Religion Matters: The Contemporary Relevance of Religion

This book draws together leaders in science, the health sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences to investigate the role of religion, its meaning and relevance, for their area of specialization. It provides a much—needed fresh perspective on the way in which religion operates within the modern, neo—liberal world.

The book approaches the topic by way of a critical engagement between religion, broadly defined, and the individual disciplines in which each of the contributors is exper...