In the 2nd episode of Season 4, John H. Evans, Tata Chancellor’s Chair in Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology, and Co-Director of the Institute of Practical Ethics of the University of California San Diego, talks about how his research shows that the religion and science debate should increasingly focus on moral conflict between religion and science, rather than on facts.
(This episode was recorded in July 2024)
This podcast is 28 minutes and 12 seconds long.
The keywords associated with this episode are:
- Sociology of Religion
- Ethics and Morality
To learn more about John’s work, we recommend you check out:
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Evans, J. (2018). Morals Not Knowledge: Recasting the Contemporary U.S. Conflict Between Religion and Science (University of California Press, 2018) Evans, J. (2022). “Inquiry, Not Science, as the Source of Secularization in Higher Education.” Sociology of Religion 83 (1): 102-129. Evans, J. (2020). “Who Doesn’t Trust Fauci? The Public’s Belief in the Expertise and Shared Values of Scientists in the Covid-19 Pandemic.” Socius 6:1-13 (with Eszter Hargittai) Evans, J. (2020). “The Theological Debate Over Human Enhancement: an Empirical Case Study of a Mediating Organization.” Zygon 55(3): 615-637. Or check out John’s institutional profile. |
