Matthew Stanley: Science & Religion Beyond the Conflict Model

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2020

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Are you ready for a super fun and nerdy podcast? Dr. Stanely has been an important thinker for my current research project. His book on renowned Quaker physicist Arthur Eddington was one I kept on telling friends about. When his new book Einstein's War came out I knew it would make for a good reason to have him on the podcast. My high expectations for the conversation were not just met but exceeded. As a historian of science who works in the conversation between religion and science, there were a bunch of different topics that came up we both love talking about. Hopefully this will not be his last visit on the podcast. In the conversation we discuss: how bad the conflict model of religion and science is the life of Arthur Eddington is Buddhism a religion? the emergence of scientific naturalism and why it isn't necessary the relationship of Einstein and Eddington how Einstein changed the scientific picture of the world how scientists got arrested for being spies the connection between physics, pacifism, and internationalism why Einstein's War should be a movie the limits and nature of science shout out to how the hippies saved physics the nature of truth within cultural/religious traditions PS: Einstein's War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I, just came out in paperback. As you will hear in the interview, it is too good to miss. Matthew Stanley is professor of the history of science at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. He has published two academic books and has written for Physics Today, Physics World and the Los Angeles Review of Books. He has a podcast, What the If?!?, and has appeared on documentaries on the History Channel, BBC and NPR. Check Out his books! Einstein's War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I, Practical Mystic: Religion, Science, and A. S. Eddington, and Huxley's Church and Maxwell's Demon: From Theistic Science to Naturalistic Science. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Before we jump in, I want to encourage everyone who's been thinking about it to join the new homebrewed Christianity Reading Group starting in August, running through September
0:22.6	with Adam Clark.
0:25.0	He's one of the co-chairs for the Black Theology Group, the American Academy of Religion,
0:30.3	a student of James Cohn, which is exactly why that combined with our friendship means
0:35.4	he should help facilitate a Black Theology reading group for homebrewed Christianity.
0:40.5	And it's open to anyone and everyone who at this moment thinks we need to wrestle with the theological voices coming out of black theology.
0:49.1	We're going to read plenty of James Cohn and Dolores Williams.
0:52.7	And not just Adam Clark's going to be there.
0:54.4	I have some friends showing up like Monica A. Coleman, womanist process theologian.
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