From: [email protected] on behalf of Karen S. Boyd
Sent: Mon 8/29/2005 12:49 PM
To: Del Thomas Ph. D.
Cc: teachsoc
Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: Teaching environment
I know that there is an organization of Christian Sociologists
out there
somewhere. As a sociologist who believes in Creation, I know
I am not alone.
Just as there are biologists, chemists and other
scientists who believe in
creation. I also believe that there is
evolution within species, which I do
not believe contradicts my
beliefs. I teach at a state school however, and as
a professional do
not believe that the lecturn gives me the right to preach my
beliefs to my
students. As many of us learned and most textbooks for
introductory
sociology affirm, sociologists are not concerned with the truth or
falsity of
such beliefs but rather how religion (as an institution and a part of
the
social structure) affect members of a society.
--
Karen Boyd,
ABD
University of Notre Dame
Department of Sociology
940 Flanner
Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46635
(574) 271-7083 (home)
(574)631-7213
(office)
(574)850-8062 (cellular)
--
Karen Boyd, M.A.
University
of Notre Dame
Department of Sociology
940 Flanner Hall
Notre Dame,
IN 46635
(574) 271-7083 (home)
(574)631-7213
(office)
(574)850-8062 (cellular)
Quoting "Del Thomas Ph. D."
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> A recent report found that 90+
Americans believed that the universe was
> created by a supreme
being. I have no more information, and it could be
> spin.
>
However, there have been a series of "findings" indicating that close to
>
half the population has been born again and or rejects Darwin.
Students
> and sociologists will be included
> in these
findings. That leads me to the following questions.
>
>
1. Can you be a sociologist and believe that the universe was
created
> by a supreme being?
>
> 2. How would such a
teaching environment impact the definition of the
>
classroom?
>
>
>
Del
>
>
