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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797544903321

Autore

Jones Richard H.

Titolo

For the glory of God . Volume II The history of Christian ideas and control beliefs in science : the role of Christianity in the rise and development of modern science / / Richard H. Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2012

©2012

ISBN

0-7618-5859-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

215

Soggetti

Religion and science

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

For The Glory Of God ; Table of Contents ; Preface ; 1 Natural Philosophy and the Physical Sciences Through the 17th Century ; 2 Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics in the 18th and 19th Centuries ; 3 Quantum Physics and Cosmology in the 20th Century and Today ; 4 Natural History, Geology, and Biology Through the 19th Century ; 5 Creationism and Intelligent Design ; 6 Theistic Evolutionism ; 7 The Autonomy of Science Today ; Appendices ; A. Is Science the Cause of Unbelief? ; B. Miracles and Science ; References ; Index

Sommario/riassunto

For the Glory of God provides an illuminating history of the role of Christian ideas in the physical and biological sciences from the Middle Ages to today. Jones shows that a "control" model explains the complex history of religion and science, while the popular "war" and "harmony" models do not.