Science and Religion Some Historical Perspectives

Name: Science and Religion Some Historical Perspectives
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ISBN: 9780521283748

ISBN-10: 0521283744

ISBN-13: 9780521283748

Edition: 1991

Authors: John Hedley Brooke, George Basalla, Owen Hannaway

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One of the most fascinating and enduring issues in the development of the modern world is the relationship between scientific thought and religious belief. It is common knowledge that in Western societies there have been periods of crisis when new science has threatened established religious authority. The trial of Galileo in 1633 and the uproar caused by Darwin's Origin of Species(1859) are two famous examples. Taking account of recent scholarship in the history of science, Professor Brooke takes a fresh look at these and similar episodes, showing that science and religion have been mutually relevant in such a rich variety of ways that simple generalizations are not possible. Standing back…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/31/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 436
Size: 5.94" wide x 9.02" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Interaction between science and religion: some preliminary considerations



Science and religion in the scientific revolution



The parallel between scientific and religious reform



Divine activity in a mechanical universe



Science and religion in the enlightenment



The fortunes and functions of natural theology



Visions of the past: religious belief and the historical sciences



Evolutionary theory and religious belief


Postscript: science and religion in the twentieth century


Bibliographic essay


Sources of quotations


Index