The historical interface between science and religion was depicted as an unbridgeable conflict in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Starting in the 19

Can scientific explanation ever make reference to God or the supernatural? The present consensus is no; indeed, a naturalistic stance is usually taken to be a d

In rethinking and reframing the American national narrative in a wider context, the contributors to this volume ask questions about both nationalism and the dis

Although historians have suggested for some time that we move away from the assumption of a necessary clash between science and religion, the conflict narrative

This collection marks a turning point in the study of the history of American religions. In challenging the dominant paradigm, Thomas A. Tweed and his coauthors