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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792215203321

Autore

Numbers Ronald L

Titolo

Science and Christianity in pulpit and pew [[electronic resource] /] / Ronald L. Numbers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-19-532038-7

1-281-16522-0

9786611165222

0-19-804324-4

1-4294-9173-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

261.55

Soggetti

Religion and science - History

Church history - Modern period, 1500-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Science and Christianity among the People: A Vulgar History; 2. Science without God: Natural Laws and Christian Beliefs; 3. Reading the Book of Nature through American Lenses; 4. Experiencing Evolution: Psychological Responses to the Claims of Science and Religion; 5. Charles Hodge and the Beauties and Deformities of Science; 6. ''The Most Important Biblical Discovery of Our Time'': William Henry Green and the Demise of Ussher's Chronology; 7. Science, Secularization, and Privatization: A Concluding Note; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P

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Sommario/riassunto

As past president of both the History of Science Society and the American Society of Church History, Ronald L. Numbers is uniquely qualified to assess the historical relations between science and Christianity. In this collection of his most recent essays, he moves beyond the cliches of conflict and harmony to explore the tangled web of historical interactions involving scientific and religious beliefs.   In his lead essay he offers an unprecedented overview of the history of science and Christianity from the perspective of the ordinary people



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