RELG 340 - Science and Religion
Module 8
Module Learning Objectives and their relationships to Course Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this Module, you will be able to :
- Describe and discuss how some scientists from non-Christian religions approach the Science and Religion dialogue. (CLOs A & F)
Readings
- Practicing Science, Living Faith : chapters 5, 6, & 9
- Notes for this Module
InterNet Links for this Module
- Biographies of people mentioned in the readings
- Links for this Module
- Other useful articles can be found by using Search Engines such as GoodSearch
- Remember - always cite your sources
Reading Report 8
- From chapter 5 : How does Dr. Goodenough refer to what others might call "God"
- What causes Dr. Goodenough to feel a sense of awe. How might this be expressed in more orthodox theological terms
- What is sacred for Dr. Goodenough
- What question does Dr. Goodenough refrain from pursuing, and why
- How does Dr. Goodenough express the difference between theists and atheists. (She also mentions non-theists and agnostics, but does not describe their views)
- How does Dr. Goodenough describe "vertical transcendence"
- How does Dr. Goodenough describe "horizontal transcendence"
- What draws Dr, Goodenough to spiritual issues and what gives her a sensation of wonder and awe
- What two broad categories of ethics does Dr. Goodenough mention
- What warning for present society does Dr. Goodenough draw from the Columbine massacre
- If you were to meet Dr. Goodenough, what question would you like to ask her, and why
- From chapter 6 : What is entomology, and why did Dr. Odhiambo become an entomologist
- How old was Dr. Odhiambo when he started work to help support his siblings, and what did this experience emphasize for him
- How does Dr. Odhiambo relate our mind to God
- According to Dr. Odhiambo, how do African religious traditions see the relationship between living people and those who have died
- How does Dr. Odhiambo express our relatedness to the rest of creation
- If you had had a chance to meet Dr. Odhiambo, what question would you have liked to ask him, and why
- From chapter 9 : What is Dr. Satoto's religious background
- How does Dr. Satoto express his belief in God as the God of truth, and how does he relate this to science
- What deeper truth lies behind the statement "God cures, and the doctor takes the fee." How should scientists (and all people) take this to heart
- Why are ethical restraints important in science
- What makes Dr. Satoto happy
- What example does Dr. Satoto give to illustrate that "scientific truth" is not infallible
- Do you agree or disagree with Dr. Satoto's view of Adam and Eve and the Fall. What might you say to him on these subjects.
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then submit it as one document.
Discussion Board 8
Thread - Whom would you most like to have as a mentor :
Ursula Goodenough, Thomas Odhiambo (if he were still alive), Satoto?
Choose the person with whom you would most like to work, write an account of his/her life, and say why you chose him/her rather than any of the others.
Replies to 2 of your classmates' threads - If possible, choose Threads which deal with different people.
What are your thoughts about the people chosen, and their influence on the dialog between Science and Religion?
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