Science, worldviews, and education

Science and Education

Volumn 18, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 667-695

  Gauch Jr , Hugh G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Atheism; Empirical evidence; Human nature; Humanities; Miracles; Natural theology; Powers and limits of science; Presuppositions; Public evidence; Realism; Religion; Scientific literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650083215     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-006-9059-1     Document Type: Article

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