Science under Siege Image close
Science under Siege on Hardback
Science under Siege on Hardback
Show Hide Adult Content
Science under Siege close

Non-Fiction Books:

Home  
Books  
Non-Fiction  
Social Sciences  
Sociology, social studies  
Social theory

Science under Siege

Contesting the Secular Religion of Scientism
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

Format:

Hardback
$335.99
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
0 in Trolley

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $84.00 with Afterpay Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 17-27 June using International Courier

Explore more Cultural Sociology

See all products in this series

Social Tragedy on Hardback by S. Baker Save $55
$135.99
$191.95
Social Tragedy
by S. Baker ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Meanings of Life in Contemporary Ireland by T Inglis
$135.99
Meanings of Life in Contemporary Ireland
by T Inglis ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Politics of Meaning/Meaning of Politics on Hardback
$312.99
Politics of Meaning/Meaning of Politics
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Seeking Authenticity in Place, Culture, and the Self by N. Osbaldiston
$135.99
Seeking Authenticity in Place, Culture, and the Self
by N. Osbaldiston ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Liberal Barbarism on Hardback by E. Ringmar
$137.99
Liberal Barbarism
by E. Ringmar ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Courage for Civil Repair
$265.99
The Courage for Civil Repair
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Seeking Authenticity in Place, Culture, and the Self on Hardback by N. Osbaldiston
$135.99
Seeking Authenticity in Place, Culture, and the Self
by N. Osbaldiston ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Global Injustice Symbols and Social Movements by T. Olesen
$135.99
Global Injustice Symbols and Social Movements
by T. Olesen ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Angry Abolitionists and the Rhetoric of Slavery by Benjamin Lamb-Books
$263.99
Angry Abolitionists and the Rhetoric of Slavery
by Benjamin Lamb-Books ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Protest by James M. Jasper
$79.99
Protest
by James M. Jasper ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Whites Recall the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham on Hardback by Sandra K Gill
$135.99
Whites Recall the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham
by Sandra K Gill ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Semantics of Violence on Hardback by Nelson Arteaga Botello
$288.99
Semantics of Violence
by Nelson Arteaga Botello ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Nation and the Promise of Friendship on Hardback by Danny Kaplan
$242.99
The Nation and the Promise of Friendship
by Danny Kaplan ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Sociology as a Human Science on Hardback by Isaac Ariail Reed
$335.99
Sociology as a Human Science
by Isaac Ariail Reed ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Culture of Democracy on Hardback by Bin Xu
$145.99
The Culture of Democracy
by Bin Xu ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
The Cultural Sociology of Political Assassination by R. Eyerman
$146.99
The Cultural Sociology of Political Assassination
by R. Eyerman ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Description

Identifying scientism as religion’s secular counterpart, this collection studies contemporary contestations of the authority of science. These controversies suggest that what we are witnessing today is not an increase in the authority of science at the cost of religion, but a dual decline in the authorities of religion and science alike. This entails an erosion of the legitimacy of universally binding truth claims, be they religiously or scientifically informed. Approaching the issue from a cultural-sociological perspective and building on theories from the sociology of religion, the volume unearths the cultural mechanisms that account for the headwind faced by contemporary science. The empirical contributions highlight how the field of academic science has lost much of its former authority vis-à-vis competing social realms; how political and religious worldviews define particular research findings as favorites while dismissing others; and how much of today’s distrust of science is directed against scientific institutions and academic scientists rather than against science per se.

Author Biography:

Dick Houtman is Senior Professor of Sociology of Culture and Religion at the Center for Sociological Research at the University of Leuven, Belgium, and Faculty Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology, Yale University, USA. Stef Aupers is Senior Professor of Media Culture at the Institute for Media Studies at the University of Leuven, Belgium. Rudi Laermans is Senior Professor of Social Theory at the Center for Sociological Research at the University of Leuven, Belgium.
Release date Australia
May 13th, 2021
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Dick Houtman
  • Edited by Rudi Laermans
  • Edited by Stef Aupers
Edition
1st ed. 2021
Illustrations
4 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 242 p. 4 illus.
Pages
242
ISBN-13
9783030696481
Product ID
34553995

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Non-Fiction >
Social Sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Social theory
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Religion & beliefs
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Social Sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Social groups & communities >
Religious groups
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Politics & government
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Religion & beliefs >
Religion: general >
Religious issues & debates >
Religion & science