RELG 340 - Science and Religion
Module 15
Module Learning Objectives and their relationships to Course Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this Module, you will be able to :
- Describe and discuss the current state of the Science and Religion dialogue, with reference to some non-Christian spiritual and religious views. (CLOs A & F)
- Describe and discuss some current ethical questions raised by scientific endeavors. (CLO E)
- Describe and discuss the ways in which a selection of scientists of various faiths integrate scientific knowledge with their spiritualities. (CLO F)
- Begin to formulate a religious response to current scientific theories. (CLO G)
Readings
- Practicing Science, Living Faith : chapters 1, 2, & Conclusion
- 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 15
- From chapter 1 : How does Jane Goodall express her sense of our personal value and responsibility in the world
- What is ethology
- When Jane Goodall went to Cambridge, what were some of the other research projects on animals that today we would think of as cruel. Are such experiments still being conducted.
- What were some of the things that Jane Goodall did that were completely contrary to the established practice of the time.
- What was one behavior of a chimpanzee that showed Jane Goodall that chimps had minds
- Why do some scientists refuse to admit that animals have feelings and sentience
- How does Jane Goodall express her religious belief
- How does Jane Goodall express seeing the "soul" of a creature
- How does Jane Goodall express her fundamental questions about the world, and how does she answer them
- From chapter 2 : What is Dr. Barendregt's religious background
- How does Dr. Barendregt define religion
- How would you define religion
- From his concluding paragraph, How does Dr. Barendregt express the similarity between mathematics and meditation
- From the Conclusion : What is the first point of connection between practicing science and living faith noted by Philip Clayton
- Give two examples to illustrate this first point of connection
- What is the second point of connection between practicing science and living faith noted by Philip Clayton
- Give two examples to illustrate this second point of connection
- What is the third point of connection between practicing science and living faith noted by Philip Clayton
- What are some of the things that Philip Clayton did not find in his interviews with the scientists
- What is the final point of connection between practicing science and living faith noted by Philip Clayton
For some of your answers you may have to go beyond the textbook
Remember to cite your sources
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Discussion Board 15
Thread - Whom would you most like to have been, or to have had as a mentor :
Jane Goodall, Hendrik Barendregt, Maria Montessori, Philip Clayton??
Choose whom you would most like to have been, or to have had as a mentor, 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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