Reiss, MJ; (2014) What Significance does christianity have for science education? In: International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching. (pp. 1637-1662).

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© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014. In a number of countries, issues to do with religion seem increasingly to be of importance in school science lessons and some other science educational settings, such as museums. This chapter begins by discussing the nature of religion and the nature of science and then looks at understandings of possible relationships between science and Christianity with particular reference to such issues as determinism, evolution and the uses to which advances in scientific knowledge may be put. It then goes on to examine whether the notion of worldviews is helpful to science educators working in this area. Finally, ways of teaching science so as to take account of Christian beliefs are considered.

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