Science Learning Model in the Bilingual Class System (BCS) in Tahfidz Science Program of Man 2 Kudus

This study aimed to analyze science learning in the Bilingual Class System (BCS) in the Tahfidz Science Program of MAN 2 Kudus. The methodology in this study uses qualitative methods. Observation, interviews, and documentation collected data. The results showed that the science learning process was carried out in accordance with the learning steps, namely planning, carrying out learning activities, and evaluating. The BCS Program uses the Islamization model of science, scientific science, and integral Islamic Science in integrating learning between religion and science. The science learning model at BCS Science Tahfidz of MAN 2 Kudus is based on integrated science learning in Madrasah Education units and Tahfidz al-Qur'an Islamic boarding schools with the vision of creating students whose Islamic character, excel in achievement and are skilled in technology by using the Guidance, Research, Intensive, Science, Integration, Religion, Islamization, Scientification, Laboratory, Acculturation, Mentoring, Excellence, Intellectual, Complete and Evaluative model which is abbreviated as BRISIA ISLAM KITE.

A Pilot Assessment of How Muslim Scientists Perceive Inclusion in the Scientific Workplace

Much of the social science literature on how religious and scientific communities relate to one another is focused on the relationship Christian communities have to science in the US and to a lesser extent the UK. Our pilot research begins to address this gap by studying Muslim scientists, a key group of actors who are important to understanding the social implications of global discussions about religion and science. We ask: How do Muslim scientists in non-Muslim majority national contexts perceive the relationship between religion and science and the connection between their faith and their work? In this pilot study, we analyze 13 in-depth interviews with Muslim scientists from three non-Muslim majority national contexts—France, India, and the United Kingdom. We find that Muslim scientists in our sample generally view their faith as compatible with their identities as scientists. Despite this connection, Muslim scientists do not consider the scientific workplace to be a supportive environment for their faith expression and believe the visibility of Muslim identity creates the potential for religious discrimination in science. Initial findings contribute to our understanding of how national context shapes religious experiences and highlights potential challenges to facilitating more religiously plural workplace environments.

Exploring Perceptions of Religion and Science among Turkish Academics

The religiosity of academics has been studied for over a decade. With few exceptions, this research has been conducted on American “elite” scientists, and data from non-Western countries is lacking. Drawing from psychological and sociological literature, the present exploratory study investigates the religiosity of Turkish academics (N = 361) and their perceptions on the relationship between religion and science, and associated variables such as interpretation of the Quran, and belief in evolution and creationism. Moreover, we address criticism directed at previous research by probing for different God concepts among believing academics. Although cultural differences can be identified, the results generally support the idea that academics are less religious with 54% identifying as “less religious” or “not religious,” compared to 24.2% self-identifying as “religious” or “extremely religious.”

Of Popes and Unicorns

This book is a popular-level study of the conflict thesis: the notion that science and religion have been at war with each other throughout history, and that humanity must ultimately make its choice between the two. The origins of the conflict thesis are usually given as two works by nineteenth-century Americans, John William Draper and Andrew Dickson White, who wrote History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science (1876) and A History of the Warfare Between Science and Theology in Christendom (1896), respectively. In these volumes, Draper and White relate stories such as the Church’s suppression of the sphericity of the Earth and of heliocentrism; its banning of dissection, anesthetic, and inoculation; its persecution of scientists; its dedication to irrationality in the face of reason; and much more. Yet their thesis has been thoroughly debunked in the literature, and their tales largely found to be myths. Despite this, they still circulate today, and many still believe that we must pick a side: God or science. This book uses accessible stories and anecdotes to analyze Draper, White, their true motivations, their books, their thorough debunking, the modern persistence of their flawed views, and the possibility of moving beyond them—toward true reconciliation. It is a history of science and religion, and of how, despite the common acceptance of the contrary, the latter has actually been of great benefit to the former. Rumors of a centuries-old war between God and science, it turns out, have been greatly exaggerated.

Faithless American Public Life

The crisis in American public life is our own doing. The underlying power of truth is unaffected. The manifestations of the crisis are that Americans now lack faith in everything. We feel the universe does not care about our purposes, so we lose confidence in purpose itself. We cannot justify being good without God. We do not trust expertise. We lack faith in the future. We lack faith in the disciplines. In law, Arthur Leff’s writing shows the depth of our lack of faith. Even religion and science are undermined. Our lack of faith is both internal—participants in these endeavors have lost faith in them—and external—the public has lost faith in these endeavors.

Fooling the World

This chapter recounts how two nineteenth-century gentlemen, John William Draper and Andrew Dickson White, managed to fool much of the world by insisting in two landmark books that science and religion have always been opposed to one another, and that humanity must therefore make its choice between the two. Their books are History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science (1876) and A History of the Warfare Between Science and Theology in Christendom (1896), respectively. These texts are largely responsible for launching the conflict thesis: the now commonplace idea usually characterized as “God versus science.” And yet bizarrely, both men had intended to do precisely the opposite: they sought to reconcile their own Christian faith with science. This chapter tells the men’s stories, and asks how on earth they ended up getting things so wrong.

Agama, Mitos dan Sains: Perspektif Masyarakat tentang Covid-19

After the United Nations declared a worldwide pandemic of the Covid-19 virus, the debate over religion and science resurfaced. This situation raises various responses and perceptions in the middle. The Indonesian people are no exception. Since the first case of the Covid-19 virus was recorded in Indonesia in March 2020, the pros and cons in Acehnese society, especially in Pidie Jaya Regency, began to emerge. Some communities say that the virus was engineered while others claim that the virus is a myth. This study aims to identify the Pidie Jaya Community's perspective on the Covid-19 virus. This research was conducted in Pidie Jaya Regency using a descriptive qualitative approach. Data collection techniques using documentation and interview techniques. This research shows that some people believe that the Covid-19 virus is scientific and needs to be studied with science and technology. They stated that to avoid the virus, they had to follow health protocols. But some believe that the Covid-19 virus will not affect the people of Aceh, except for the Chinese community, where the virus originated. This perspective makes people ignore health procedures, so they are reluctant to use masks, do not keep their distance, and wash their hands because they are sure that their bodies will not be infected by the Covid-19 virus. Besides that, some people don't believe at all about the virus, and say it's just a lie, fabricated by certain parties, to scare people. For people who don't believe in this virus, they are very ignorant of health procedures, they believe that only reading prayers can reject this virus.Abstrak: Setelah PBB menyatakan pandemi virus Covid-19 diseluruh dunia, perdebatan mengenai agama dan sains muncul kembali. Keadaan tersebut memunculkan berbagai respon dan persepsi di tengah masyarakat. Tak terkecuali dikalangan masyarakat Indonesia. Sejak kasus virus Covid-19 pertama sekali tercatat di Indonesia pada Maret 2020, pro kontra di dalam masyarakat Aceh terutama di Kabupaten Pidie Jaya mulai bermunculan. Beberapa komunitas mengatakan bahwa virus itu rekayasa dan sebagian lainnya menyatakan bahwa virus tersebut adalah mitos. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi perspektif Masyarakat Pidie Jaya tentang virus Covid-19. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kabupaten Pidie Jaya dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif jenis deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan Teknik dokumentasi dan wawancara. Hal penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sebagian masyarakat percaya bahwa virus Covid-19 adalah ilmiah dan perlu dikaji dengan ilmu penggetahuan dan teknologi. Mereka menyatakan bahwa untuk menghindari virus tersebut, mereka harus mengikuti protokol kesehatan. Tetapi masih ada juga yang percaya bahwa virus Covid-19 itu tidak akan terdampak pada masyarakat Aceh, kecuali masyarakat Cina, dimana virus itu berasal. Cara pandang seperti ini membuat masyarakat mengabaikan prosedur kesehatan, sehingga mereka enggan menggunakan masker, tidak menjaga jarak, dan mencuci tangan karena yakin tubuhnya tidak akan dihinggapi oleh virus Covid-19. Disamping itu ada juga masyarakat yang tidak percaya sama sekali tentang virus tersebut, dan menyebutkan hanya cerita bohong, rekayasa pihak-pihak tertentu, untuk membuat masyarakat takut. Bagi masyarakat yang tidak percaya tentang virus ini, maka mereka sangat abai dengan prosedur kesehatan dan mereka yakin dengan hanya membaca doa mereka dapat menolak virus ini

Role models, compatibility, and knowledge lead to increased evolution acceptance

Background Evolution acceptance is still low in the United States, especially among religious students. Due to low acceptance, researchers have used a wide variety of methods to increase evolution acceptance. Six culturally competent methods for teaching evolution to religious students have been identified, this manuscript looks specifically at the method of reconciliation between religion and evolution. The reconciliation module has been shown to effectively increase evolution acceptance while allowing students to maintain their religious views. However, we lack an understanding of why this method is effective. We measure evolution acceptance and religiosity at eight religiously affiliated institutions in the United States to again measure the effects of a reconciliation model in biology classrooms. This manuscript also attempts to address classroom influences that allowed students to reconcile evolution with their religious beliefs. Results Of the eight schools that participated, there were no statistically significant decreases in the religiosity of the students over the semester. Five of the eight institutions had statistically significant increases in their evolution acceptance scores over the semester. We identified three major influences students mentioned as reasons for change towards evolution acceptance: the presence of a role model, discussions on religion and science compatibility, and learning about evolution. Conclusions We identified influential practices instructors could integrate into their classrooms to help students better incorporate evolution into their personal views. Having a role model and talking about compatibility between religion and evolution are influential in changing students’ views about evolution. Learning the mechanisms of the theory of evolution is also important in changing students’ views about evolution and might be more impactful when used in conjunction with a role model or a compatibility discussion.

Finding Faith between the Sciences: The Cases of ‘The Outer Worlds’ and ‘Mass Effect: Andromeda’

Science fiction, as a genre, has always been a place for religion, either as an inspirational source or as a part of the fictional universe. Religious themes in science fiction narratives, however, also invoke the question of the relationship, or the absence thereof, between religion and science. When the themes of religion and science are addressed in contemporary science fiction, they are regularly set in opposition, functioning in a larger discussion on the (in)comparability of religion and science in science fiction novels, games, and films. In the games The Outer Worlds and Mass Effect Andromeda, this discussion is raised positively. Involving terminology and notions related to deism, pantheism, and esoterism, both games claim that science and religion can co-exist with one another. Since digital games imbue the intra-textual readers (gamer) to take on the role as one of the characters of the game they are reading (avatar), the discussion shifts from a descriptive discourse to a normative one in which the player cannot but contribute to.