Dynamic Secularization Information Technology and the Tension Between Religion and Science
by
 
Bainbridge, William Sims. author.

Title
Dynamic Secularization Information Technology and the Tension Between Religion and Science

Author
Bainbridge, William Sims. author.

ISBN
9783319565026

Edition
1st ed. 2017.

Physical Description
VIII, 268 p. 27 illus., 25 illus. in color. online resource.

Abstract
This book discusses secularization, arguing that it may be more complex and significant than is generally recognized. Using a number of online exploration methods, the author provides insights into how religion may be changing, and how information technology might be energized in this process. Working from the premise that the relationship between science and religion is complex, the author demonstrates that while science has contradicted some specific religious beliefs, science itself may have been facilitated by beliefs formed many centuries ago. Science assists engineers in the development of powerful new technologies, and asserts that the universe is based on a set of fundamental principles that can be understood by humans through the assistance of mathematics.  The challenging ideas discussed will benefit readers through sharing a variety of Internet-based research methods and cultural discoveries. The book provides a balance betweenquantitative methods, illustrated by 24 tables of statistics, and qualitative methods, illustrated by 30 screenshots of computer-generated virtual worlds. Analysis interweaves with description, creating a sense of involvement in the experience of exploring online realities at the same time as radical insights are shared. .

Subject Term
Computers and civilization.
 
Social sciences.
 
Humanities.
 
Data mining.
 
Mass media.
 
Religion and sociology.
 
Computers and Society.
 
Humanities and Social Sciences.
 
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.
 
Media Sociology.
 
Sociology of Religion.

Added Corporate Author
SpringerLink (Online service)

Electronic Access
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56502-6


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