Seeking Good Debate
Author | : Michael S. Evans |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2016-02-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520285088 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520285085 |
Rating | : 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "Religion and science often appear to cause conflict in American public life. But why? This book reports the results from the first study to combine large-scale empirical analysis of multiple "religion and science" debates with in-depth research into what Americans actually want from public life. The surprising finding is that apparent conflicts involving religion and science reflect a more fundamental conflict between media elites and ordinary Americans over what good debate should be, raising profound questions about the future of the public sphere and American democracy"--Provided by publisher.