From: Stephen Jones <stephenhowardjones@PROTECTED>
Date: July 16, 2019 at 11:57:51 AM GMT+2
To: SOCREL@PROTECTED
Subject: New publication: Science, Belief and Society: International Perspectives on Religion, Non-Religion and the Public Understanding of Science
Reply-To: Stephen Jones <stephenhowardjones@PROTECTED>

Dear SocRel,

Please find details below of a new collection edited by Rebecca Catto, Tom Kaden and myself, 'Science, Belief and Society', featuring contributions from a number of SocRel members.

We launched the collection last week, and the publishers have reduced the price by 50% until the end of August to mark the occasion. The book is also avilable from Chicago in the US:

https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/science-belief-and-society 

https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/S/bo48152919.html

Best wishes,

Stephen

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Science, Belief and Society

International Perspectives on Religion, Non-Religion and the Public Understanding of Science

Edited by Stephen H Jones, University of Birmingham, Rebecca Catto, Kent State University and Tom Kaden, University of Bayreuth

"This timely and rich volume engages sociological considerations of science and belief and extends our understanding of how different groups across the world reconcile or reject diverse aspects of these two ways of knowing." Shiri Noy, Denison University

The relationship between science and belief has been a prominent subject of public debate for many years, one that has relevance to everything from science communication, health and education to immigration and national values. Yet, sociological analysis of these subjects remains surprisingly scarce. This wide-ranging book critically reviews the ways in which religious and non-religious belief systems interact with scientific theories and practices. Contributors explore how, for some secularists, ‘science’ forms an important part of social identity. Others examine how many contemporary religious movements justify their beliefs by making a claim upon science. Moving beyond the traditional focus on the United States, the book shows how debates about science and belief are firmly embedded in political conflict, class, community and culture.

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