Legitimacy and the Field of Science and Religion
Prompted by the concerns about legitimacy that Josh Reeves expresses in his book Against Methodology in Science and Religion: Recent Debates on Rationality and Theology, this article considers how the field of science and religion, and the disciplines and scholars that comprise it, should think abou...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2020]
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Zygon
Year: 2020, Volume: 55, Issue: 3, Pages: 792-804 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Reeves, Josh A. 1976-, Against methodology in science and religion
/ Religion
/ Natural sciences
/ Methodology
/ Legitimation
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CF Christianity and Science |
Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Methodology B Legitimacy |
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Summary: | Prompted by the concerns about legitimacy that Josh Reeves expresses in his book Against Methodology in Science and Religion: Recent Debates on Rationality and Theology, this article considers how the field of science and religion, and the disciplines and scholars that comprise it, should think about the pursuit of legitimacy today. It begins by examining four features of any conferral of legitimacy on an object. It then looks more closely at distance and its effects on judgments of legitimacy. It first notes how longer distances can enable a wide range of factors other than the internal features or inherent merits of the object to influence judgments of its legitimacy. It then explores the factors that persons who have significant expertise in or experience with the object may consider when judging its legitimacy. It closes by posing three questions that anyone designing a strategy to increase the perceived legitimacy of an object might ask. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12624 |