Why Science and Faith Need Each Other
Book • 2020
Elaine Howard Ecklund's 'Why Science and Faith Need Each Other' is written for faith communities, particularly Christians, to demonstrate overlap in values between scientific and religious life.
The book identifies shared virtues such as curiosity, doubt, humility, creativity, healing, gratitude, awe, and justice, and offers practical guidance for congregations to engage constructively with science.
Ecklund draws on sociological research to show how collaboration can address contemporary ethical and technological challenges.
She also provides concrete suggestions for religious leaders to welcome scientists and foster conversations that bridge divides.
The work serves as both a corrective to conflict narratives and a handbook for faith-based engagement with scientific issues.
The book identifies shared virtues such as curiosity, doubt, humility, creativity, healing, gratitude, awe, and justice, and offers practical guidance for congregations to engage constructively with science.
Ecklund draws on sociological research to show how collaboration can address contemporary ethical and technological challenges.
She also provides concrete suggestions for religious leaders to welcome scientists and foster conversations that bridge divides.
The work serves as both a corrective to conflict narratives and a handbook for faith-based engagement with scientific issues.
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From Conflict to Collaboration: The Science-Religion Conversation We Need with Dr. Elaine Howard Ecklund
