Science and Religion, 1450–1900: From Copernicus to Darwin
By Richard G. Olson.
Description
Galileo. Newton. Darwin. These giants are remembered for their great contributions to science. Often forgotten, however, is the profound influence that Christianity had on their lives and work. This study 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 nineteenth century. Both scientists and persons of faith sometimes characterize the relationship between science and religion as confrontational. Historian Richard G. Olson finds instead that the interactions b...
ISBN(s)
0801884004, 9780801884009
