ARE SCIENCE AND RELIGION IN CONFLICT

The widely held legend of historical conflict between science and reli gion cannot be sustained on the basis of research. Different sciences show different relationships to religion; the physical sciences show r approchement, whereas the human sciences often are antagonistic to rel igion. Reconciling science and religion by regarding each as applicabl e to a different domain is rejected in favor of seeing them as complem entary perspectives on the same phenomena. The science and theology of human nature represents a fruitful arena for the development of this approach. A key general requirement is the epistemological reconciliat ion of science and religion.