Science and Religion in a Democratic Society

This book overturns the common belief that science fosters democracy while religion threatens it. In it, Yiftach Fehige argues that democratic societies flourish when they embrace enduring pluralism rather than enforce secular uniformity. Drawing on detailed research and the innovative “Hamburg’s Way” curriculum for public religious education, Fehige shows how scientific inquiry and religious traditions can coexist, despite legitimate tensions between them, as mutually enriching forces. His...