But remember the study was of US scientists and there is a distinctly
different flavor to the relation of Science and Christianity in Britain
and the US. There has never been a real strong YEC or quite the same
type of evangelical development in Britain. In some ways a CS Lewis or
a Polkinghorne can be more accepted by the establishment than over
here. To go further would get me beyond my expertise, but I am quite
sure that the different culture and historical differentiation plays an
important role in both how Science and Christianity are harmonized and
the attitudes of scientists toward Christianity. I would dare say there
is a closer similarity with this group ASA and CiS than the lay
evangelicals on the two continents.
And whoever mentioned that some areas make it more difficult to be seen
a Christian is right on. I know the area I am in (paleoecology) is one
that is harder to appear as a Christian and there were other areas at
the University of Illinois like Microbiology that seemed to be crowded
with Christians.
-- James Mahaffy (mahaffy@dordt.edu) Phone: 712 722-6279 Biology Department FAX : 712 722-1198 Dordt College, Sioux Center IA 51250