Religion is Like a Secret/Hidden Topic among Scientists in US elite universities! Are Indian universities too headed in same direction?
Last updated on October 18th 2013 I did a Google search on religion in elite US universities and came up with this interesting March 2011 article by E.H. Ecklund, Associate Professor of Sociology, Rice university: Religious Scientists: Faith in the American University, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elaine-howard-ecklund-phd/what-is-keeping-universit_b_839161.html . She (perhaps with some other colleagues) did a survey of "nearly 1,700 scientists at elite American universities". Interesting points from it that tell the sorry state of affairs (from my religion-lover perspective): Many academic scientists told the author of the article that "religion has no place in the modern academy." [Based on response from "scientifically selected sample of 275" scientists at elite American universities.] The author writes that social scientists are more likely to favour religion being part of their discipline. Even though many academic scientists are religious ...