Do scientists see conflict between science and faith? Do cultural factors shape the attitudes of  scientists toward religion? Can scientists help show us a way to build collaboration between  scientific and religious communities, if such collaborations are even possible?

To answer these and similar questions, the authors of this book completed the most comprehensive international study of scientists’ attitudes toward religion ever undertaken, surveying more than 20,000 scientists and conducting in-depth interviews with over 600 of them. From this wealth of data, the authors extract the real story of the relationship between science and religion in the lives of scientists around the world. Secularity and Science makes three big claims: Religion and science overlap in scientific work.  Many scientists—including many who identify as atheists—see spirituality in science. And finally, the idea that religion and science must conflict is an invention of the West.

Throughout the chapters, the book couples nationally representative survey data with captivating stories of individual scientists, whose experiences highlight these important themes in the data. Secularity and Science leaves inaccurate assumptions about science and religion behind, and offers a new, more nuanced understanding of how science and religion interact and how they can be integrated for the common good.

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