I have read few books, attempting to differentiate and integrate “Science & Religion” but failed totally. But this book made a decent attempt to convince….still
The religion is more of inner and Science more of outer. Religion carries lot of myth and Science can be proved by anyone who follows the procedures.
The science never integrates coz once science was slave to church and they never allowed the science in cherishing and declaring the universal truth. Hence the science is no way to integrate with religion.
The author attempted the science and religions have to lose certain principle to integrate but that is not possible coz without Myth there is no religion. Hence it is failed.
The author attempt in integrating was awesome. The four quadrants and explaining detailing about Left top for Religion and Right side for science and the topic like Romanticism, Idealism, Post-modernism was thoroughly discussed and how it failed in integrating the science and religion. The chapter Reconciliation was good.
The book was published in 1998 , there was a scientific development in all department and he made an attempt to compromise science and religions. Now science overtaken the religions.
Superb book to read by travelling back in time otherwise it look more absurd to present situation.