Scholar

Stephen Jay Gould

1941–2002 · Proposed NOMA — non-overlapping magisteria of science and religion.

Biography

Stephen Jay Gould, an evolutionary biologist, proposed NOMA: science and religion occupy non-overlapping magisteria and so need not conflict.

Key Ideas

  • NOMA (non-overlapping magisteria).
  • Independence model.

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Exam Importance

The key exponent of the independence model in Christianity and Science.