The Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture (ISSSC) was established in 2005 to advance understanding of the role of secular values and the process of secularization in contemporary society and culture. Nonpartisan and multidisciplinary, the Institute conducts
academic research, sponsors
curriculum development, and presents
public events.
ISSSC has a global research agenda and aims to develop strong international links. In the teaching sphere innovative courses are being developed on secularism and secularization at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including curricula, bibliographies and syllabi. The Institute serves as a forum for civic education and debate through lectures, seminars and conferences.
JUST PUBLISHED
Secularism & Science in the 21st Century
Edited by Ariela Keysar and Barry A. Kosmin
This book may be downloaded free of charge.
Also available in paperback ($10).
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ISBN-13: 978-0-615-19634-3
Copyright © 2008 Ariela Keysar and Barry A. Kosmin
I. The Evolution-Creation Conflict
Chapter 1 Science Education and Religion in America in the 21st Century: Holding the Center (Jon D. Miller & Robert T. Pennock)
Chapter 2 The Creationist Attack on Science and Secular Society (Daniel G. Blackburn)
Chapter 3 Evolution Education and the Science-Religion Conflict: Dispatches from a Philosophical Correspondent (Austin Dacey)
Chapter 4 The Cultural Particularity of Conflict between “Religion” and “Science” in a Global Context (Frank L. Pasquale)
II. Teaching Science
Chapter 5 The Competing Influence of Secularism and Religion on Science Education in a Secular Society (William Cobern)
Chapter 6 Implementing Methodological Secularism: The Teaching and Practice of Science in Contentious Times (David E. Henderson)
Chapter 7 U.S. Public Education: A Battleground from the Ivory Tower to First Grade (Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi)
Chapter 8 Toward a Clear Frontier between Science and Religion in Education (Juan Antonio Aguilera Mochón)
III. Scientific Literacy and Public Policy
Chapter 9 Why Can’t Science Tell the truth? Scientific Literacy in a Postmodern World (Jeffrey Burkhardt)
Chapter 10 The Salience of Secular Values and Scientific Literacy for American Democracy (Barry A. Kosmin & Juhem Navarro-Rivera)
Chapter 11 High School Students’ Opinions about Science Education (Ariela Keysar & Frank L. Pasquale)