Religion und Wissenschaft

Are religion and science compatible? The fact that this question has been highly controversial for centuries shows: Something important is at stake here. At stake is nothing less than the question of how certainties are established and who may legitimately speak to what. The textbook offers a systematic and comprehensible introduction, reviews the debates from the sociological classics to today, and reflects on the importance of the topic in contemporary controversies such as bioethics, gender, and conspiracy narratives. It is intended for students of all subjects related to religion as well as for all readers who want to better understand the complex relationships between knowledge and belief and their social significance.