Science and religion are closely interconnected in the scientific study of religion, which can be traced back to seventeenth-century natural histories of religion.
In order to understand the scope of science and religion and what interactions there are between them, we must at least get a rough sense of what science and religion are. After all, “science” and “religion” are not eternally unchanging terms with unambiguous meanings. Indeed, they are terms that were coined recently, with meanings that vary across times and cultures.
A recent development in the scientific study of religion is the cognitive science of religion.
Science and religion in Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism
As noted, most studies on the relationship between science and religion have focused on science and Christianity, with only a small number of publications devoted to other religious traditions . Relatively few monographs pay attention to the relationship between science and religion in non-Christian