{"product_id":"the-faithful-scientist-experiences-of-anti-religious-bias-in-scientific-training-hardback-9781479823710","title":"The Faithful Scientist; Experiences of Anti-Religious Bias in Scientific Training (Hardback) 9781479823710","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Faithful Scientist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExperiences of Anti-Religious Bias in Scientific Training\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher P. Scheitle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781479823710\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 October 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 25 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This accessible and well-researched study of those who are both scientists and people of faith will be a vital resource for specialists who study religion and science.\" - John H. Evans, Tata Chancellor's Chair of Social Science, University of California, San Diego \"Compellingly illustrates how religion and science are sources of social identity that shape aspiring scientists' career paths in numerous ways. Scheitle deftly shows how graduate students reconcile religious belief with the supposed radical secularism of organized science.\" - Timothy O'Brien, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee \"Scheitle's work offers an important contribution to the social scientific study of religion and critical analysis of religion's larger role in shaping contemporary scientific inquiry and academic institutions.\" (Reading Religion) \"Tightly argued and well researched … this book makes an excellent case for why scientists who really believe that a diversity of life experience can enrich our work should care about this kind of diversity, as well.\" (Social Forces)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReveals biases within scientific PhD training programs against emerging scientists who embrace a religious faith and the ramifications for science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Science is often viewed as antithetical to religion, and it is true that scientists, particularly those who work at universities, are generally much less religious than the average American adult. So what is it like to be a religious individual pursuing an advanced education and career in science? \u003cbr\u003e Featuring engaging interviews and survey data from over 1,300 PhD students in the natural and social sciences, The Faithful Scientist shows that the core challenge is not contending with contradictions between faith-based beliefs and scientific knowledge. Instead, it is the bias budding scientific practitioners face from their colleagues if they are religious.\u003cbr\u003e These dynamics are important for science as a field, and ultimately for those who engage with or benefit from the results of scientific research. There are real benefits to fostering diversity in science, which may lead to more useful discoveries for populations who have generally not been the focus of research. And women, Black, and Latina\/o people tend in general to be more religious than their white male peers, meaning that diversifying the gender, ethnic, and racial composition of the scientific workforce likely requires diversifying the religious composition too. This book offers vital empirical data that provide insight into what it means to support and foster religious diversity in science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52735592792344,"sku":"9781479823710","price":25.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-faithful-scientist-experiences-of-anti-religious-bias-in-scientific-training-hardback-9781479823710","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}