Science and Christianity in pulpit and pew [[electronic resource] /] / Ronald L. Numbers
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Numbers Ronald L
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| Titolo: |
Science and Christianity in pulpit and pew [[electronic resource] /] / Ronald L. Numbers
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| Pubblicazione: | New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 261.55 |
| Soggetto topico: | Religion and science - History |
| Church history - Modern period, 1500- | |
| 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 who filled the pews of churchesor loitered around o |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Science and Christianity in pulpit and pew |
| ISBN: | 0-19-532038-7 |
| 1-281-16522-0 | |
| 9786611165222 | |
| 0-19-804324-4 | |
| 1-4294-9173-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910792215203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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