Part I: The Origins of the Conflict Model. It will also become apparent that this tradition contains important principles that can guide us today in presenting the gospel to a culture that is increasingly shaped by science. This will give some insight into why these ideas, though false, were found so persuasive when first proposed and achieved the enormous influence that persists to this day.Īfter that we will see that the Catholic Church’s theological tradition, as embodied in a number of great thinkers, reveals a very different approach to the relation of science and faith than suggested by the conflict model. We will examine the origin of the conflict model in the United States, including the historical context and the specific persons and events that gave rise to it. This is a deeply rooted assumption in the minds of many Americans, and recent research reveals that the perspective of many young Catholics in America today is shaped by it-as many as 70% of Catholic emerging adults, according to sociologist Christian Smith.
According to it, there is no possibility of harmony between science and faith, because they are rival ways of explaining the universe, with the proponents of each fighting each other in a zero-sum game. The conflict model of science and religion says that scientific inquiry and religious faith (especially Catholicism) have been intractably opposed to each other throughout history.
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