The Dialogue between Religion and Science in Today’s World, in the View of Orthodox Spirituality
The Dialogue between Religion and Science in Today’s World, in the View of Orthodox Spirituality

Summary/Abstract: The Dialogue between Religion and Science in Today’s World, in the View of Orthodox Spirituality. One of the core issues of today’s world, the dialogue between science and religion has recently come to the attention of new fields of knowledge, which points to a change in some of the “classical” elements. Having a different history in the East and in the West, in Catholic and in Orthodox Christianity, the relation between faith and science has lived through some difficult centuries, marked by the attempt of some scientific domains to prove the universe’s materialist ontology and thus the uselessness of religion. This paper aims to present an overview of the stages that marked the often radical separation of science from religion, by highlighting the mutations recorded during the past few decades not only in society but also in the lives of the young, as a result of the unprecedented development of technology. With technology failing to raise both communication and interpersonal communication to the anticipated level, recent research does not hesitate in emphasizing the unfavorable consequences brought about by the development of the means of communication, in terms of the human being’s relation to oneself and to one’s neighbors. The solutions we have identified enable an update of the patristic model concerning the relation between religion and science, in the spirit of humility, the one that can bring the Light of life.

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