Science and Religion, 1450-1900: From Copernicus to Darwin (Greenwood Guides to Science and Religion)
By Richard G. Olson.
Description
Galileo. Newton. Darwin. These giants are remembered for their great contributions to one of the most important phenomena in world history: science. But what is often forgotten is the profound influence on their lives and works of that other great phenomenon of Western Culture: Christianity. This book, the first volume in the Greenwood Guides to Science and Religion, explores the many ways in which religion—its ideas, attitudes, practices, and institutions—interacted with science from the beginnings of the Scientific Revolution to the end of the 19th century. Infused with the mo...
ISBN(s)
0313326940, 9780313326943
