WHAT SCIENCE CAN AND CANNOT OFFER TO A RELIGIOUS NARRATIVE

Ursula W. Goodenough

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9744.1994.tb00670.x

WHAT SCIENCE CAN AND CANNOT OFFER TO A RELIGIOUS NARRATIVE

Ursula W. Goodenough

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Abstract

Abstract. A molecular/cell biologist offers perspectives on the contributions that the scientific worldview might and might not make to religious though. It is argued that two essential features of institutionalized religions–their historical context and their supernatural orientation—are not addressed by the sciences, nor can the sciences contribute to the art and ritual that elicit states of faith and transcendence. The sciences have, however, important stories (myths) to offer, stories that have the potential to unify us, to tell us what is sacred, what has meaning, and how we might best proceed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	321-330
Number of pages	10
Journal	Zygon
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9744.1994.tb00670.x
State	Published - Sep 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

ancestor cult
earth cult
mystical experience
ritual sky cult

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