THE480: Science and Religion

This unit looks at the relationship between science and religion in western culture which has been cooperative and confrontational. The unit will look at science and religion in the ancient world, the medieval world of Christianity and Islam, and the Enlightenment to the nineteenth century when there was a growing divide between the two worldviews. The second half of the unit will look at various issues in modern science and religion such as biology and medicine, and physics.

Related Unit Codes:

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.
Prerequisites	Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Associate Professor Rowan Strong Position: Associate Professor E-mail: R.Strong@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.009 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6470
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Associate Professor Rowan Strong Associate Professor (R.Strong@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6470 Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.009 MURDOCH S1: Internal (16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)   MURDOCH S1: External (16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)