Science and Religion: Origins

Science and Religion: Origins is a crosslisted Cognitive Science/Social Science tutorial taught by Salman Hameed and Laura Sizer.

Course Description
This course will examine the interaction between science and religion, with the goal of understanding the history of their relationship from the Greeks to the modern day. Both science and religion seek to explain the natural world and the origin of humanity. We will discuss how and when these efforts have overlapped and been in tension. We will specifically focus on origin questions, including the origin of the universe, life, and humans, examining both scientific and religious approaches to these questions.

Learning Goals

 * Reading
 * Writing