers built on these ancient traditions; some even viewed themselves as heirs to a Jewish intellectual tradition that included astronomy, cosmology, medicine and mathematics.

On Perceived Conflicts between Religion and Science: The Role of Fundamentalism and Right-Wing Authoritarianism

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alida S. Westman ◽  
Jonathan Willink ◽  
John W. McHoskey
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Engineering ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Psychology Of Religion ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Organ Transplants ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Religion And Science ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Partial Correlations

Volunteers from fundamentalist churches and a Psychology of Religion class ( N = 77) completed Altemeyer and Hunsberger's 1992 Fundamentalism Scale, Altemeyer's 1988 Right-wing Authoritarianism Scale, and answered questions about science, religion, and their relationship. Scores on the scales were highly positively correlated. Neither orientation correlated with seeing science as improving life, and both correlated with being troubled by newer developments in science such as organ transplants or genetic engineering. Partial correlations showed that both orientations favored religious beliefs over scientific data when there was a perceived conflict. Three subscales of right-wing authoritarianism clarified how authoritarianism correlated with other measures, thereby supporting a multidimensional conceptualization of right-wing authoritarianism.

scholarly journals Role of Ayurvedic Anticoagulant and Antioxidant Treatment in Covid-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
Amrut.S. Salunke ◽  
Adarsh Ramkalap Sharma ◽  
Sonali Sunil Tadasarkar
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory System ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Circulatory System ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Antioxidant Treatment ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Corona Virus

Corona virus disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona virus 2[SARS-CoV-2] infections attacking multisystem of the human body at a time, of which respiratory system, immune system and circulatory system are most affected. The complications of the disease arise or it becomes more pronounced, after the cytokinine storm phase becomes established leading to hypercoagulative state affecting the circulatory and respiratory system. In Ayurveda, there is a holistic approach in treating the disease and the body as a whole. Drugs such as Haridra, Tulasi, Guduchi, Yashtimadhu, Twak, Triphala, Lavang, Maricha, Pippali etc and few Visha Dravyas like Langali, Dravanti etc can be used a single drug or a group of drugs with their phytochemical properties and active principles leading to delay and prevention of hyper coagulable states thereby preventing the cascade of complications caused by COVID, additionally having anti-inflammatory and immune-modulatory effect. Scientific research on these drugs may reveal a new approach for management and prevention of COVID related complications and can be a subject of future research interest.

scholarly journals Dialogue Concerning Life: Abiogenesis, Biogenesis Or Creationism: Religious Response

PREDESTINASI ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Peter O. O. Ottuh
Keyword(s):  
Origin Of Life ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Religion And Science ◽  
Analytic Methods ◽  
Life Itself ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Origin Of Life ◽  
The Universe

Life itself is a mystery, the how and when of life’s origin constitute a serious challenge to both religion and science. To the reasoning mind, the origination of life is an intellectual problem that needs intellectual resolution especially in the domains of science and religion.  To this extent, some scientific assumptions and postulations concerning the origin of life and the universe are found in a number of theories such as evolution, biogenesis, and abiogenesis among others. Obviously, all these theories pose serious challenges to most religious beliefs including the notion of creationism. In this paper, the historical and critical analytic methods were used to document and evaluate the various religious responses on the subject. The paper posits that religious adherents should acquit themselves with authentic religious beliefs and integrate them with authentic scientific knowledge.

scholarly journals The shaping of rationality in science and religion

1996 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wentzel J. Huyssteen
Keyword(s):  
Science And Religion ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Religion And Science ◽  
Scientific Rationality ◽  
Theology And Science ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Epistemological Complexity ◽  
Human Rationality ◽  
Rationality Of Science

In this paper the focus is on the extreme epistemological complexity of the relationship between religion and science as two dominant forces in our culture today. This complexity is aggravated by a seemingly conflictual postrnodern, pluralist challenge to a culture that already reveals itself as decidedly empirically-minded. For theology  and science a meaningful dialogue becomes possible only if both modes of reflection are willing to move away from overblown foundationalist epistemologies and, for theology at least, from the intellectual coma of fideism. The paper finally argues for a postfoundationalist epistemology where theo-logy and science, although very different modes of reflection, do share the  richness of the  resources of human rationality. In so doing it attempts to answer three crucial questions: i) are there good reasons for still seeing the  natural sciences as our clearest available example of rationality at work? ii) If so, does the rationality of theological reflec-tion in any way overlap with scientific rationality?  iii) Even if there are impressive overlaps between these two modes of rationality, how would the rationality of science and the rationality of religious reflection differ?

scholarly journals The Role of Contemporary Religious Practice in the Development/Under-Development of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-87
Author(s):  
Raymond Minini
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
Civic Duties

This paper examines the role of contemporary religious practices in the development/underdevelopment of Nigeria. And it was revealed that despite some factors inhibiting the role of religion in the development of Nigeria, it has to a large extent contributed significantly to the economic development directly or indirectly especially in the development of manpower and human resources through the establishment of educational and health facilities. Based on these revelations, it was recommended among others to integrate religion into the development agenda of Nigeria to overcome the ignorance responsible for the disconnection some often make between their faith and their civic duties. Honestly embrace peace and mutual co-existence by understanding and tolerating one another’s religious beliefs.

The Role of Theology in the History and Philosophy of Science

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-105
Author(s):  
Joshua M. Moritz
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Philosophical Foundations ◽  
Theology And Science ◽  
Common Notion ◽  
History Of ◽  
Human Dissection ◽  
Galileo Affair

AbstractAfter a bibliographic introduction highlighting various research trends in science and religion, this essay explores how the current academic and conceptual landscape of theology and science has been shaped by the history of science, even as theology has informed the philosophical foundations of science. The first part assesses the historical interactions of science and the Christian faith (looking at the cases of human dissection in the Middle Ages and the Galileo affair) in order to challenge the common notion that science and religion have always been at war. Part two investigates the nature of the interaction between science and Christian theology by exploring the role that metaphysical presuppositions and theological concepts have played—and continue to play—within the scientific process.

scholarly journals Argumentation and interdisciplinarity: reflections from the Oxford Argumentation in Religion and Science Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibel Erduran ◽  
Liam Guilfoyle ◽  
Wonyong Park ◽  
Jessica Chan ◽  
Nigel Fancourt
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
Religion And Science ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Considerable Debate ◽  
Interdisciplinary Nature ◽  
Knowledge Claims

AbstractArgumentation has emerged as a key area of research and development in science education in recent years. Simply defined, argumentation is about the justification of knowledge claims with evidence and reasons. Although there is now a vast amount of work in argumentation, much research remains to be pursued. Given the interdisciplinary nature of argumentation, the dialogue between science education and other relevant domains can potentially produce constructive research agendas that could profit argumentation research and lead to practical applications. Following an overview of the relevant interdisciplinary investigations that can be pursued in science education, the paper subsequently focuses on the interphase of science and religion. Although science education research has witnessed considerable debate about particular issues related to science and religion such as the teaching and learning of evolution and creationism, the role of argumentation remains an uncharted territory. Hence, the paper focuses on how argumentation may be explored in science and religious education in comparison. Some preliminary observations from the Oxford Argumentation in Religion and Science (OARS) Project are reported including a comparative analysis of curricula and teachers’ views. Implications for interdisciplinarity in the context of argumentation in science education are discussed.

Understanding and reducing tension between science and religion: The role of meaning in social cognitive biases and reducing defensiveness

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl R. Van Tongeren ◽  
Jeffrey D. Green ◽  
Timothy L. Hulsey ◽  
Cristine H. Legare ◽  
David G. Bromley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Science And Religion

Michael Kelly, Hilary Footitt, Myriam Salama-Carr (eds.): The Palgrave Handbook of Languages and Conflict

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ľubomír Zvada
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Speakers Of Other Languages ◽  
War And Conflict ◽  
Almost All

This Handbook maps the contours of an exciting and burgeoning interdisciplinary field concerned with the role of language and languages in situations of conflict. It explores conceptual approaches, sources of information that are available, and the institutions and actors that mediate language encounters. It examines case studies of the role that languages have played in specific conflicts, from colonial times through to the Middle East and Africa today. The contributors provide vibrant evidence to challenge the monolingual assumptions that have affected traditional views of war and conflict. They show that languages are woven into every aspect of the making of war and peace, and demonstrate how language shapes public policy and military strategy, setting frameworks and expectations. The Handbook's 22 chapters powerfully illustrate how the encounter between languages is integral to almost all conflicts, to every phase of military operations and to the lived experiences of those on the ground, who meet, work and fight with speakers of other languages. This comprehensive work will appeal to scholars from across the disciplines of linguistics, translation studies, history, and international relations; and provide fresh insights for a broad range of practitioners interested in understanding the role and implications of foreign languages in war.

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