Syncretism, Eclecticism and contextualism

Just read the entries to wikipedia Syncretism and Eclecticism. Those among us fortunate enough to have discovered the ways of contextualism will certainly be familiar with these concepts. The former implies you merge two opposing concepts to create a new concept that suits you, and the latter means you simply use either concept when appropriate, or both, or neither. Both are IMHO very healthy ways to view the world and unite such mutually exclusive concepts such as science and religion, to tailor a world view to your needs. Is it not true that you cannot judge a priest on scientific terms, or a physisist on religious terms? Of course not! One must apply the approriate field and views to get any applicable answers. At least that's how I see it.