Indian Scientists' Definitions of Religion and Spirituality

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dc.citation.articleNumber355
dc.citation.issueNumber7
dc.citation.journalTitleReligions
dc.citation.volumeNumber11
dc.contributor.authorKhalsa, Simranjit
dc.contributor.authorKalinowski, Brenton D.
dc.contributor.authorHoward Ecklund, Elaine
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-14T20:13:37Z
dc.date.available2020-08-14T20:13:37Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractScientists are often assumed to be irreligious and little research has examined the role of religion and spirituality in their lives. Recent research shows that many scientists do articulate a commitment to the sacred and see religion and spirituality as influencing their work. However, we lack a basic understanding of how scientists define religion and spirituality, particularly outside of the Western world. We examine Indian Scientists’ definitions of religion and spirituality and their tie to scientists’ views on the relationship between religion and science. Drawing on 80 in-depth interviews with Indian scientists, we find that although science often operates as a global institution, national context influences definitions of religion and spirituality. Further, the views a scientist has about the relationship between religion and science are linked to their definition of religion. To understand and navigate the relationship between religion and science, we must study definitions of religion and spirituality, as well as the way they are shaped by national context.
dc.identifier.citationKhalsa, Simranjit, Kalinowski, Brenton D. and Howard Ecklund, Elaine. "Indian Scientists' Definitions of Religion and Spirituality." <i>Religions,</i> 11, no. 7 (2020) MDPI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel11070355.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/rel11070355
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/109222
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsThis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.keywordIndia
dc.subject.keywordreligion and science
dc.subject.keywordsociology of religion
dc.subject.keywordspirituality
dc.titleIndian Scientists' Definitions of Religion and Spirituality
dc.typeJournal article
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