An interview with Elaine Howard Ecklund following her lecture on “The Faiths of Scientists in the UK and US.” The interview asks questions about the lecture and explanations and further developments of various aspects. The questions are below with time markers so simply click on them to go to the questions you are interested in.
1. You talk explores the research of religious identities among scientists, can you define what you mean by religious identities? (00:24)
2. The 8 countries investigated are the US, UK, France, Italy Turkey, India, Taiwan and Hong Kong, how did you select these countries? (1:30)
3. You mention scientists as ‘carriers of secularization’, what do you mean by this? (3:13)
4. Why is the UK so interesting to study with regards to science and religion? (5:03)
5. In your talk, you use the phrase ‘non-overlapping magisterium’, what is this? (6:18)
6. Your study /research shows that religion is a private matter in the UK – what impact does this have on your responses? (8:12)
7. Did you notice any influence by demographics? (9:24)
8. You also mention legitimate and illegitimate religion – why are these so important? (10:30)
9. A question that came up in the Q&A was the self-selection effect, what is this and is it important? (12:18)
10. The next country you will investigate is France, this to me seems very exciting but challenging due to it being a secular country – what are your feelings? (14:33)
