Indian Scientists' Definitions of Religion and Spirituality

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dc.citation.articleNumber355en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber7en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleReligionsen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber11en_US
dc.contributor.authorKhalsa, Simranjiten_US
dc.contributor.authorKalinowski, Brenton D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHoward Ecklund, Elaineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-14T20:13:37Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-08-14T20:13:37Zen_US
dc.date.issued2020en_US
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.en_US
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.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/rel11070355en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/109222en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
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 citeden_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subject.keywordIndiaen_US
dc.subject.keywordreligion and scienceen_US
dc.subject.keywordsociology of religionen_US
dc.subject.keywordspiritualityen_US
dc.titleIndian Scientists' Definitions of Religion and Spiritualityen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
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