scientific ethos

The Dialogue of Religion and Science: New Approaches (An Overview of Discussions)

The paper is authored by the heads of the research project «The Development of a New Methodology for Dialogue and Cooperation between Science and Religion in Russia» (supported by John Templeton Foundation). The paper gives an overview of research results. The traditional dialogue (within Christian cultural tradition), which was largely epistemological, should be made wider and deeper thanks to new approaches — in particular looking comparatively at the very ethos of the scientific and religious communities.

Science and Christianity: Confrontation of Ways of Thinking

The article considers the ways of thinking of Science and Christianity in their relationship. The article demonstrates that there are three different aspects in understanding of scientific thinking. The first is based on «dogmatic» tradition of the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. The second considers science in the frame of critical rationality (K. Popper, H. Albert). The third demonstrates the irrational base of science and therefore its closeness to religion.