Why science and religion need to cooperate to prevent a recurrence of the Holocaust
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Why science and religion need to cooperate to prevent a recurrence of the Holocaust
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number610.943/0003
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]07434o
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]New York, New York, United States
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Palgrave Macmillan
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2010
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp171-179
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9780230621923
NotesArticle from the book ' Medicine after the Holocaust' pp171-179
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
In American society today, there are two great forces that shape the moral consensus and determine what is legitimate social policy - these are science and religion. Science needs to be checked with moral judgments. Religion needs to be checked so as not to become a vehicle to justify violence and not to be a source of demonizing of others