Seeking Good Debate
Subtitle: Religion, Science, and Conflict in American Public Life
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: Feb 16, 2016
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780520285088
Description: "Religion and science often appear to cause conflict in American public life. But why? This book reports the results from the first study to combine large-scale empirical analysis of multiple "religion and science" debates with in-depth research into what Americans actually want from public life. The surprising finding is that apparent conflicts involving religion and science reflect a more fundamental conflict between media elites and ordinary Americans over what good debate should be, raising profound questions about the future of the public sphere and American democracy"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Source title: Seeking Good Debate: Religion, Science, and Conflict in American Public Life