The aim of the Science and Religion in Schools Project, which is “to encourage open minded and informed debate on the claims of science and those of the major world religions,” is to bring the “Science and Religion” debate into schools.
What is in the guide? An overview of resources for teachers tackling science and religion in schools.
The question of how to relate scientific and religious beliefs is both topical and important. It is also fascinating, to teachers and their pupils alike, because there is no single answer.
All of us are shaped by forces, even in the supposedly free thinking academy, which we perhaps only understand and evaluate years later.
Why the constructive engagement of religion and science is needed and some strategic thoughts about how this might be best pursued.
Examining several attempts to change the way in which science is taught in the K–16 levels.
We do not have to sacrifice training in research in order to provide our students with a liberal education, just as we do not have to fragment and deform so much of our students’ education, as we do now.
The history of the universe, the evolution of life, and the rise of human civilizations are in fact a unified story and best taught that way.
Presently, way too much of the science and religion discussion could be summed up in the “X-Files” slogan, “Trust No One.” I’d much prefer to move ahead in accordance with the other slogan: “The Truth Is Out There.”
We have only begun to discuss this idea with religious education and secular school teachers, but all have been excited by the prospect of turning this into student projects—for helping children learn and experience history, science, and religion.