Science describes the natural world as very different from what it appeared to be when the world's major religions first developed. The universe no longer seems to revolve in eternal circles around our particular place in space and time. Ever more complex and beautiful physical and biological structures evolve through an intricate interplay of chance, choice and natural law toward an uncertain distant future. Should the way science describes the natural world affect our ideas about religious experience? Should our ideas about religion affect our ideas about science? Are religion and science necessarily in conflict? Are they essentially separate? Do they complement each other? In this course we will explore the origins and development of religion. Next, we will explore the rise of science, the evolution of our understanding of how science works, and the rise and fall of deterministic, reductionistic interpretations of the natural world. We will review the ways in which science and religion have related to each other historically. We will explore contemporary ways of thinking about their relationship, drawing our scientific examples from our current understanding of quantum uncertainty and non-locality, from cosmology, and from evolutionary biology. The religion and science relevant to our explorations will be presented by written materials, demonstrations, guest instructors, and animated interactive computer movies. Format: lecture/demonstration/multimedia presentation/discussion. Limited mathematical treatment of scientific concepts. Requirements: two short papers, a midterm exam, and a final paper. No prerequisites. Enrollment limit: 30. Open to first-year students. Satisfies one semester of the Division II requirement. It is recommended for students interested in the implications of science for other disciplines, but it may not be used to satisfy the Division III distribution requirement or the minimum requirements for the Physics or Astrophysics major.