An absolute distinction between faith and science : contrast without compartmentalization
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Kroesbergen, Hermen
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Wiley
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This article argues for acknowledging the existence of an absolute distinction between faith and science. It is often assumed in the science and religion debate that such a distinction would be ahistorical and uncontextual. After discussing this critique, the analogy with love and facts will be used to explain how an absolute distinction between faith and science may exist nonetheless. This contrast, however, does not imply compartmentalization. It is shown that the absolute distinction between faith and science is of crucial importance to understand the historical contexts that so many contributors to the science and religion debate refer to in their argument against the approaches of Independence or Contrast. The article concludes that within our messy and complex practices there is an absolute distinction between faith and science—our historical contexts cannot be understood without it.
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Absolute, Compartmentalization, Contrast, Independence, Science and religion, Taxonomies
Sustainable Development Goals
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Kroesbergen, H. (2018), An absolute distinction between faith and science: contrast without compartmentalization. Zygon®, 53: 9–28. doi:10.1111/zygo.12396.