A difficult topic to write about and students were often told to steer away from it should their 'fav' questions in 'sci&tech' featured religion as a keyword to deal with. Yes, agreed, in many cases.
A student once told me that one must wrestle with religion before gaining a personal voice to deal with it confidently. That was spoken with much wisdom, a far cry from clueless ones who waffle their way through, using rehashed points memorized from various sources (good only to a certain extent) but not when it becomes a mechanical undertaking, written with little understanding.
This recent take on an age-old divide shows how the debate is evolving, bringing fresh insights into the easy gulf that seems to separate the two. The last 2 pieces, (written much earlier), contribute deeper perspectives to the discussion.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/religion-science-coexist-faith-versus-fact-coyne/396362/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-small/the-battle-between-science-and-religion_b_938045.html
http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N25/anil.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/krista-tippett/reconciling-science-and-r_b_634395.html
Applied fields:
Medicine and the Science of Miracles (?)
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/408068
http://www.economist.com/node/304212
Evolutionary Biology-
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1018_041018_science_religion_2.html
The Social Sciences and Research into Human Sexuality-
http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_fixe.htm
There might be 2 outcomes in reading these news-
1. Be convinced of the double-bind and trap that haunt those intending to specialize in sci & tech essays in exams.
2. A renewed fascination and respect for this great debate, one that reveals your own sense of wonder and love for life and knowledge
3. Wisdom to know the difference :)
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